Free WiFi for tourists in Japan

NTT East now provides WiFi for tourists. NTT East operates in eastern part of Japan. Example: Tokyo, Hokkaido and Yokohama. Remember those days when we rent handphones in Japan? No more! Where are the hotspots? You will see the stickers pasted on shop from. Alternatively, you can also check the hotspots here before you go. Two methods: …

Burger Bakar Idaman

We visited the Gelang Patah Tuesday Night Market, last week and tried the Burger Bakar. Awesome burger, better than the McDonalds, A&W, Subway and even the pasar malam favourite...Burger Ramly. Price ranging from RM8 to RM13, it was delicious. Has to be considering the pasar malam was just across the street. To get there, via …

Halal food Shinsaibashi

When one is in Osaka, a definite must do besides Tokyu Hands is Shinsaibashi. It is a covered shopping street, a long stretch. We had lunch at a halal Turkish restaurant named Nazar right in the middle of Shinsaibashi. It is on the side lane which have Nike and Krispy Kreme. The street has a …

Makan at Kyoto University

We somehow ended up at Kyoto Botanical Garden, decided against taking the cable train up the hill. We were famished and decided to eat at Camphora Restaurant located in Kyoto University.     at 682 Yesn weak coffee anyone?

our K.O.K.A Trip – Kyoto.Osaka.Kobe."America"

Itinerary for the upcoming Kyoto Osaka Trip June 2012. We scored a cheap return flight with AirAsia, SG to Osaka (transit KLIA) for less than SGD600 for 2, include taxes. Lets call it K.O.K.A trip, as I hope to squeeze in Kobe and a little bit of "America" in it. There is a shopping area …

charming Putahracsa, heritage Railway Station and nostalgic PlearnWan

We checked out from our hotel in Bangkok and made our journey down to Putahracsa Hua Hin. Took BTS to Victory Monument Station, walked on the circular overhead bridge facing the monument. Had a little misadventure, we walked to the right side of the circular overhead bridge, when we should have walked to the left …

1 night in Bangkok

Our last trip to Bangkok was in 2006. We were actually arranging for a Chiangmai-Ayutthaya-Bangkok-Hua Hin trip, but due to the recent flooding, we had to abort it. After some deliberation, we then decided to do Hua Hin and a night in Bangkok.   We looked forward to arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport and taking the  …