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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/phuket-or-bali/feed/ 1 Journeying into the remote, Eastern Bhutan – An incredible road trip that’ll definitely stir your wanderlust (Part 1) https://thepetitewanderess.com/eastern-bhutan-travel/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/eastern-bhutan-travel/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:18:16 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=16749 “Panda, please could you stop the car?” So many times this sentence was repeated on our road-trip in Eastern Bhutan. Our road pilot, affectionately nicknamed Panda (his actual name’s Nidup…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/chiang-mai-travel-tips/feed/ 2 9 Carry-On Essentials to bring with you for a more enjoyable flight https://thepetitewanderess.com/flight-carry-on-essentials/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/flight-carry-on-essentials/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2019 04:00:16 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=16447 Perhaps you’re same like me – one who has mixed feelings about airplane travel. I love and hate flights equally. I look forward to taking flights, simply because boarding a plane…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/flight-carry-on-essentials/feed/ 2 Bhutan in December – What to Expect During Bhutan’s Winter https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-in-december-winter/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-in-december-winter/#respond Tue, 04 Dec 2018 03:45:13 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=16350 Do you ever get some silent callings from certain places, beckoning for your visit? Ever since I had a wild idea to travel to the mysterious Bhutan, and I really went,…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/rafting-bhutan-punakha/feed/ 12 Norway In A Nutshell – How Norway Took My Breath Away In One Day https://thepetitewanderess.com/norway-in-a-nutshell-bergen-review/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/norway-in-a-nutshell-bergen-review/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:59:54 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=15266 I’ll be happy to simply make this a photo-essay so I can show you all the gorgeousness I saw in Norway rather overwhelmingly within one day. But nope, I actually…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/norway-in-a-nutshell-bergen-review/feed/ 10 Hiking Bhutan’s Tiger’s Nest without using a magical Flying Tigress https://thepetitewanderess.com/hike-bhutan-tiger-nest/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/hike-bhutan-tiger-nest/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:33:02 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=13722 Why a flying tigress? Well, because during the 7th century, Guru Rinpoche – Bhutan’s “Precious Master” (the one who brought Buddhism into Bhutan) – flew to a cave here on the back of…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/tiger-nest-horse/feed/ 3 All Your First-World Questions About Travelling to Bhutan – Answered & Updated! https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-trip-questions/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-trip-questions/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2017 23:30:21 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=13084 Are you a city person? The kind that needs hot showers, clean rooms, and food that won’t cause too much tummy problems? Well, I am. Before I went Bhutan for my…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/bhutan-trip-questions/feed/ 44 6 Good Reasons to Visit Ipoh (Malaysia) for A Getaway https://thepetitewanderess.com/ipoh-trip-getaway/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/ipoh-trip-getaway/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2017 22:30:34 +0000 https://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=12715 The only original reasons I visited Ipoh this year were because we wanted to visit some friends living in Ipoh, and also because we decided to do a road-trip to Cameron…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/ipoh-trip-getaway/feed/ 6 What to Do at Cameron Highlands, Malaysia https://thepetitewanderess.com/cameron-highlands-malaysia/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/cameron-highlands-malaysia/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2017 05:30:48 +0000 https://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=11323 Less than 2 hours a drive from Ipoh, or 3 hours from Kuala Lumpur, Cameron Highlands (in Malaysia), since featured by Lonely Planet in recent years, is fast turning into…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/cameron-highlands-malaysia/feed/ 14 Hiking Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) in Norway.. because of Instagram https://thepetitewanderess.com/pulpit-rock-norway/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/pulpit-rock-norway/#comments Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:58:10 +0000 https://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=11219 Towering 604 metres above the stunning Lysefjord, the first time I saw the Pulpit Rock on Instagram, I knew I MUST get there. In fact, a huge part of my…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/pulpit-rock-norway/feed/ 15 10 Useful Bangkok Solo Travel Tips to Make Your Trip Easier! https://thepetitewanderess.com/bangkok-solo-travel/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/bangkok-solo-travel/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2017 05:02:41 +0000 https://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=11080 If you’d asked me about a year ago, I wouldn’t have the idea of visiting Bangkok as a female solo traveller. Bangkok, with all its madness, just doesn’t seem that…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/bangkok-solo-travel/feed/ 24 5 reasons to love Changi Airport’s new Terminal 4 https://thepetitewanderess.com/changi-airport-terminal-4/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/changi-airport-terminal-4/#comments Sun, 30 Jul 2017 15:07:50 +0000 https://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=10667 If you have no idea, we Singaporeans loveeeee our Changi Airport, to the point that we’ll head over to the airport during weekends as family outings, or on weekdays for…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/changi-airport-terminal-4/feed/ 30 Dune-Bashing & Camels at Desert Safari at Abu Dhabi, UAE! https://thepetitewanderess.com/abu-dhabi-desert-safari/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/abu-dhabi-desert-safari/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2017 00:00:05 +0000 https://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=10575 Last November in Abu Dhabi, my family and I booked a half-day (6-hour) desert safari tour with Emirates Tours. We chose the afternoon tour (it’s actually considered the “evening desert safari…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/abu-dhabi-desert-safari/feed/ 26 Underestimating the Hike Down Mt Ulriken – Bergen’s Highest Mountain in Norway https://thepetitewanderess.com/mt-ulriken-hike/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/mt-ulriken-hike/#comments Sat, 15 Jul 2017 11:21:29 +0000 http://www.thepetitewanderess.com/?p=10453 Oops I did it again: totally underestimating a mountain. This time, it’s in Norway – Bergen’s Mt Ulriken. At gloriously 643m tall, Mt Ulriken is the highest mountain among the…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/dubai-worth-visiting/feed/ 31 15 Ways A First Trip to Myanmar Surprised Me https://thepetitewanderess.com/myanmar-travel-impressions/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/myanmar-travel-impressions/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2016 01:00:00 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=6250 In September this year, I spent a few days hopping from Yangon to Bagan to Inle and back to Yangon, with the bulk of time and activities spent in Bagan…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/myanmar-travel-impressions/feed/ 2 The Most Important Things to Know Before You Visit Myanmar https://thepetitewanderess.com/what-to-know-myanmar/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/what-to-know-myanmar/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2016 01:00:10 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=6412 After 50 years of isolation, Myanmar finally opened up to the outside world. Just what was it like to visit this country? There was limited information that I could find…

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]]> https://thepetitewanderess.com/first-solo-trip/feed/ 18 How to Take A Full Day Trip from Nice with Just One Train Ticket https://thepetitewanderess.com/day-trip-from-nice/ https://thepetitewanderess.com/day-trip-from-nice/#comments Mon, 09 May 2016 12:00:02 +0000 http://thepetitewanderess.com/?p=4606 Fancy a day trip to Monaco? Or Cannes? Or Saint-Tropez? Nice itself is a beautiful city that I cannot seem to get enough of despite being there twice. What makes…

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