Itinerary from past trips!
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Asia
Day 1: Singapore to Phuket
- Arrive at Phuket International Airport, via Singapore Airlines
- Board Klook’s Airport Transfer
- Check into CC’s Hideaway hotel
Day 2: Kata
- 8am Power Yoga class at CC’s Hideaway
- Breakfast at hotel
- Kata beach
- Lunch at KIRI Burger & Grill
- Nara Massage
- 5:30pm Vinyasa Flow Yoga class at CC’s Hideaway
Day 3: ½ Day Tour, Sunset
- Brunch at hotel’s cafe
- Get picked up by day tour operator
- Explore Phuket Old Town
- Karon Viewpoint
- Wat Chalong temple
- Big Buddha
- A Blanket & A Pillow for sunset, snacks & drinks
- IN-Driver car back to hotel
Day 4: Beach yoga
- Beach yoga class
- Chi Nei-Tsang stomach massage
- Walk to Kata Beach
- Brunch
- Coffee break at The Coffee Club, Kata
- Kata Beach
- Let’s Relax Spa at SIS Hotel
- Vinyasa Flow yoga class
- Snacks, drinks, rest
Day 5: Patong
- Breakfast near Kata beach
- Check out of CC’s Hideaway
- IN-Driver car to Patong
- Check in at Kalima Resort & Spa
- Lunch at Malika Terrace
- Sunset & drinks at Malika Terrace
Day 6: Patong
- Yoga class at hotel fitness centre
- Breakfast at hotel
- Hotel shuttle to Patong Beach
- Let’s Relax Spa & Massage at Patong 2nd Street
- Patong Beach
Day 7: Patong
- Breakfast at Kalima Hotel
- Swim at hotel infinity pool
- Take hotel shuttle to Patong Beach
- Let’s Relax Spa & Massage, Patong 2nd Street
- Return to hotel
- Sunset, snacks & drinks at Malika Terrace
Day 8: Patong
- Breakfast
- Check out of Kalima Hotel
- Klook Airport Transfer to Phuket Intl Airport
- Board Singapore Airlines back to Singapore
Day 1: Arrive Hokkaido
- Red-eye flight to Narita Airport, Tokyo
- Domestic flight and arrive at New Chitose Airport, Hokkaido
- Lunch at New Chitose Airport
- Take coach to Grand Hirafu Welcome Center
- Be picked up and sent to Shiki & Koyuki rented apartment
- Drive out for dinner @ Fuji Sushi Niseko
Day 2: Explore Niseko
- Breakfast
- Drive out explore Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Ski Area
- Lunch @ Seven Stars Cafe
- Explore Hilton Niseko Village / Niseko Fromage / Niseko Cheese
- GoSnow to collect rented ski equipment
- Dinner @ Green Farm
Day 3: Ski lessons
- Breakfast
- Set off for ski lessons (09:45 hrs ~ 15:30). Lunch break at AYA hotel
- Return to apartment to offload ski equipment
- Dinner @ Lava Lounge Pizza
Day 4: Ski lessons
- Breakfast
- Continue ski lessons & lunch at AYA
- 5pm: Return ski equipment
Day 5: Niseko to Sapporo
- Breakfast
- Check out of Niseko apartment
- 9am: Take coach (#4202) from Grand Hirafu Welcome Center to Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo. Journey is about 3 hrs. Walk to & check in at Hotel Keihan Sapporo
- Sapporo Station for lunch
- Sapporo Clock Tower
- Shopping at Aurora Town
- Dinner
Day 6: Otaru
- Breakfast
- Set off for Otaru
- Explore Otaru
- Return to Sapporo
Day 7: Sapporo
- Breakfast
- Shiroikoibito Park
Day 8: Sapporo to Singapore
- Breakfast
- Check out of hotel
- Train to New Chitose Airport, for domestic flight to Narita Airport
- International flight to Singapore
Neykor Meditation (media trip)
Day 1: Singapore to Bhutan – Paro to Thimphu
- Arrive at Bhutan’s Paro Airport, with Druk Asia, via Druk Air
- Drive to Thimphu, to check in at Namgay Heritage Hotel. Dinner.
- Visit Buddha Point
- Head to viewpoint to see Thimphu Dzong (Tashichho Dzong)’s night views
- Return to hotel to rest for the night
Day 2: Thimphu to Trongsa
- 6.30am: Breakfast at Namgay Heritage Hotel. Check out.
- 7.45am: Start journey from Thimphu to Trongsa
- Stop at Dochula Pass
- Tea-break at Lobesa Hotel (Punakha)
- Lunch
- Tea-break at cafe
- Sightseeing break at Chendebji Chorten
- Arrive & check in at Yangkhil Resort Hotel
- Meet up with Khedrup Rinpoche at hotel lounge for short chat
- Dinner at hotel restaurant
- Rest & dinner
Day 3: Trongsa
- Breakfast at hotel
- Drive to Sangchen Ogyen Tsuklag Monastery
- Hot drinks at the monastery common room, meeting with young novice monks
- Meditation workshops at the monastery prayer room, led by Khedrup Rinpoche
- Lunch at monastery common room
- Meditation workshops at the monastery prayer room
- Hot drinks and mindfulness session with Khedrup Rinpoche at his hut
- Drive back to Yangkhil Resort Hotel, for dinner and rest
Day 4: Bumthang (visiting holy sites)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Drive to Bumthang
- Stop by Yutong-La Pass
- Arrive at Burning Lake (Membar Tsho). Meditation session at the lake.
- Lunch at Valley Resort hotel.
- Visit Jaba Lhakhang. Meditation session at the temple.
- Visit Chakar Lhakhang. Meditation session at the temple.
- Visit Kurjey Lhakhang. Mindfulness workshop at the temple.
- Drive back to Trongsa. Return to hotel for dinner. Sharing session after dinner.
Day 5: Trongsa to Paro
- Breakfast at hotel. Check out of hotel room.
- Start journey towards Paro
- Stopped at a hotel’s cafe for sharing session
- Lunch at Lobesa Hotel
- Stopped by Dochula Pass for short break
- Arrive at Paro and check in to Metta Hotel.
- Head to Aum Choden Farmhouse for a dinner with locals
Day 6: Paro (Hiking Tiger's Nest)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Hike Tiger’s Nest!
- Return to hotel for shower & short rest
- Head to Zhiwa Ling Heritage Hotel for media trip’s farewell dinner
Day 7: Bhutan to Singapore
- Check out of hotel
- Head to Como Uma Paro Hotel for breakfast & media tour
- Head to Paro Airport
- Breakfast at airport (Business lounge)
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- All Your First-World Questions About A Bhutan Trip, Answered!
- Journeying into Eastern Bhutan (part 1)
- What the Bhutanese People Taught Me About Life, Love & Death
- Bhutan in December – What to Expect in Winter
- Everything to Know About Hiking to Tiger’s Nest
- Why You Shouldn’t Ride A Horse to Tiger’s Nest
- A Different Kind of Rafting Experience in Bhutan
Eastern Bhutan road-trip (media trip)
Day 1: Singapore to India to Bhutan
- Druk Air flight from Singapore to Guwahati, India
- Visit Kamakhya Temple at Guwahati
- Enter Bhutan from Samdrup Jongkar
- Check into Menjong Hotel, Samdrup Jongkar
- Explore Samdrup Jongkar
Day 2: Samdrup Jongkhar to Trashigang
- Breakfast
- Drive from Samdrup Jongkhar to Trashigang: 7 hours
- Visit National Khaling National Handloom Weaving Centre
- Check into Druk Deothjung Resort, Trashigang
Day 3: Merak Highlands
- Breakfast
- Day trip to Merak Highlands
Day 4: Trashigang to Trashi Yangtse
- Breakfast
- Check out of hotel
- Trashigang Dzong
- Lunch at local eatery
- Visit Gom Kora, an ancient temple
- Drive towards Trashi Yangtse District
- Chorten Kora
- Trashiyangtse Dzong
- Check into Hotel Karmaling
- Dinner at Hotel Karmaling
Day 1: Arrive in Chiang Mai
- Arrive at Chiang Mai international airport, via Singapore Air (SilkAir)
- Buy AIS prepaid simcard for mobile data
- Take Grab to AirBNB condo (sign up with my AirBNB link & get a discount for your first stay!)
- Walk to MAYA Shopping Centre
- Return to AirBNB condo to rest
Day 2: Old City
- Light breakfast at condo apartment.
- Take Grab to Old City.
- Morning yoga session at The Yoga Tree.
- Explore Old City. Lunch.
- Visit Wat Phra Sing temple.
- Walk to Wat Chedi Luang.
- Take Grab back to Nimman area. Go for foot massage.
- Dinner at MAYA Shopping Centre.
Day 3: Doi Inthanon Day Trip
- Picked up by day trip guide.
- Drive to Doi Inthanon National Park.
- Wait for sunrise.
- Visit highest spot in Thailand at Doi Inthanon mountain.
- Hike Kew Mae Pan Nature Trail.
- Visit King & Queen Pagodas.
- Head to locals’ market.
- Lunch.
- Enjoy Watchirathan waterfall.
- Visit Mae Ya waterfalls.
- End day trip. Drive back to AirBNB condo.
- Head for a Thai body massage at Lapas (Nimman).
- Dinner at Ginger Farm Kitchen (ONE Nimman).
- Shopping at ONE Nimman.
Day 4: Rest & relax
- Practise calligraphy.
- Walk to Central Kad Suan Kaew shopping mall (super meh). Lunch & coffee.
- Foot massage.
- R&R.
Day 5: Thai Cooking Class!
- Breakfast!
- Walk to MAYA mall and be picked up by Cooking Class organizer. Transport picked up other classmates!
- Head to local market for quick introduction to ingredients.
- Drive to organizers’ place. Start cooking class! Lunch at cooking class.
- End class. Alight at MAYA mall for shopping and desserts.
- Thai body massage at Montha Massage, Nimman.
- Dinner at cafe.
Day 6: Chiang Mai to Singapore
- Check out of AirBNB condo.
- Take Grab to airport for return flight to Singapore.
Day 1: Singapore to Bhutan – Paro to Thimphu
- Arrive in Bhutan’s Paro Airport, via DrukAir
- Meet Druk Asia‘s guide & driver
- Drive to Thimphu, to check in at Osel Hotel. Rest an hour.
- Visit Buddha Point
- Lunch
- National Memorial Chorten
- Visit first dzong of the trip: Thimphu Dzong (Tashichhodzong)
- Check out Centenary Farmers’ Market – a local market
- Check out archery practices at Changlimithang Stadium
- Return to hotel for rest & dinner
Day 2: Thimphu to Punakha
- Breakfast at Osel Hotel. Check out.
- Drive to Dochula Pass
- Lunch
- Small hike to Chimi L’hakhang Temple
- Explore Punakha Dzong
- Arrive & check in at Punatsangchhu Cottages hotel
- Rest & dinner
Day 3: Punakha
- Breakfast at hotel
- Hike up to Khamsum Yuley Temple
- Hike down, lunch at a locals’ picnic spot
- Rafting at Punakha’s rivers! For 2 hours.
- Walk on & cross Bhutan’s longest suspension bridge
- Return to hotel for rest & dinner
Day 4: Punakha to Paro
- Breakfast at hotel
- Wore Bhutanese costume
- Head to Druk Wangyal Chortens (Dochula Pass) for Dochula Tshechu festival
- Drive to Thimphu for lunch
- Drive further to Paro
- Hang out at Paro’s airport viewpoint for plane-spotting
- Window-shopping in Paro town
- Check in at The Resort at Raven Nest
- Dinner at hotel
Day 5: Paro
- Breakfast at hotel
- Wait out at the airport viewpoint for plane-spotting
- Drive to Chele La Pass
- Head back to Paro for lunch at restaurant
- Visit National Museum
- Shopping in Paro town
- Return to hotel. R&R & dinner
Day 6: Paro (Hiking Tiger's Nest)
- Breakfast at hotel
- Hike Tiger’s Nest!
- Return to hotel for rest & dinner
Day 7: Bhutan to Singapore
- Check out of hotel
- Head to Paro Airport
- Breakfast at airport (Business lounge)
Read Bhutan posts:
- What Makes this Meditation Retreat so Special
- All Your First-World Questions About A Bhutan Trip, Answered!
- Journeying into Eastern Bhutan (part 1)
- What the Bhutanese People Taught Me About Life, Love & Death
- Bhutan in December – What to Expect in Winter
- Everything to Know About Hiking to Tiger’s Nest
- Why You Shouldn’t Ride A Horse to Tiger’s Nest
- A Different Kind of Rafting Experience in Bhutan
Day 1 (Singapore to Tokyo)
- SQ flight from Singapore to Tokyo (Haneda Airport)
- Limousine bus to Ikebukuro
- Check in at accommodation
- Head out for dinner
Day 2: Ikebukuro
- Breakfast
- Head to Sunshine City (Ikebukuro) – shopping + lunch
- Sunshine Aquarium at Sunshine City
- Dinner
Day 3: Mount Takao
- Breakfast
- Take train to Shinjuku, then head to Mt Takao for hiking & lunch
- Return to Ikebukuro
- Dinner at Ichiran Ramen
Day 4: Rikugi-en, Aoyama, Shinjuku
- Breakfast
- Head to Rikugi-en Gardens
- Proceed to Aoyama for more autumn trees
- Visit Shinjuku for lunch & shopping
- Explore Ueno for dinner and night-shopping
Day 5: Kamakura
- Breakfast
- Head to Kamakura as a day trip
- Visit Hokoku-ji for bamboo garden
- Lunch at Watami at train/bus station
- Visit Daibutsu (Big Buddha)
- Hasedera temple
- Take electric train back to Kamakura station
- Shopping at Komachi street (main shopping alley at bus station)
- Return to Ikebukuro for dinner
Day 6: Tokyo to Fujikawaguchiko
- Take Fuji Highway bus from Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko
- Arrive & have lunch at Kawaguchiko Station
- Check in at Fuji View Hotel
- Explore hotel’s gardens. Take a walk along Lake Kawaguchi
- R&R back at hotel
- Head out for dinner at nearby home-style restaurant
- Onsen at hotel
Day 7: Lake Kawaguchi cruise & ropeway
- Breakfast at hotel
- Head to Kawaguchiko Station. Take bus to Lake Kawaguchi
- Take pleasure boat cruise
- After cruise, walk over to take Kachi Kachi Ropeway to Mt Tenjo
- R&R at observation deck at Mt Tenjo
- Take ropeway down to bottom of mountain
- Walk to a nearby Japanese home-style restaurant for lunch
- Return to hotel for R&R
- Grab dinner
- Onsen at hotel
- Chill & relax at hotel ryokan room
Day 8: Kawaguchiko to Haneda Airport to Singapore
- Breakfast at hotel
- Head to Kawaguchiko Station
- Take coach to Haneda Airport
- Return SQ flight to Singapore
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Day 1: Singapore to Ipoh
- Arrive at Ipoh Airport via FlyScoot airline
- Explore street art of Ipoh
- Dinner & R&R
Day 2: Ipoh to Cameron Highlands
- Breakfast in Ipoh
- 9am: Drive up to Cameron Highlands
- 10.30am: Reach Lavender Garden at Cameron Highlands
- 12pm: Locals’ market to buy snacks & fresh veggies
- 12.30pm: Lunch at Ye Olde Smokehouse
- 2.30pm: Check in at AirBNB apartment
- 4pm: Arrive at Cameron Valley tea plantation & teahouse
- 6pm: Steamboat dinner at Brinchang
- 7.30pm: Pasar malam night market shopping and buying snacks
- 8.30pm: Back to apartment
Day 3: Cameron Highlands to Ipoh
- Local breakfast at Brinchang
- Eco Cameron tours pick us up for half-day tour
- BOH tea plantation (Sungei Palas Estate)
- BOH cafe
- Mossy Forest
- (end tour) Lunch & last walk at pasar malam for snacks
- Drive from Cameron Highlands back to Ipoh
- Dinner in Ipoh
Day 4: Ipoh
- Local breakfast at Ipoh, near Concubine Lane
- Explore street art, art market & snacks in the area
- Visit Kek Lok Tong (cave temple)
- Foot reflexology & body massage at a reflexology shop
- Tea-time snacks at “大树下”
- Local dinner at a food centre
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Day 1: Singapore to Yangon to Bagan
- Arrive at Yangon Airport
- Visit friend’s shop: ArtVenture
- Lunch at local restaurant
- Visit Kandawgyi Lake
- Head to Shwedagon Pagoda
- Burmese dinner at restaurant
- Head to bus station for 9.30pm bus bound for Bagan
Day 2: Bagan
- Reached Bagan at 6.30am
- Checked into Oasia Hotel (Booking.com | Agoda)
- Take quick shower + short rest
- Breakfast at local eatery
- Visit locals’ market
- Pagoda-hopping
- Lunch at local eatery (“Golden Myanmar”, not recommended)
- Return to hotel to rest & put on Burmese face powder & longyi
- Pagoda-hopping
- Tea break local-style
- Visit Dhammayangyi Temple
- Headed to a small hill to wait for sunset
- Head to Bagan Golden Palace (replicate of palace – nothing much to see)
- Indian dinner at local restaurant
- Return to hotel
Day 3: Bagan to Inle
- Breakfast at hotel
- Visit lacquerware factory
- Pagoda-hopping
- Lunch at local eatery (“Moe Pyae San” – authentic & good food! )
- Head to a pagoda
- Short tour at local village
- Visit a small pagoda
- Head to Bagan Viewing Tower for nice views (requires entrance fees)
- Check out another pagoda
- Shwesandaw Pagoda for sunset
- Dinner at local eatery
- Proceed to bus station for overnight coach ride bound for Inle Lake
Day 4: Inle Lake + Taunggyi
- Get off the coach at Aung Ban, to meet friend’s cousin who drove rented car to us
- Drive to & check in at La Maison Birmane Hotel at Nyaung Shwe (check prices on Booking.com | Agoda)
- Refresh and leave hotel
- Visit friend’s cousin’s place
- Take a boat trip down Inle Lake
- Afternoon lunch at friend’s cousin’s place
- Drive to Kakku Pagodas (at Taunggyi)
- Bbq & mala local dinner at Taunggyi
- Visit a night pagoda
- Drive back to Nyaung Shwe and return to hotel
Day 5: Inle Lake to Yangon
- Hotel breakfast and check out
- Quick stop at Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery
- Drive to & visit Pindaya Cave at Shan State
- Visit a local house/shop to buy pickled tea
- Drive to Aung Ban for dinner
- Head to pickup spot for overnight coach back to Yangon
Day 6: Yangon to Singapore
- Reached Yangon at dawn
- Head to friend’s house to rest
- Head out for breakfast at local restaurant
- Visit Bogyoke Art Market
- Lunch at Thiripyitsaya Sky Bistro, Sakura Tower
- Head to airport for return flight to Singapore
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Europe
Day 1: Stockholm
- Fly Swiss Airlines from Singapore to Zurich then Stockholm Arlanda Airport
- Take Flygbussarna airport bus to city. Buy public transport pass at train station.
- Head to hostel to deposit luggage
- Explore Södermalm
- Have lunch
- Take train to Stockholm Public Library (Stadsbibliotek) for photos
- Take bus to Kungsträdgården for cherry blossom flowers
- Return to hostel to check in
- Head out for a Stockholm walking tour! From central to Gamla Stan, & ends at Slussen
- Dinner & rest
Day 2: Stockholm
- Head to Slussen harbor. Take ferry to Skeppsholmen
- Moderna Museet (museum) for Marina Abramovic’s exhibition
- Lunch at museum restaurant
- Board ferry to Djurgården. Explore the surroundings
- Board Tram 7 to Kungsträdgården again for cherry blossoms
- Explore underground art at train station(s)
- Take train to Slussen, then walk to walking trail at Monteliusvägen for postcard views
- Dinner & rest
Day 3: Stockholm to Bergen (Norway)
- Check out, take train to T Centralen station, for airport bus to Arlanda airport
- Brunch at Arlanda Airport
- SAS flight to Bergen Airport (Norway)
Day 1: Bergen (Norway)
- SAS flight from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Bergen Airport (Norway)
- Arrive at Bergen. Take airport bus to city
- Check in at Zander K Hotel
- Walk to Bryggen & explore
- Take funicular to Mt Fløyen to wait for sunset
- Leave by taking funicular down the mountain
- Grab dinner & rest
Day 2: Bergen
- Hotel breakfast
- Head to Bergen train station to begin Norway in A Nutshell tour! Train from Bergen to Voss
- Board coach at Voss to Gudvangen
- Lunch at restaurant at Gudvangen
- Fjord cruise! From Gudvangen, along Nærøyfjord and disembark at Flåm
- Tea-break & snacks at restaurant in Flåm
- Board Flåm train to Myrdal
- Take train at Myrdal, stop over at Voss, continue to Bergen station. End of Norway In A Nutshell
- Grab dinner & rest
Day 3: Bergen
- Hotel breakfast
- R&R at hotel room
- Walk to Bryggen, take bus to cable-car station, to Mount Ulriken
- Explore top of Mt Ulriken
- Hike down Mount Ulriken
- Rest at hotel
Day 4: Bergen to Stavanger
- Breakfast at hotel
- Check out, take Kystbussen bus from Bergen to Stavanger
- Late lunch / Early dinner (cook pasta) at AirBNB apartment
Day 5: Stavanger
- Breakfast (instant noodles, pasta, fried Norwegian eggs) at AirBNB apartment
- Meet up with friend at ferry terminal, take car ferry to Tau, drive up to Preikestolen
- Hike up to Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen)
- Rest & have snacks at Pulpit Rock
- Hike down
- Drive back to Tau, take car ferry back to Stavanger
- Early dinner at Noodle Noodle at Stavanger
Day 6: Stavanger
- Breakfast at AirBNB apartment
- Petroleum Museum
- Coffee break at museum
- Early dinner
Day 7: Stavanger to Stockholm to Singapore
- Breakfast, check out
- Take airport bus to Stavanger airport, for SAS flight to Stockholm
- Lunch at Stockholm Arlanda Airport
- Take Swiss Airlines flight from Arlanda Airport, transfer at Zurich Airport to Singapore
Useful Travel Apps I Love
For checking prices easily and quickly while travelling! Also has an inbuilt calculator.
Lets you create a list of items to pack, and easily check off.
Have used Trello on almost all my recent years’ trips. I’ll put each day’s itinerary & additional info into the tabs.
Keep track of travel expenses using this Trabee Pocket! You can keep more than one trip inside 🤑
It’s a journal app and the paid version lets you upload up to 25 images in a post. I use it as a travel journal!
Libby app, very useful for reading downloaded books from the local library.
Headspace app, with free 10-min guided meditation. Great for hotel nights when you find it difficult to fall asleep, especially if you’re travelling solo!
The foreign exchange rates offered by Youtrip can be very good! I’ll use this to pay for foreign expenses when overseas.
Some of my most useful posts!
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