A good friend of mine told me few years ago his favourite trip was seeing Ankor Wat in Cambodia. He is very well traveled. Ever since that time I been wanting to see Angkor Wat . I was able to find some time on my East Asia Trip to stop in Siem Reap Cambodia. I will write another post about the logistics of visiting Ankor Wat and the surrounding temples. On this post I ll focus on the temple itself….
One of my favourite places in Cambodia Siem Reap was the hotel/resort I stayed at . It was the Courtyard By Marriott . Courtyard By Marriott in North America is considered to be about a three star hotel . In Cambodia it is a five star resort ! Rooftop Bar The property I stayed at was recently build and the first day we were there it was less than 25 perfect full . I loved having the hotel to ourselves…
If you are from India or Sri Lanka you already know Accumulating Gold Jewelry is a favourite pass time of the population . Singapore Gold Jewelry is considered by these two population to be superior to gold purchased in any other country. When I told my mom I am visiting Singapore on my East Asia Trip she insisted I buy some gold jewelry pieces from Singapore. Not having bought gold on my own before this was a stressful ask for…
One of the most interesting places you can explore in Singapore is Serangoon Road in Little India. You can get here using the subway . I have never been to India but I imagine this place is very similar. It is filled with people , stores and restaurants. I would recommend visiting in the day time and at night if you have the time . When we went it was near Deepavali as such Serangoon Road was lit up ….
On my recent trip to Singapore I was so taken by the Super Grove Trees at night time I decided to take a video of it . It is Beautiful. See Below for video . I also wrote a detailed post about the Super Grove Trees if you want to learn more about it . Inspired by my first video – I took two more videos . Both at the top of the Marina Bay Hotel at night time ….
One of my bucket list item was to swim at the infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore. The highest located infinity pool in the world ! In order to access the infinity pool you need to be a guest at the hotel . The nightly rate for a room at the time we were going was $500 SGD a night ! The cost of the bucket list item was too high! So I chooses to not stay…
I decided to visit South East Asia this year . We flew in from Canada to Singapore for around $800 CAD with one transit . There are not many direct flights and Singapore is a good hub for flying in . It was one of my favourite stops on this trip and I would visit it again . Accommodation We stayed at the Sheraton near Orchard Road ( shopping street of Singapore) . It was a beautiful hotel and near…
One of our friends recommended we visit a buffet while at Singapore. I was a bit skeptical . I am usually not a fan of buffets . However we decided to give buffets a try and went to Edge for their lunch buffet . Edge is one of the restaurants in the Pan Pacific Hotel . Make reservations. The spread at the buffet is incredible. It is set up beautifully and is very diverse. Usually the food made in mass…
My round trip flight from Toronto to Singapore had a transit in San Francisco. On the way to Singapore I had no issues going through security and even had some time to spend in the United Lounge . The United Lounge has good white wine . Only one type but decent. Food is blah but that is typical of most airport lounges . On my way back from Singapore I had the most horrible experience of any airport I have…
I just came back from my trip to Singapore and one of my biggest disappointment was the food at Hawker Centers . I became aware of the Singapore Hawker Centers after watching Anthony Bourdain ‘s Layover show on Singapore. These are the Hawker Centers I Visited: 1. Newton Hawker Center ( close to my hotel ) 2. Tanglin Halt Food Center ( recommended by Bourdain) 3. Tekka Center – Little India ( one of the food stalls here is highlighted…