If you are planning to visit Bangrak, Bangkok, be sure that you plan your visit there in February every year. Bangrak is a commercial district located near Silom Road, the shopping street of Bangkok. It means 'District of Love' in Thai. On 14 February, Bangrak is a magnet for amorous Thai couples, even if Valentine's Day i... More..

I visited the Airport Operation Building, otherwise known as Airline Office Building (AOB) yesterday. This building may be quite far for tourists to reach but I went there two times within 10 minutes of walking distance from the basement of Suvanabhumi Passenger Terminal yesterday and this morning. Cross two streets and walk ... More..

Batu Ampat Harbour Bay Ferry Terminal is the latest pier for ferry departures between Singapore and the Riau Island of Batam. It is of about 10 minutes taxi ride to Jodoh and another 5 minutes taxi ride to Nagoya, Batam's capital. There is a taxi counter at Batu Ampat that oversees taxi fares for departures from the pier but ... More..

Malaysia celebrates Visit Malaysia 2007 in January. In conjunction with the New Year season and the annual tourism celebration, I decided to make my first independent flight trip to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore Changi Airport and this could be my first and last flight for the year 2007. Way back in the 1970s, my parents paid S... More..

Palm Spa Village is the romantic spa resort of Chiang Mai located in the lush Mae Rim Valley. Far removed from the hustle and bustle of the city, yet only a mere 15 minutes drive from the Chiang Mai International Airport and just a few minutes away from nearby tourist attractions such as Mae Sa waterfall, national park, hot ... More..

One will be puzzled if one decided to travel to Surinam, a small country in the northern part of South America that is not known in this part of the world (Asia) but why travel to Surinam, sicne Surinam has no flights to Asia? Actually, Surinam is a multi-racial country with a rich cultural and racial heritage more colourful ... More..

Southern China used to be an expensive region for overseas travel until Tiger Airways inaugurated new scheduled budget flights to Haikou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou in April 2006 and Macau in late 2005. Depending on the dates that one flies, it is a cultural exhilarating and rewarding experience to fly to at least two southern Chine... More..