Places around the world

[ncurd]

Yep, really liked Singapore as well - good stop over; very clean and very safe - almost a sanitised version of HK. Really liked the vibe of the outdoor Hawker food markets I went to once I got past the touts and knew which stalls I wanted to buy from.

We generally buy a Lonely Planet guidebook for places we've never been honestly they rarely steer us wrong when it comes to places to eat. Really enjoyed the Hawker food markets and didn't have an issue with touts, might be where we went and when (2019), we were there as an actual destination rather than stopover mainly because my mother spent many years as a child there so always wanted to visit.

Also did one of the parkruns out there literally for a 5k the second toughest run I've ever done due to heat. Only beaten by a 5 mile race last year in 30 degrees.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

We generally buy a Lonely Planet guidebook for places we've never been honestly they rarely steer us wrong when it comes to places to eat. Really enjoyed the Hawker food markets and didn't have an issue with touts, might be where we went and when (2019), we were there as an actual destination rather than stopover mainly because my mother spent many years as a child there so always wanted to visit.

Also did one of the parkruns out there literally for a 5k the second toughest run I've ever done due to heat. Only beaten by a 5 mile race last year in 30 degrees.

Yeh Lonely planet is great. Remember using it a lot when back packing around Oz.

Been twice to Singapore first time on the way to Oz and second time 8 years ago. The outdoor Hawker market I went to was pretty big, but just recall touts in front of each stall trying to entice customers to their stalls. But when we didn't know which stall to go to found it a bit annoying with the whole big sell. This was before I found food blogging videos and sites on YouTube - which I used and watched before I went to Japan.

Great buzz though - order as many dishes and few bottles of beer. Happy memories. Even didn't mind sharing a table with locals.

Next time I go and use it as a stop over I hope to explore more of Malaysia.

And yes, can imagine trying to do a 5k run in that humid heat would have been extremely tough.

 

[Yulia]

One of my favourite places in Singapore :

National Orchid Garden - Wikipedia

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The biggest orchid garden in the world as far as I remember, you can also buy interesting things made from orchids there: for example, orchid flowers in a gold (jewelry) and tea made from orchids.
There is also another interesting park in Singapore (I don't remember the name) where's a piece of a real jungle with a wooden walkaway for tourists and I even saw a big Comodo dragon there (a real one).
Also, love Sentosa Island and its' dolphinarium with pink dolphins - that's something!

 

[The Seeker]

Where I've been...so far. I haven't left California since Covid-19 hit, but I hope to travel again someday. *Make your own map at www.matadornetwork.com

 

[Yulia]

@Al Bangor love this option on the site, although it marks some countries in a whole (like, for example, I've never been to Alaska,nor in some parts of Russia, Argentina, Brazil and Australia but it shows the whole country once clicked) and marks some parts of others like separate countries (like Wales or Scotland,for example). Here's mine :

 

[The Seeker]

@Al Bangor love this option on the site, although it marks some countries in a whole (like, for example, I've never been to Alaska,nor in some parts of Russia, Argentina, Brazil and Australia but it shows the whole country once clicked) and marks some parts of others like separate countries (like Wales or Scotland,for example). Here's mine :

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I like that map better, but here's another travel website that breaks it down (as you mentioned). So you can build an even more detailed map. https://mtp.travel/

 

[Bada-Bing!]

This is the digital version of those peeps that put the flags on their bags of al the countries they've been to.

 

[Yulia]

I like that map better, but here's another travel website that breaks it down (as you mentioned). So you can build an even more detailed map. https://mtp.travel/

Yeah..mtp is a bit tooooo detailed for me started to choose places in every country I visited and ended up on only by 2.0003 countries (2 countries and 0.0003 of Russia),then lost patience

This is the digital version of those peeps that put the flags on their bags of al the countries they've been to.

Hahaha, if you mean something like that,I also can't stand it :

 

[Yulia]

Saint-Petersburg

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Arashiyama, near Kyoto, Japan.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

This is the digital version of those peeps that put the flags on their bags of al the countries they've been to.

I prefer the flag on their MacBook

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Rocky top, Tennessee

 

[Eleutherarch]

The Valley of a Thousand Hills, KZN (picture is not mine). This is part of the commute when we land in Durban to visit our family in the Midlands.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Camping in NSW. Surprisingly relaxing to watch.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Earthquake: Two dead after Japan hit by tremor

The quake in the north-east derails a bullet train and briefly cuts power to millions of homes.

www.bbc.co.uk

Another strong Earthquake near Fukushima.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Earthquake: Two dead after Japan hit by tremor

The quake in the north-east derails a bullet train and briefly cuts power to millions of homes.

www.bbc.co.uk

Another strong Earthquake near Fukushima.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Great Barrier Reef: Australia confirms new mass bleaching event

It is the fourth time since 2016 that such a devastating event has been found, Australia says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Was bad enough when I went diving there 20 years ago.

 

[Yulia]

Amazing Adršpach rock town, Czech Republic (also the Chronicles of Narnia filming location) :

 

[Kiwiwomble]

we use to do the patch on the bag thing, was actually quite a good icebreaker when in a hostel or something

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past

The so-called lost decade has now stretched to three. What went wrong, asks Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.

www.bbc.co.uk

Great place to visit though.