JS, Author at Shrug My Shoulder

Review: Hampton Inn Front Royal Hotel

Following a series of out of town trips, we are now down south in the state of Virginia! We were there to visit the Shenandoah National Park, one of the only National Parks on the east coast. I’ve always wanted…

Review: Quality Inn Lake George Hotel

We were in upstate New York for an early November weekend getaway. There are many great outdoor hiking spots within the great Adirondacks wilderness. For our 3 day trip, we decided to visit Lake George town and Lake Placid town…

Entrance to the Lake House at High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid.

Review: Lake House at High Peaks Resort, Lake Placid

We were in Upstate New York for a quick weekend getaway from the city. The Adirondacks stood out to us as it was reasonably remote yet not too far away. Even within the Adirondacks, there were many towns and places…

At a view point along the Storm King Mountain Loop trail

Storm King Mountain Loop Trail Hiking Review

Even in a concrete jungle like New York City, nature is always an hour or two away. Exploring natural sights and scenaries was one of our main goal during our most recent trip to New York. We also wanted to…

The front of Holiday Inn Hartford Downtown

Review: Holiday Inn Hartford Downtown

As part of our trip to New York City, we decided to drive up north to Connecticut for a weekend road trip to catch peak fall foliage. Fall is our favourite season of the year, especially in the US Northeast.…

Narita Airport while transiting between Singapore and New York

Travel

Our experience flying from Singapore to New York during the pandemic

We have just arrived in New York City! After close to 2 years, we are finally on the road again as travel is restarting around the world. We know that it is difficult and worrying to travel in these times.…

ANA lounge Narita International Airport lounge entrance

Review: ANA Lounge Narita Airport Terminal 1

As part of my transit between Singapore and New York, I got to have a 3 hours block of time in Narita International Airport Terminal 1, Tokyo. I’ve decided that I’m going to make full use of my time there…

Museum of Ice Cream Singapore, our experience review

The Museum of Ice Cream has finally landed in sunny Singapore! M and I visited the Museum of Ice Cream pop up in New York 3 years back and it has left an impression on us ever since. It wasn’t…

Onboard the royal caribbean's cruise to nowhere.

Royal Caribbean, Quantum of the Seas review

Overseas travel from Singapore has largely ground to a halt due to the recent pandemic. There is also virtually no domestic travel opportunities on this tiny island as you can travel coast to coast on public transport in a mere…

At the Glacier park observation deck overlooking the peak of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

How to visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from Lijiang

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山), or also otherwise known as the Yulong Snow Mountain is perhaps one of the most famous mountains in China. Its peak reaches a high of 5,600 meters (18,360 ft). For most tourists visiting, the highest…