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Review: Parc 55 by Hilton San Francisco

San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities in the world. You’ll be hard-pressed to find any affordable accommodation in the city, more so from chained hotels. During my most recent stay in the city, I was looking for…

Guide: US Global Entry application for Singapore citizens

As Singaporeans, we were always told that our passport is one of the most powerful in the world. It has been very useful to M and me whenever we travel. Visa applications are always at the bottom of the list…

Our Mexico Car Rental Nightmare Experience

M and I are big fans of renting our own car whenever we travel overseas. In our opinion, it is the most convenient way to explore any new destinations. This was precisely what we did on our trip to Cancun,…

Review: The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel at Huntington Beach

Towards the last legs of our multi-month trip to the US and Mexico, M and I were in California to camp out 14 days to qualify for our Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights back home to Singapore. As Mexico where…

Review: United Club Lounge Newark Airport

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, M and I were travelling from New York to Cancun for our week long Mexican vacation! Our flight was through the Newark Airport as we managed to snag relatively cheap United flights. Anyone familiar with flying…

Front entrance of the Intercontinental Presidente Puebla

Review: Intercontinental Presidente Puebla Mexico

Over the Christmas weekend, we’ve decided to take a short trip 2 hour trip from Mexico City (CDMX) over to Puebla to see its magical colonial architecture. As we’ve already spent 3 weeks in CDMX, we wanted to explore somewhere…

Review: Residence Inn Cancun Hotel Zone

As part of our Riveria Maya week-long vacation in the winter of 2021, we stayed and explored Cancun for 3 days. During our time here, we split our stays between Cancun downtown and the Cancun Hotel Zone. Other than Cancun,…

Review: Hilton Playa del Carmen All-Inclusive Resort

We were in Cancun, Mexico for our long-awaited vacation. After being in the US for a couple of months, we thought the best place for us to relax and escape the cold would be the Riviera Maya. During our week…

What to expect in Netflix Stranger Things: New York City Official Store

Are you a fan of Netflix’s Stranger Things? You can now visit Hawkins in New York City! A Netflix original, Stranger Things opened an official store in New York City Times Square! Here is what to expect in The Official…

Hiking the Indian Head and Rainbow Falls trail in the Adirondacks

In early November, M and I, together with our friend decided to do a road trip to upstate New York. Riding on the streak of weekend hiking, we decided to incorporate a hike on this trip. While doing our research,…