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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…

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…

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,…

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…