Our last leg of the Queensland Holidays brought us to Sunshine Coast! We drove to the Mantra Mooloolaba Beach Resort, a serviced apartment with beautiful unobstructed views of the South Pacific Ocean.We timed our trip to visit the Eumandi Market on Saturday. Eumandi Market is a local 'craft' market where you’ll find original artworks, sculptures, furniture, handmade toys, homewares, fashion and jewellery items by local designers. We spent the entire morning soaking in the … [Read more...]
Dana Tours Surfers Paradise!
After an exhilarating day at Dreamworld, we headed to the famous Surfers Paradise Beach just before sunset. We took a short leisurely stroll from the hotel and enjoyed the bonding time. Our little Bumble Bee can hardly contain her excitement! In Singapore, the coastline is dotted with silhouettes of oil refineries and ship tankers. Here at Surfers Paradise, the emerald sea meets the azure sky as far as your eye can see. It's truly an awesome sight to … [Read more...]
Dana Tours Dream World!
After spending two fun-filled days at the Sea World Resort, we drove to our next destination, The Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise. Our hired car - a Ford!Lovely view from our hotel room balcony. Gorgeous Summer's Day!The other view faces a open-air carpark with a small amusement park!After checking in, we headed straight for Dreamworld, Australia's largest Theme Park which houses 'Wiggles World' - home of Dana's favourite Aussie Music group - The Wiggles!Giving Dorothy … [Read more...]
Dana Tours Sea World!
This is the second instalment to our trip update to Gold Coast. I've been lagging in my blog posts so have to do lots of catch-ups! After spending a night in Brisbane, we hire a car and drove to Gold Coast Sea World Resort. Driving in Queensland is a breeze with the aid of a GPS. The Sea World Resort is great for kids, part of sea world & connected to it by a monorail. We booked 2 nights' in their newly refurbished Deluxe Room and enjoyed our stay there as its … [Read more...]
Dana Tours Lone Pines Koala Sanctuary!
I was browsing my photos and realised I've not blogged about our trip to The Sunshine State of Queensland, Australia (gasp)! We took advantage of an airline promotion on Emirates and flew to Gold Coast for a 10 days self-drive vacation in early December 2010. This is Dana's trusty yellow trunki which we used as a hand carry luggage on board the flight. In it was her pillow, snacks, books and colouring materials. It also came in handy to store the kiddy packs … [Read more...]
Dana Tours Cameron Highlands!
During the June school holidays, we took a short flight back to Penang to visit Dana's paternal grandmother whom she affectionately addresses as 'Penang Mama'. From there, Penang Mama drove us up to Cameron Highlands for a 3D2N vacation. It's our first time visiting this gem in Northern Malaysia and we enjoyed the relaxed pace and cool climate. Upon arrival, we brought Dana on an agricultural tour - visiting vegetable farms and nurseries. Penang … [Read more...]
Dana Tours Phuket! Sawadee Ka :)
In June, our family spent a delightful week in Phuket to celebrate our 11th Wedding Anniversary. Here's a countdown of the Top 6 Reasons why we have fallen so in love with this special destination in the Land of Smiles.6. The Resort The lovely Marriott VillaWe booked a 2-bedroom villa at the Marriot Vacation Club near the Phuket International Airport and loved its tranquility and greenery. The Villa was well-kept and tastefully furnished with modern … [Read more...]
Video of Phuket Highlights!
During the June holidays, Daddy, Mummy and Dana ventured to the romantic island of Phuket, Thailand for our 11th Wedding Anniversary Celebration. There were so many beautiful photos from the trip to share with you. What better way then to present them in a slick slideshow powered by one of our favourite travel website -Trip Advisor.com. Here are memories from DAY 1 of our wonderful trip to share with you. Enjoy! :)Best of Phuket - Day 1 Slideshow: Angie’s trip from Singapore to Phuket … [Read more...]
Dana Tours HK Ocean Park!
Day 3After a fantastic and fun-filled day at Disneyland, we had to roam around on our own the next 2 consecutive days as Daddy has to attend meetings and workshops. So after breakfast together at the hotel, we bade Daddy farewell and went on our little HK adventure by MTR!Daddy and Dana at the breakfast tableFirst stop, H&M. After checking out the locations of H&M online, we headed towards the outlet at Festival Walk (at Kowloon Tong, 4 MTR stops away). I had no idea what Festival … [Read more...]
Dana Tours HK Disneyland!
Dana's 1st trip to Disneyland! Over the March school break, Dana and I had an unexpected treat! We followed Daddy on his short working trip to HongKong. HongKong, being a busy cosmopolitan, land-scarce shopping paradise, is not unlike Singapore, hence it's not ranked as a top destination on our "Must Visit" places. However I must say this trip has given us pleasant new discoveries and insights why HK is such a popular holiday spot for … [Read more...]
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