16 Countries from Canada to Cambodia, Japan to USA, Scandinavia to Indonesia, Iceland, Finland, New Zealand, Thailand, (and God-willing many more 'lands'!). Cities include: Bali, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Hokkaido, Kyoto, Osaka, Penang, Queensland, , Reykjavik, Siem Reap, Tokyo. Activities include: Ski lessons in Hokkaido, Self-Drive Iceland, Self-Drive Hokkaido, Farm stays in Taiwan, Northern-lights and Santa Claus Park in Finland. Theme Parks include: Disneyland (Anaheim); Tokyo … [Read more...]
Dana Tours the Australia Zoo!
This is the 7th and final installment of our Queensland holidays. On the day before we depart, we made a short stop at the Australia Zoo. Coming from Singapore where we have such an outstanding zoo, I had initially wanted to skip this attraction altogether! Thank God we didn't! The Australia Zoo is big on conservation, making it such an amazing place for the little ones to discover the rich Australian wildlife.Here one can cuddle a koala, hand-feed Asian Elephants, walk with … [Read more...]
Dana Tours Strawberry Fields!
On the last day of our Queensland Holidays, we visited two attractions in Sunshine Coast: The Strawberries Field and The Australia Zoo! First stop was the Strawberry Fields where Dana had her first experienced of PYO (Pick Your Own) strawberries right from the patch! We arrived 5 minutes before 9am and waited in anticipation for the farm to be opened. The farm is very well-kept with lush landscaping.There are picnic facilities at the farm too.Dana … [Read more...]
Dana Tours Eumandi Market!
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 Adelaide – Deep Creek Conservation Park
Day 4 of our Adelaide trip is a quintessential Aussie road trip holiday. Uncle Andrew took us on a 4WD adventure to Deep Creek Conservation Park, located on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia (approximately 1½ hours drive from Adelaide). The park is the largest remaining block of wildlife habitat on the Fleurieu Peninsula and is an important refuge for several species of wildlife who are under conservation (like the koalas in the photo).We … [Read more...]
Dana Tours Adelaide – Glenelg
Our family took a 12 day vacation to Adelaide Australia last month (Dec 2009) primarily to visit Daddy's sister - Linda's family and to reward ourselves after a year's of hard work! It was a most enjoyable trip as Auntie Linda and Uncle Andrew planned a most hospitable and thoughtful itinerary for us. To our pleasant surprise, Adelaide is actually a very family friendly destination (not at all sleepy and less vivid compared to its sister states such as Sydney and … [Read more...]