travel

We love to travel, both with and without kids. Who doesn’t, right? To find all my posts related to travel, please click here to see the latest posts onwards. Here are some of my favourite posts.

Maldives
We love the Maldives, and if you’ve been there, you will know why. It’s so easily accessible, and it is truly paradise. To date we have been to 6 resorts in 8 trips, one of them being on a liveaboard. I have not written about Club Med Kani and Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru here. But some islands can be a lot better than others, so please do read all my resort reviews and Maldives travel tips below:

Resorts

• Per Aquum Niyama (March 2017)
• Angsana Ihuru (June 2015)
• Six Senses Laamu resort, Maldives (Nov 2013)
• Maldives (Anantara Dhigu) (March 2012)
• Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru (2011)
• Club Med Kani (2009)
• Club Med Kani (2006)
• Liveaboard on the Southern Cross (2007)

Tips

• What to expect when taking a seaplane (March 2017)
• Getting to a Maldives resort (Dec 2013)
• Maldives Travelogue November 2013 – Male town, Six Senses
• Tips on travelling to the Maldives (June 2012)
• Maldivian Paradise

Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur (April 2016)
• The Taaras, Redang (June 2015)
• Hard Rock Hotel Penang (Dec 2014)
• Penang 2014 – Part 1 Georgetown & Escape Park (Dec 2014)
• Penang 2014 – Part 2 Georgetown (Dec 2014)
• The Andaman Langkawi (Jan 2014)
• Pulau Tioman & Berjaya Tioman (May 2013)
• Pangkor Laut Resort (June 2011)

China

• Shanghai Disneyland with Kids!!!! (Sept 2017)
• Shanghai with Kids (Sept 2017)
• Shanghai and China safety for kids
• Shanghai (Feb 2016)
• Shanghai: Putonghua Summer Camp at YK Pao and learning Chinese as a Second Language (July 2014)
• Shanghai: 5 things about the city (July 2014)
• Hangzhou (July 2014)
• Things to do in Shanghai with Kids (Jan 2014)
• Shanghai Travelogue 2013 (Dec 2013)

Australia

• Adelaide (April 2017)
• Yarra Valley Vineyards (with kids!) (March 2016)
• Yarra Valley (March 2016)
• Melbourne (March 2016)
• Perth (September 2015)

Japan

• Tomamu (Dec 2017)
• Club Med Sahoro (Hokkaido) (Dec 2016)
• Kyushu and Fukuoka 6 posts (Sept 2016, June 2017)
• Osaka Kyoto (April 2016)
• Skiing tips – Manza & Karuizawa (Dec 2015)
• Tokyo (Dec 2015)

Europe

• Switzerland 2016 Part 1 – Zurich, Brunnen, Emmentaler, Bern, Gruyere, Broc, Jura
• Switzerland 2016 Part 2 – Lauterbrunnen
• Switzerland Part 3 – Zermatt, Glacier Express, Munich
• Switzerland and Munich intro (June 2016)
• Playmobil Park Munich (June 2016)
• Italy (July 2015)

Hong Kong

• 3 tips for surviving Hong Kong Disneyland (Oct 2014)
• Tips for travelling in a large group (Oct 2014)

 Thailand

• Bangkok (March 2018)
• Koh Samui (August 2016)
• Bangkok (October 2015)
• Mariott Mai Khao Beach Resort and Le Meridien Karon (Oct 2011)

Taiwan

• 5 things I learnt from our trip to Taiwan (Nov 2013)
• Day 1 and 2 – Taoyuan – Schokolake – Flying Cow Ranch (Nov 2013)
• Day 3 and 4 – Yanmingshan – Dan Shui – Shifen – Jiufen – Taipei (Nov 2013)
• Day 5 and 6 – Taipei 101 – Da’an (Nov 2013)

Indonesia

• The Canopi Bintan (Dec 2016)
• Anantara Bali Uluwatu (Dec 2014)
• Club Med Bali (Jan 2011)

Indochina

• Siem Reap – Gateway to Angkor Wat (January 2017)
• Siem Reap – Angkor Wat & Surrounds (January 2017)
• Siem Reap – Food Paradise (January 2017)
• Ho Chi Minh (August 2016)

Others

• Dubai (November 2015)
• Dubai – Atlantis The Palm (November 2015)
• Royal Caribbean – Mariner of the Seas (Dec 2014)
• Royal Caribbean – Legend of the Seas (Nov 2011)

 

Staycations
Well, staycations are kind of holidays too, aren’t they? 😉

• Festive Hotel, RWS (Sept 2013)
• Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore (Aug 2013)
• St. John’s Island (April 2013)
• W Singapore Sentosa Cove (April 2013)
• Hard Rock Hotel Sentosa (Feb 2013)
• Orchard Hotel (Dec 2012)

Thoughts on parenting and travelling

• Travelling without kids (July 2015)
• Having a village of support for a short break (Penang, Aug 2014)
• January Wanderlust (Travelling without kids, Jan 2013)
• Shanghai Surprise (How being away from home brought me home) (July 2014)
• How to plan a regional family holiday getaway
• A great way to fly – Singapore Airlines Aug 2013
• A spot of summer spontaneity (Jul 2013)
• Tips when traveling while pregnant. (Jul 2012)
• The romance of travel (Dec 2011)