About
Hello you, thanks for dropping by our blog! We’re Charmaine and WJ, a Singaporean couple who loves to travel and explore the world.
We try to go on at least 4 trips a year so we won’t feel so itchy with wanderlust.
During the earlier dark days of COVID, it wasn’t possible to do so, but we went onboard 2 Cruises to Nowhere to curb the itch. But it’s definitely nothing like travelling to a new country and immersing ourselves in the culture and food, and we’re so happy to be able to do so again. We already have 7 personal trips planned in 2023!
As we don’t have an unlimited source of money, we try to keep our trips within a budget. You can see our budget breakdowns for some of our trips here. But that’s not to say that we don’t enjoy the finer things in life once in a while! And after our 3-month backpacking trip to several countries back in 2018, we’re now saving up for another long trip in the next few years.
In other news, here’s where we’ve been so far:
Asia
Cambodia: Siem Reap
China: Guangzhou, Haikou, Hong Kong, Humen, Shenzhen, Zhuhai
Indonesia: Bali, Batam, Bintan, Yogyarkarta
Japan: Gunma, Himeji, Hokkaido, Ise, Kanazawa, Kobe, Kyoto, Mie, Nagoya, Naoshima Island, Nara, Osaka, Okayama, Sapporo, Takayama, Toyko, Wakayama
Malaysia: Cameron Highlands, Genting Highlands, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Pahang, Penang
Philippines: Boracay, Puerto Princesa, El Nido
South Korea: Busan, Jeju Island, Seoul, Pyeongchang
Taiwan: Alishan, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taizhong
Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Krabi, Nakhon Phanom, Phuket, Sakon Nakhon
Turkey: Cappadocia, Istanbul, Pamukkale
Uzbekistan: Bukhara, Khiva, Samarkand, Tashkent
Vietnam: Da Lat, Da Nang, Hanoi, Hoi An, Hue, Sapa, Vung Tau
Europe
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Mostar, Sarajevo
Croatia: Dubrovnik, Plitvice Lakes, Split, Zagreb
Czech Republic: Cesky Krumlov, Kutna Hora, Prague
Germany: Heidelberg, Munich, Nuremberg, Rothenburg ob de Tauber, Triberg
Hungary: Budapest
Italy: Florence, Lake Como, Milan, Pisa, Rome, San Gimignano, Siena, Venice
Netherlands: Apeldoorn
Poland: Krakow, Wroclaw, Zakopane
Slovakia: Bratislava, Poprad
Switzerland: Andermatt, Grindelwald, Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Lucerne, Lugano, Zermatt, Zurich
Rest of the World
Australia: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Tasmania
Canada: Vancouver
United States: Hawaii, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle
Egypt: Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Red Sea, River Nile, Sahara Desert
Need to Know More?
If you want more details on certain experiences or anything I’ve written about, feel free to contact us or leave a comment on the post(s)!