First-time Travels

Lego is a global brand that is popular with children and adults alike. This popular toy blocks that are being put together trace its roots[…]

The Mandai Wildlife Reserve, composed of the Singapore Zoo, River Wonders, Night Safari and Bird Paradise, offers visitors a captivating journey through wildlife and conservation.[…]

Holidaying with your parents and kids is a dream, which you may want to fulfill. Going on a vacation with your whole family serves two[…]

Everyone loves to go on holiday and enjoy themselves for a week or two, forgetting all of the stress and hassle at home. Discovering a[…]

I get a lot of propositions in my First-time Travels e-mail every now and then. I read through them all and choose which best suits[…]

For almost three years I have become part of Lonely Planet’s Blogsherpa Program, until recently when Lonely Planet has decided that the program has finally[…]

Giant Nutcracker soldiers filing at the sides, wreaths hanging on the wall, candy canes set on table centerpieces – all these now fill the grandoise lobby of the Manila Hotel, bringing[…]

It was midnight. My friend and I found ourselves at a bus station in Kuala Lumpur. We missed our flight to Langkawi so we opted[…]

I excitedly opened a package that came on my door step a few days ago. My sample of the latest FlyGrip has arrived! If I’m[…]

I recently read this infographic on learning English at the Kaplan International website. Infographic via the KIC Blog. The data is interesting. One of the[…]

I was eight years old and I was standing in front of my mother’s office right across the city plaza watching with awe the crowd[…]

It was only a small writing assignment that needed a little bit of research but it bloomed into a hunger to explore the world and[…]

I have watched several fireworks display before — be it during the New Year celebrations, festivals, or the weekend mall attractions. Yet, the 2012 Philippine[…]

Bangkok is the first city outside my own country that I have ever visited. Now, it’s the most-visited city for me. Although shopping is not[…]

I was in the plane this morning en route to Bangkok, Thailand. The people at the other side of my aisle were chatting, asking questions[…]