Ghibli Museum Revisited

This marks my second visit to the Ghibli Museum. I absolutely enjoyed my first visit, so I made sure that my sister didn’t miss out on the Hogwarts-like museum. The museum is designed for self-exploration, and we couldn’t help but feel that we’ve been turned into children. Well, adult-sized children, anyway.

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Tokyo DisneySea

My sister and I made our way to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea right after spending an entire day at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (blog post here) in Universal Studios Japan (USJ). Being the flashpackers we are, we took a very cheap overnight bus from USJ in Osaka directly to Tokyo Disneyland and […]

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

I solemnly reckon that you play this playlist to relive the magic. Fun fact: These songs are played throughout the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! I didn’t have any intention of revisiting Japan again after my past 2 trips, but when my sister asked if I’d go with her, I agreed on one condition: Let […]

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Artisans d’Angkor

Artisans d’Angkor was another highlight from my trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia. It is one of the many social enterprises in Cambodia. Here, locals are trained in the crafts of painting, stone and wood carving, silk weaving, lacquering and silver plating using traditional Khmer techniques. Artisans are paid with above-average wages and medical benefits. “The […]

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Angkor Wat

I’ve recently visited Siem Reap, Cambodia, and the Angkor Wat was not to be missed. Having arisen at 4am to make it to the airport for the 6.30am the day before, I wasn’t too excited to have to wake up at 4am again the next day to leave for the Angkor Wat at 5am, but […]

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Make Up For Ever Aqua

Have you ever purchased waterproof makeup, particularly drugstore brands, only to find that a single drop of liquid leaves your makeup melt like in the movies? Yup, me too. Having experienced the wonderful quality of Make Up For Ever’s products, I was very excited to try their Aqua range. The Make Up For Ever Aqua […]

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