Category: Asia
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9 things i learned in the 5 days i spent in singapore
1. The weather is hot year round Make sure you have plenty of water on hand! 2. Instead of Uber, they use Grab You can use the app for ride share, and food delivery services 3. Use Chope to make restaurant reservations There is Yelp in Singapore, but it’s not widely used 4. Singapore has…
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how to be a traveler in singapore (12 things to do)
1. Eat at the hawker stalls I think this is an obvious one but I thought I’d list it anyway. After all, one of the best ways to learn about a culture is through their food. And in Singapore, you won’t find a shortage of hawker stalls to expand your palette at 2. Marvel at…
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19 foods to eat in singapore
There are an estimated 13,000 hawker stalls in Singapore. 13,000!! That means if you ate at a different stall each day, it would take you 35 years to eat through them all. There is no one definition for Singaporean food. It’s more of a mix of different cultures, with influences from its neighbors, Malaysia, China,…
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17 foods to say “halo” to in bali
These are all the foods we ate in Bali. We even got the chance to cook some of these! Like many Asian cultures, rice is served with most meals – even breakfast. Sambal is also served on the side of most meals and have varying degrees of spice levels, so just try not to learn…
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17 things i learned in the 7 days i spent in bali
1. Hire a private driver This sounds like it would be really expensive but it’s actually not. For 12 hours and 2 passengers, this cost us $40 USD on Klook. Typically, 12 hours is the max, but you can pay extra per hour for overtime. If you need a car for a shorter amount of…
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why i wouldn’t recommend visiting nusa penida in bali
When Ben and I visited Bali in September 2022, we knew we wanted to tack on a snorkeling trip somewhere. Beautiful beaches, deep blue waters, it was going to be the perfect setting. We decided on Nusa Penida because it had snorkeling, a visit to few other spots that looked IG-worthy (emphasis on IG worthy),…
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balinese cooking
I haven’t had a whole lot of experience with eating Balinese or Indonesian food, much less cooking it. When Ben and I travel, we try to take a local cooking class if we can, and the timing/pricing is right. Luckily, we were able to find one while we were staying in Ubud. We booked ours…
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how to be a traveler in ubud
1. hang out with some monkeys at ubud monkey forest This is home to about 600 crab-eating macaques, also known as Balinese long-tailed monkeys. They roam freely around the park, so make sure to keep your belongings/valuables close to you, as they have been known to grab things. You’re not allowed to touch or feed…
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how to be a traveler in kuta, bali: don’t
I never knew just how huge Bali was until I started researching for the trip. Ben and I had been invited to a friends destination wedding in Bali, so we decided to make a whole vacation out of it. We planned to spend a total of 6 days in Bali before heading over to Singapore…
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flying singapore airlines
Singapore Airlines is one of the top airlines in the world – that is, according to every article you can click on Google. And I don’t disagree. This is one of the best flights (if not the best) I’ve ever been on. I highly recommend you download the app before you fly because you’ll get…
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