Month: May 2016

Shiroi Koibito Park in Winter (Hokkaido, Japan)

Shiroi Koibito Park in Winter (Hokkaido, Japan)

Have you eaten the cookies Bai Se Lian Ren (白い恋人)? Its Japanese name, Shiroi Koibito, literally meant white beloved ones. There was a time when almost everyone who went Japan would buy this back to Singapore as a souvenir. It’s delicious and I usually could not stop at one piece. …

Disneyland Paris with Young Children / Part 2

Disneyland Paris with Young Children / Part 2

This post is following Part 1 of Travel in Paris With Young Children by our guest writer Jane! Find out more about her in Part 1. :) Today, she’s going to share her trip to Disneyland Paris with young children. As mentioned in my previous post, the main highlight …

Travel in Paris with Young Children / Part 1

Travel in Paris with Young Children / Part 1

Today I’m really delighted to introduce Jane, who is going to be a guest writer of this space. She is currently based in the South of France as her husband is posted there on a work stint. She has hung up her corporate suit for …

Travel from Tokyo to Hokkaido

Travel from Tokyo to Hokkaido

The reason for our Japan trip was to ski in Niseko, Hokkaido! We could have bought the return air tickets from Singapore to Hokkaido. However, it turns out that the “direct” flight from Singapore to Hokkaido is not that direct. We will still need to …

Fly from Tokyo to Hokkaido

Fly from Tokyo to Hokkaido

The reason for our Japan trip was to ski in Niseko, Hokkaido! We could have bought the return air tickets from Singapore to Hokkaido. However, it turns out that the “direct” flight from Singapore to Hokkaido is not that direct. We will still need to …

Hokkaido Shinkansen: Travel from Tokyo to Hokkaido

Hokkaido Shinkansen: Travel from Tokyo to Hokkaido

When we were in Japan end-Feb, early-Mar, Hokkaido Shinkansen (Bullet Train) has not opened. But we did see a huge countdown clock at JR Sapporo for the Shinkansen’s opening on 26 March 2016. It sounded like a big deal! Of course, Hokkaido Shinkansen is only …

5 Food You Must Eat in Sapporo, Hokkaido

5 Food You Must Eat in Sapporo, Hokkaido

Japan is a country full of oishiii food! So I did some research online before going to sieve out the best from the good. We had very limited time in Sapporo, so I made sure we get to eat some of the food you must …