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The Club Hotel Singapore – Where Old Meets New

Spending a vacation as a family in Singapore so much fun. One of the most important considerations prior to arriving is selecting the place to stay. There are so many hotels in Singapore, so where should a visitor in this grand city stay? I have not been to Singapore for over 30 years and had no […]

Flying to Singapore with Scoot Airways

A new chapter has begun for Exploramum and Explorason departing Australia for our second major travel expedition. Originally leaving Adelaide in 2012, we then successfully explored 65 countries over four years, before returning to Australia to celebrate my father’s 90th birthday late last year. Over the past few months we have been really quite busy […]

Make Your Holiday Run as Smoothly As Possible

Photo supplied – see footnote: Image credit When you get the chance in life to travel you should always go for it. It opens up your eyes to a whole new way of living, and you experience things you would never have otherwise. But traveling can be stressful- with inevitable queuing and delays, baggage can be […]

Your Guide To Travel Etiquette

Travel etiquette may be a bit different depending on where you’re going. However, the principles remain the same. If you’re traveling to a country with another culture, you don’t want to annoy or offend the locals. Some gestures that people consider to be inoffensive can actually be very rude in other cultures. This guide will […]

Coming Up With The Perfect Itinerary For Your Trip

If you’re going on a trip, coming up with the perfect itinerary will help you to ensure you have the most fabulous time. However, the way to come up with the perfect itinerary might not be the way you envisioned. This advice will help you to create an itinerary. You’ll love the following: Don’t Jam […]

American Express Lounge Sydney Airport

Arriving at the airport Flying out of Sydney International Airport has never been easier, or more enjoyable. It is time for us to start our fifth year of international travel, and we find ourselves back where we first began, leaving Australia from Sydney International Airport once more. We’ve checked in at the Scoot Airlines counter […]

Returning To Australia And Departing Again

Leaving Adelaide It all began when on 11th August 2012, Explorason and I waved goodbye to our family in Adelaide Australia, as we set off on an amazing travel adventure with Sydney as our first stop for a week. Three years on and we found ourselves having lived a completely different life as we explored […]

5 Star Australian Hotels on Sale

5 Star Hotels Sale. From $127 per night. Lots of Hotels on Sale We’ve found lots of 5-star hotels that are running sales. Check out the list below. Hotels in Adelaide Hilton Adelaide $127 per night, Save $68. Regular price is $194 per night Check In Check Out $127 per night ($253/weekend) 06/Jan/2017 08/Jan/2017 View […]

Top Family Things to Do in Sydney Australia

The modern way of living often leads to stress, distressed feelings, overwork, and sheer lack of time to relax and pamper yourself. The best solution is a vacation. If you look at a luxury travel, Sydney is a good choice. It’s the capital of NSW (New South Wales, Australia). Even though it’s the most crowded […]

What To Do On One Whimsical Weekend In New York City

There may be something cool about going alternative when it comes to visiting New York City. But if you’re only there for the weekend, of course, you’re going want to do the iconic sights. If you’ve never been to NYC before, prepare to be blown away by a city that never sleeps. Immortalized in film […]

Top Ten Reasons To Visit Langkawi Island Malaysia

Last year we visited the Island of Langkawi on our way back to Australia from Africa. Langkawi is easily accessible from Kuala Lumpur by airplane or a short ferry ride from the Malaysian mainland. It remains one of my son’s favorite place in the world. As we fondly remember our time, we decided to make a […]

Ten Tips for Surviving International Air Travel

I was talking to someone last night about how many flights we had been on, and although we try to ‘keep our feet on the ground’ as much as possible by taking land travel, it is necessary to take flights as well. A one-hour plane ride it seems is now taken rarely by us, and these can […]