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Gardens by the Bay – Orchid Extravaganza

Gardens by the Bay is having an Orchid Extravaganza from 16 August to 21 September 2014. Gardens by the Bay – Flower Dome There were two areas in the Flower Dome with the orchid display. The first was near the entrance where three tepees were adorned with colourful orchids. The second area was the flower field at the centre of the cooled conservatory. Even though it didn’t cover a large area, there were over 18,000 orchid plants on display. As we stepped into the flower field, the scent of flowers filled the air. I didn’t know that...

KidsSTOP Singapore Science Centre

Singapore

KidsSTOP Singapore is the latest attraction specially for children between the ages of 2 to 8 years old. Located at the Singapore Science Centre in Jurong, KidsSTOP is about inspiring children to imagine, experience, discover and dream. Imagine @ KidsSTOP The girls’ first stop is the Built zone where kids get to experience working in a building and construction site. Donning hard hats and safety vests, kids get to play with a workbench, excavators, and push a wheelbarrow loaded with bags of cement. Kids can also learn how to arrange a system of gears to make a set of colourful blocks light up,...

New York City – 10 things to do with kids in 48 hrs

New York

New York City is a city that needs no introduction. It is famous for so many things like Broadway, Wall Street, Statue of Liberty, and the Empire States Building. I planned the trip to include places that my kids would be familiar with like the Central Park Zoo from the movie Madagascar and the American Museum of Natural History from the movie Night at the Museum. You might think that we were crazy to spend only 48 hours in New York City after travelling 18 hours halfway around the world, but the trip to the Big Apple was part of our New York and Orlando...

Disney Hollywood Studios

Disney Hollywood Studios Orlando, USA

Disney Hollywood Studios is a theme park in Orlando, Florida that is well worth a visit. With the Backlot tour, Extreme stunt show, and the delightful Fantasmic show, my family thoroughly enjoyed ourselves despite the hot weather. We were lucky to see a Star Wars Parade when we were there. Star Wars at Disney Hollywood Studios Star Wars’ Darth Vader, R2D2, Chewbacca, the storm troopers and many others made a special appearance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios when we were there. Of course, since it was a Disney park, Mickey and gang also got into the action and dressed up for the parade....

Cameron Highlands

Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Cameron Highlands in Pahang is the biggest and arguably the best highland resort in Malaysia. Popular amongst both locals and tourists, it provides a cool respite from the sweltering heat of the lowlands. The sprawling lush valleys about the size Singapore has much to offer nature lovers. My family stayed 2 nights in Cameron Highlands and did a full day local tour of the beautiful countryside. We visited tea plantations, strawberry farms, Rose Valley, Lavender Garden, Bee and Butterfly farms, the Brinchang night market and more. Here are 10 places to visit or things to do in Cameron Highlands. ...

Cameron Highlands Butterfly Farm

Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

The Cameron Highlands Butterfly Farm is located near Kea Farm and has a large enclosure with hundreds of butterflies fluttering freely. There is a variety of butterflies each with stunning-looking wings. Here are eight of my favourites. My daughter was happily touching all the butterflies within her reach. Check out this amazing picture of a spider eating a butterfly. How is the spider going to swallow the butterfly? Butterflies were not the only thing at the Cameron Highlands Butterfly Farm. There were also other animals outside the enclosure like beetles, chipmunks, snakes, bull frog and many more. We found coins on top...

2 Degree Ice Art @ Marina Bay

Singapore

There’s a place in Singapore with a temperature below freezing point and that is at the 2 Degree Ice Art exhibition. Located at the Marina Bay area, the 2 Degree Ice Art is the largest ice sculpture exhibition in Singapore. The 2 Degree Ice Art features ice sculptures from award-winning ice carving masters. There were ice sculptures of world-famous landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. There were also local landmarks like the Merlion and Sir Stamford Raffles. The orange-coloured wall below is actually an ice carving, believe it or not. Guess which Singapore landmark this is?...

Cameron Highlands Strawberries

Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Cameron Highlands in Malaysia, is famous for two things – tea and strawberries. It’s hard to walk around Cameron Highlands without seeing strawberries. From strawberry milk shakes, strawberry ice cream, strawberry cakes, strawberry cushions, strawberry keychains, strawberry bags, strawberry t-shirts – you name it, Cameron Highlands got it. After all, strawberries can only grow in cooler climates and being near the equator, the hot weather is not conducive for strawberries to grow unless it is high up the mountains like Cameron Highlands. Even before reaching the heart of Cameron Highlands, we saw a number of strawberry-related shops. Strawberry chocolate...