I haven't heard about this island before but then one of my overseas friend introduce me to explore the magic of this beauty island. Hard to describe it by word actually. Novelist James Michener wrote that Bora Bora is "the most beautiful island in the world." It certainly makes the most dramatic first appearance, especially if you arrive by air. Surrounding the small island is the most stunning multi-shaded blue and turquoise lagoon in all of the South Pacific. There are almost no words to describe the colors of this magnificent lagoon and its ability to captivate even the most skeptical visitor.Among the most unforgettable experiences of a Bora Bora visit is the launch transfer from the airport. The airport is built on a palm fringed motu approximately 20 minutes by motor launch from the main village of Vaitape. The ride across the calm translucent waters of the lagoon is like entering a fairyland.Good news for you who loves outdoor activities because this travel place offers a host of tours and activities including outrigger speed canoe excursions, scuba diving, picnics on a motu, catamaran cruising, and barbecue parties.The lagoon’s countless species of tropical fish, brilliant coral gardens, and crystal-clear waters make for some of the most beautiful undersea views in the world. For an exhilarating expedition, you can even swim with and watch local divers feed the small, non-dangerous lagoon sharks. Off-road excursions, bicycling, and hiking into this wild beauty will reveal incredible panoramas and valleys. Other activities include island tours, glass bottom boats, guided reef walking excursions, motu picnics, sunset cruises, scuba diving, and just lazing at the lagoon edge watching the sun sink below the ocean in the west. Deep sea fishing off the sheltered waters of Bora Bora usually brings record catches of marlin, yellowfin, tuna, sailfish, wahoo and mahi mahi. Wow..This place is truly heavenly travel destination.You’ll can find blissful solitude on Bora Bora’s white sand beaches, but to leave civilization one more step behind, take a boat ride to one of the many sandy motus that dot the coral reef. One more enjoyment here, you can have delicious French, Italian and continental cuisine.Yummy...
Tahiti Bora Bora
Singapore Equinox
On my third trip to Singapore, I have a great desire to visit Equinox..as I heard so much good recommendations from my buddies there.I was so curious. So I came along with my family.The main attraction for me it's not the food but it's the gorgeous sight the top of the tallest hotel(Swissotel/Stamford Rd/Raffles City) in Southeast Asia which allows you to see out past the marina to Malaysia and Indonesia.The restaurant's three-tier design and floor-to-ceiling windows mean every table has a view. It's decorated in contemporary style with nice Chinese accents.For the cuisine, you are offered by many types of foods such as Lunch is an extensive display of seafood served in a host of international recipes, with chefs searing scallops to order. Dinner is a la carte. Take you gal pal and spend the most romantic dinner ever in here or maybe you have a plan to propose? Well, this place can be a choice.
Singapore Skyline
Maybe it is a small island but with rapid development, quite dense with buildings, clustered along the river too, can be known as the model garden city, buildings not so tall due to air traffic restriction, famous skyscrapers (UOB Plaza, OUB Plaza, Republic Plaza – three tallest buildings with the height of 280m).The view at night is pretty amazing...I put it in here coz I like the sight so much..Hope you enjoy it.
Malaysia Tinggi Island
Tinggi Island located an about 2 Hours from Johor Bahru and 1 hours from Mersing.There is some accomodations for tourist to stay here.Since now,4 chalet still available for visitors for rent rating from 2 star to budget chalet.Available chalet right now is Tinggi Island Resort ( 2 star ) ,Shahroms Budget Chalet located at Kampung Pasir Panjang,Pak Long Moks Budget Chalet located at Kampung Tg. Balang and Pak Bakars Budget Chalet located at Kampung Sebirah Besar.
Those budget chalet espicialy targets for small family and anglers whose wanted to feel the natural and fresh air of this island.
Head inshore from Aur to Tinggi (1¾ hours), which rises into a distinctive cone shaped peak 1700 feet high that frequently has its own white cap of cloud.
Explore the group of small coral islands to the south of Tinggi, the beaches have a range of seashell and coral washed up on the shoreline. Anchor in a small indent in the coastline on the north side that is Vesak Bay. At high tide the beach disappears.
On the west side of Sibu which is opposite Tinggi there are several large fish traps on which sit houses, these are called fishing kelongs.
Malaysia Rengis Island
I recommend spending one day of your vacations at Rengis Island. There is an untouched reef surrounding Pulau Rengis, in the evening hundreds of sea birds converge on this small island to roost. It is fascinating to watch the different birds circling the island in the evening looking for a place to settle in the trees for the night. Directly opposite is the Tioman Island Golf Club which has a pretty 18 hole links golf course which is open to visitors. The 4-star Berjaya Resort and main town of Tekok is along the same beach offering some shopping opportunities (Tioman is a duty free island) and onshore dining experience.
From here I recommend you taking a 45 minute 4-wheel drive across the island to Telok Juara. The trail climbs up the steep hills through Virgin Jungle and then drops down into Telok Juara Bay. Kemana IV will motor round to join you there.
At Telok Juara Bay, there is a 1-mile long crescent shaped bay with a steep sandy beach. There are several beach bars and restaurants at the North end to choose from. This is a good anchorage at which to spend one night. The North East side is rocky and rugged but there are some good reefs on which to snorkel and dive.
Monkey Bay is a lovely anchorage on the N.W. side, named because of the monkeys that come down to the shoreline at low tide to drink from the fresh water stream and to forage along the shoreline for food. At low tide, Juvenile black tipped reef sharks cruise the shallow water at the head of the bay. There is good snorkelling and diving along the coastline and some lovely little secluded beaches.
Pulau Tulai has a choice of several beautiful fine white sand beaches. There is a good anchorage, in a bay on the N.W. side where I recommend anchoring overnight. There is a mangrove forest at the head of the bay; you can walk round the forest on the beach behind it. Build a bonfire on the beach and enjoy an evening beach party roasting marshmallows on the fire.
From Pulau Tulai head down the west side of Tioman, possibly stopping at one of the small islands or beaches along the way. South East of Tioman lie Permanggil and then Pulau Aur. From Pulau Tulai to Permanggil takes 1.15 hours.
Malaysia Salang Island
Salang is located on the northern tip of Tioman Island and most tourists prefer the idyllic quiet village. This might be because of the very nice beach, the little bit of nightlife (that you would find only here in Tioman) and the nearby diving sites. It is adjacent to Monkey bay and Tulai Island and therefore a preferred destination for snorkeling and scuba diving.Salang is on the northernmost end of the island and is the beach most frequented by backpackers and independent travellers looking for a spot of diving, plenty of nightlife and cheap accommodation.
The place also offers many places to stay and dine. You can also find some mini markets, 4 dive operators and a few souvenir shops. For some travelers it's even too crowded and they prefer to go to a more secluded beach like Air Batang or Juara. Salang is divided in two parts by a new big concrete jetty and by the inflow of a freshwater lagoon. Around the jetty you can find the most crowds, coz here are the restaurants and bars.
Of course almost all resorts also have their own restaurants. In the northern part of Salang behind the Salang Indah Resort it is more quite and accommodation cheaper.
However, most of the resorts are located south of the jetty due to the best beach here. Beyond the lagoon you can see many 2 metre long monitor lizards scurrying about their daily business. These impressive lizards can be found all over the island though they are not as numerous as they are in Salang.
Despite the ‘tourist pressure’, Pulau Tioman ; and Salang beach especially has managed to retain its island beauty that many daydreamers have come to expect but expect only as an island visitors’ destination where fun also comes in the form of music and boisterous nightlife.
You have a fantastic view on the bay from the verandas of Nadia' Inn big wooden houses. A wooden footbridge over the rocks at the southern end of the beach leads out to the houses on the hill.
Malaysia Tioman Island
The natural beauty of the island is its biggest attraction. Lush tropical jungle covers about 12,000 hectares of the island and countless mountain streams and waterfalls sustain the many protected species of mammals and birds. The waters around the island are filled with corals of all shapes and colours and home to a vast diversity of sea creatures, including two species of marine turtle. There are a few excellent beaches on Tioman, and these curves of golden sand are usually tucked away at the edges of villages or fronting one of the many resorts.
Tioman has options for every kind of holiday-maker: families with small children, honeymooners, scuba divers, backpackers, adventurers and even those looking for a slice of exclusivity and luxury. Most places to stay are clustered around the villages that are dotted along Tioman’s coastline while there are a few small resorts that are built around private beach coves.Tioman, hailed as one of the most beautiful islands in the region is the perfect backdrop for it's Berjaya Tioman Beach, Golf & Spa Resort.
Tioman is the largest in a volcanic group of islands off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. Getting there is simple as there is both a ferry service from Mersing on the mainland and an airport on the island itself.
There are an enormous number of beaches around the west and south side of Tioman. There are many reefs on which to snorkel and dive that have a wide variety of coral and fish. For the more adventurous divers there are deeper dives on the smaller outlying islands and underwater seamounts.
Tioman is a beautiful, popular and affordable holiday destination so book ahead!
Yemen Socotra Island
First of all, I gotta tell you, this island is really unique...I was surprised at the first sight and now I admire this island a lot. Let me share a bit fact about this island..Socotra is a small Yemeni archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Horn of Africa, about 350 kilometers south of the Arabian peninsula. The island is an absolutely imaginary place with 700 extremely rare species of flora and fauna, found nowhere else on Earth. Socotra is home to more than 800 species of plants, some 240 of which are endemic to the island, and there are certainly many more plant species that have yet to be discovered. The climate is harsh, hot and dry, and yet - the most amazing plant life thrives there.A Dragon’s Blood Tree is seen in front of the Skund mountains on the island of Socotra, Yemen. The tree is so named because any injury to the bark results in a deep red liquid excreting from the scar – compared in the past to the "Blood of Dragons".The branches spread out into the sky and from below appear to hover over the landscape like so many flying saucers... and from above they have a distinct mushroom look.(so cute so unique..hahaha).I like it..
There is also the Desert Rose (adenium obesium) which looks like nothing so much as a blooming elephant leg.
A Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas) with a bizare swollen trunk that almost has human proportions grows against a limestone rock face on the island of Socotra. The plants are one of over 300 plant species endemic to the island.
You won't regret having a weird travel to this place...!!!
Japan Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu
Exploring the nature beauty of Moss Phlox Flowers is one of the greatest chance that I ever had with my homey. We travel to Japan only for 3 days (because of limited budget...>.<")so we gotta planning everything well and take our time properly..But something coincidentally happened, we got the chance to see the Moss Phlox Flowers when we're visiting the Hitsujiyama Park in Chibubu, Saitama, Japan. Can you imagine how glad we were at that time? I couldn't describe it.
You can reach Chichibu by train.Two lines serve the city: Chichibu Railway Chichibu Mainline and Seibu Railway Seibu Chichibu Line. If go there by car, then two national roads, Route 140 and 299, serve the city. Route 140 connects the city to its nearest expressway interchange, Hanazono Interchange of the Kan-Etsu Expressway. The city had no road communication to Yamanashi Prefecture due to steep Okuchichibu Mountains, but the opening of the Karisaka tunnel in 1998 enabled the city to connect to Yamanashi.
The view was amazing and more than four 400.000 flowers with many kinds of colors such as pink, white and purple fulfilled the land in the holiday time which is known as 'Golden Week'. We really had a good time.
Malaysia Melina Beach
From Singapore, we took a bus and went to Malaysia again...Tired? of course but we enjoyed the trip...If you need a real getaway, you have chosen the right place. This time, we gonna talk about the pure sand and beautiful beach...Melina Beach which is located between Kampung Genting and Kampung Paya on Pulau Tioman. This resort has been operating since 1999.Melina Beach is completely isolated with a 3km stretch of private beach. There are now additional unique buildings such as "The Penthouse" and "Treehouse" both located directly on the beach with spectacular panoramic views, students accomodation as well as the existing rooms.You might wonder what makes this beach so special? Well, we are animal lovers. Here we can find a huge variety of fish, corals and even animals right at your doorstep!!!
It has turtles laying eggs here during the nesting season. The protected turtle harmless reef sharks, bump head parrotfish, barracudas and much more. It is not unusual to spot monkeys, monitor lizards and giant squirrels from the balcony. At night you are serenaded by nature's concert from the sea, animals and the jungle. Then you also can see the lovely dolphin...
Singapore Science Park
Traveling to Singapore is always fun to me.. Not only the beauty beach resort and the romantic Singapore flyer, but also the educated Singapore Science Park. Yes, it's true...Let me tell you a bit about this place.The Singapore Science Park is a research, development and technologies hub in Singapore. The Singapore Science Park is located just minutes away from Jurong Industrial Estate and the Central Business District.The Park lies at the heart of Singapore’s ‘Technology Corridor’ which conglomerates a high concentration of knowledge-based corporations, research agencies and tertiary institutions. The facilities in here are so complete, started from IT space, research space, business space, clinics, childcare, food&beverage, convenience store until fitness center.Hmn..there is no reason for you to miss this place, homey...
Malaysia Cactus Valley
If you are getting bored with just the usual trip, I recommend you to a very unique travel place, Cactus Valley. The Cactus Valley is a major tourist attraction in Cameron Highlands. Located in the town of Brinchang, Cactus Valley is where visitors can explore and learn about the many varieties of cactus, some said to be as old as sixty years. But its not just cactus that visitors can get to see here. There is also a whole lot of flowering plants to admire. There is also a garden shop where visitors can purchase small plants or trinkets in the form of strawberry keychains, among others.
Cactus Valley also have the most comprehensive variety of plants and foliage including roses, calla lily impatiens, fuchsia, ananas/vriesea, camellia, hibiscus, rhododendron, bird of paradise, glory bush, clivia miniata, peaches, hippeastrum, geranium, coleus, gerbera, oncidium and many other. 8 varieties of apple trees, passion fruit plants are also cultivated in Cactus Valley. Cactus, fresh strawberry, potted plants, souvenir items and dried flowers are available for sale at Cactus Valley. At the first time, I disagreed with this travel destination but after I visit this place, I realized, I like it..
Singapore Wisma Atria
When you look for a great shopping destination in Singapore, I introduce you to Wisma Atria. It really offers us nice shopping environment. It is not that I promotion. You can try by yourself then share with me your opinion here, gal. It is situated at the heart of Orchard Road with the porcelain blue facade and directly linked to the Orchard MRT, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre is the most prominent feature in the busiest part of Orchard Road.
A premier fashion centre with exciting combination of over 123 specialty stores and restaurants spread over 5 levels. Wisma Atria Shopping Centre with anchor tenant Isetan offers the latest in designer labels from Emporio Armani to Atsuro Tayama and the popular Spanish label Mango, while boutiques like BCBG Max Azria, Warehouse, Topshop, bebe, Anterprima, Karen Millen offer everything from affordable casual wear to upmarket togs.
A unique characteristic of the mall is the marine aquarium at the basement housing a colourful myriad of fishes and ocean creatures. Shoppers can enjoy viewing the colourful marine life at the basement itself or use the glass bubble lifts as 'submarines' for a closer look at the sea creature.
Feeling hungry? Do not worry as Wisma Atria offers a wide array of alfresco cafes and fine dining restaurants. With their mouth-watering cuisine, ranging from Asian to Western is sure to tantalize the shoppers’ taste-buds. However, if you’re in a tight budget, one can enjoy hawker delights and international cuisines in their new Food Republic at Level 4.
Singapore Zouk Nightclub
Singapore's nightlife isn't quite a match for Patpong, but it's no slouch either! Some clubs have 24-hour licenses and few places close before 3 AM. Any artist touring Asia are pretty much guaranteed to stop in Singapore, with superclub Zouk in particular regularly clocking high on lists of the world's best nightclubs.Zouk nightclub is devided in to three different, charged, clubs; Velvet Underground, Phuture, Zouk and the Winebar. The three first ones has an admission of SGD$30 for men and SGD$25 for women, and that includes 2 drinks each. You get admission to all three clubs, but have to go in between them all the time.
Velvet Underground, where we went, plays Lounge/Chill/Vocal House and similar music. There is two different parts, the smaller playing softer and the bigger part playing a little bit more up-beat. It is quite packed and not a lot of room to move around. The drinks are ok, small (the free ones), but with a lot of alcohol! We did not move to the other clubs, but stayed until the end of the night, dancing all the time.
Phuture plays more house/trance/techno and similiar music, while Zouk plays RnB/Rap/Hip Hop kind of style. The Winebar is free admission and outside of the clubs. You can find this hot nightclub at 17 Jiak Kim Street.
