2020 Singapore, Australia, New Zealand & Taiwan

In early 2020, I take an ambitious trip to visit Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan. You can read the entire blog, or skip to my wrap up of the trip at the end here.

Planning: Singapore, Australia, New Zealand & Taiwan

ByTravelling Minion February 6, 2020 0 Comments
Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan In about a weeks time, I'll be embarking on a fairly large and complex trip to the other side of the world. I'll end up visiting Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan on this trip. The initial plan is to head south to Australia and attend Physio's wedding! You may remember back in 2017 when Photos and I visited Physio Down Under! This time, I'll...

Let’s start with the Island Hopper

ByTravelling Minion March 2, 2020 1 Comment
Getting to the Island Hopper When I first started telling people about this trip, a common question was "Why are you flying the wrong way?" Due to some of the rules that surround an Aeroplan mini RTW (round the world) booking. I needed to start my trip in Toronto and make Perth my destination in order to give me the maximum available distances to achieve the routing I wanted. I also needed to get...

Transit to Singapore

ByTravelling Minion March 9, 2020 0 Comments
Guam to Nagoya After crashing at my Guam AirBNB, I had to get up bright and early for the last series of my flights to Singapore before settling for a few days. I was excited for this element of my trip as my business class flights on my itinerary would start today. The first of which would be a United flight from Guam to Nagoya. Because the United staff had a bit of trouble dealing with my...

Singapore Day 1

ByTravelling Minion March 21, 2020 0 Comments
Breakfast at Killiney Kopitiam After a long day of travel and a full nights rest and sleep in, I felt refreshed and ready to explore Singapore. I had a quick chat with my hotel front desk. They recommended a nearby cafe called Killiney Kopitam for traditional Singaporean breakfast fare. I may have been slightly overambitious but I ended up ordering a Nasi Goreng and a Kaya toast with egg and soya...

Singapore Day 2 (Food and Gardens by the Bay)

ByTravelling Minion April 11, 2020 0 Comments
The goal today is to try some signature food Singapore has to offer and then head to the Gardens by the Bay in the evening. My first stop was to visit Killiney Kopitiam again for a Kopi Coffee, which as I've read is a traditional Singaporean coffee. Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice After a caffeine fix, I make my way to the Maxwell Food Centre which is home to the famous Hainanese Chicken rice...

Last day in Singapore

ByTravelling Minion April 27, 2020 1 Comment
Last Day in Singapore Today is my last full day in Singapore and I wanted to spend half of it at the airport. In a previous trip through Singapore Changi Airport I was amazed at how much there was to do there. I wanted to ensure I had enough time to explore it all. So for my last night, I booked a hotel at the airport itself so I didn't have to transit back and fourth just to visit the airport....