Otaru Market Syokudou (Otaru) We went with this cos the others were super long queue, but the kaisendon was pretty good! Mutton BBQ Daikokuya Main Store - Genghis Khan BBQ (Asahikawa) Genghis Khan BBQ refers to the local dish here. A must try for me! I’m not a fan of mutton but their me

Visited Yuni Garden during our trip to Hokkaido last Oct, while we missed the autumn leaves, we were so so glad to finally see something so pretty! The colours of these kochias were incredibly vibrant in its peak. ✨Do check the website for the latest updates before visiting so you don’t c

Saw some nice photos of Hokkaido with fall leaves so we thought why not right? 🍁 Especially since it WAS supposedly the season (we planned our trip just 1 week before the trip) But overall hokkaido was quite disappointing for us :( Places we went: Day 1 📍Otaru (see my previous post for detai

About 1hr drive away from Sapporo, we reached this small harbour city, Otaru! 📍Places we explored: Otaru Canal Sankaku Market Super crowded with long queues during lunch time, be there early! We were there for the sashimi rice bowls The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum Not a must go,

Sharing the places we stayed at Yunnan (not in sequential order) Dali 📍壹席海 THE Lake View 海景民宿 (Erhai) ~$110/night PLUS points: - Pretty view with balcony (we caught sunrise!) - ~2.5km to train station (~5-10mins by car) - Near to the Erhai lake - Hearty breakfast! Downside: - Far

Moose Hotel Nimman We chose this hotel because of its proximity to One Nimman (lots of shopping and food choices) and they also have rooms for 3! 🌟what we loved - Location - Super spacious!! - Local snacks for us to eat in the lobby, drinks available too! - Decent spread for breakfas

DAY 4 in Chiangmai 📸1: Chiang Mai University 📸2: Warorot Market (Kad Luang) (can skip if no time) 📸3: Big Brother Song noodle shop (cheap & good fishball noodles near Warorot market) We also had Youtiao in animal shapes (not in photos) at Patongo Ko Neng 📸4: Chom Cafe and

DAY 3 in Chiang Mai Booked a Chiang Rai day tour from Klook with meetup point at Nimman (we opt for preferred language in English but was allocated to a Chinese speaking group) Tour time: 7am - 4pm (Spent 3h to get there and another 3h+ to get back, quite far so not much time on each locatio

DAY 1 - Arrived in Chiangmai in the afternoon, booked a Klook airport transfer to our accoms Moose Hotel Nimman (<5 min walking distance to One Nimman, MAYA) - Shopping at MAYA Lifestyle Shopping Center DAY 2 //Old City Walk 📍 Tha Phae Gate 📍Wat Chedi Luang 📍Lila Thai Massage (

Most tour group we saw brings you to the Glacier Park (~4500m elevation and you can climb up to ~4600m). We were worried about altitude sickness and also weather so we decided to DIY our trip to Yak Meadow (~3600m). —- 📌How to get to & fro the Tourist Centre (from Lijiang old town) 🚌B

Day 1 📸1-2: Dali Ancient City, 大理古城 We took a Didi to the Dali Ancient City South Gate and started from there as that’s the most lively part of the city - & most touristy unfortunately but that’s where most shops and food are! (It’s super huge btw, don’t expect yourself to be able to walk f

OEDO Botania (pronounced way-do) was built by this couple who moved to the island in 1969. As we step foot on this island, it felt like I was transported to a different country! (Classical music in the background, subtropical plants like palm trees, european style architecture) We did a day t