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None of my friends or colleagues mentioned anything about the Rooftop pool of Hotel Jen. I was pleasantly surprised when my Aussie friend showed me the pic during her stay. Then, i asked for help to see it once before she returns as it is meant only for hotel guests.. but we couldn't do it due to the busy site seeing schedule... I finally managed to spend 10 min before the check out.... To my surprise it was big.. 47 meter long...  and seats along other side... with a bar counter... The location / view is outstanding.. right above the Somerset 313 ... one can see Orchard, Raffles and Marina Bay Sands... It turned out to be a good experience. Soon, I will do a staycation to explore more about Hotel Jen. If someone is spending 200$ rent per day, I think, it is better to choose such a happening location.

Singapore's tourism has been steadily growing and the tourists spend lot of money in Singapore when compared to Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur or Bali. Visotors from China are the big contributors too. Let me list of some highlights ! Fabulous waterfront Merlion Park, Marina Bay Sands View, Gardens by the Bay (Indoor Park) Loads of sports bar, riverside restaurants at Boat Quay and Clarke Quay Fabulous nature parks, cycle routes such as Macritchie, East coast Park, Jurong / Selatar reservoir or Punggol waterways Wonderful Orchard Road and the big brand shopping and live music & night life Regular musical shows, concerts and other performances Wonderful blend of culture - Chinese, Indians, Christians, Muslim and Buddhism; so many wonderful shrines to visit and offer prayers Dining options - budget price and hawker centres {$3 to $12 range), fine dining at big hotels, water front restaurants with avg $23 price  Budget shopping at Mustafa, Bugis Or Jurong IMM 365 day warm...

The Russian capital of Moscow can be described in one word... Magnificient. Why ? It is the sheer size ... be it Red Square, metro stations, victory park or the Moskva river etc etc. I stayed at Weekend Inn Apartments at Ulitsa Pyatnitskaya ... it had a weird elevator.. but room was good and had a decent common kitchen. What i loved was the proximity to Red Square..... kind of 1 km walk and a starbucks shop on its way ! Out of the all the cathedrals you visit, Saint Basil is very unique... it is some kind of fusion architecture, colorful. It has a character and the best part... it looks same on what you saw on wall posts or videos on new channels... Red Square has lot of attractions like Lenin's Mausoleum, Kazan cathedral and Kremlin and they are all unique in its own way. Moscow's metro stations are so huge. It is like some 5 storey escalators... and superb, lavish mosaics, sculputres and stained glass art work. Do not miss visiting these fabulous metro sta...

I went to Russia during FIFA world cup 2018 and I got two QF tickets for Brazil vs Belgium match and Russia vs Croatia match. It was a great experience of mingling with fans from so many countries and to enjoy some drink at Pubs. Stadium atmosphere was so electrifying and the chanting was at its best. Size of stadiums, the corridors, the security check was so detailed and impressive. Kazan Arena had wonderful lighting sense where as Sochi Fisht was on the oceanside and the sea breeze was so wonderful. Souvenair shops and the food options at Sochi was stunning, when compared to Kazan. Kazan was a simple city where compared to Sochi's magnificnent mountains, excellent tunnel infrastructure etc. I felt Kazan airport found it difficult to handle the volume of travellers. Unfortunate part of every major sports event is the high price of accomodation... Russia was no different. The prices were easily 4 times of normal cost but the properties were reasonably well f...

There is a small little island called Jersey known as Channel Islands and it is also known as St. Helier.  It was a normal island which was used for leisure activities till 80s and UK Government polished it and made it as tax haven. Beauty of the town is its fabulous coast and the great sound of ocean waves anywhere you roam. I am lucky to visit the place in 2012 and I share some of my favourite thoughts about this place. Jersey city centre is fairly small and located behind Liberty House and the Hotel Pomme D'Or. New Street has some offices and some retail shops; the place is filled with lot of restaurents too. It is always nice to walk from Liberty House to Grand Jersey. Fabulous harbour is located across the road and provides superb view of Elizabeth Castle too. How can I ever forget the elaborate breakfast ofered at these hotels !! I used to like and stay at a quiet hotel called Norfolk ... just for the fabulous food I get there ! Norfolk used to arrange some live...

I worked in UK in 2011-12 and 2015. One of the treausre place I found was Bempton Cliffs ... Why ? it is for bird watching ... thousands of Gannets, guilemots, razonbills   and some puffins... flock to this place every year. RSPB does a great job - https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/bempton-cliffs There are boat rides to watch the birds and is well connected from Scarborough. Best time to visit is between May to Early July.  Take your nice 300mm and othe long lenses. Enjoy the food and listen to the great noises of birds. Immerse yourself in the telescopic cameras set up here and there and interact with volunteers. Dont miss the interesting update and the baby birds. Do hire and spend money in B&B and support local economy.

When I was planning to journey to Hanoi and Halong Bay… I had very minimal expectations. I chose based on tourist arrival statistics and the pictures I saw in google. I have to admit, Hanoi surprised me. The place is so vibrant and Old Quarter is full of life. Food was brilliant. We did lot of shopping also on clothes and shoes. I did some research using tripadvisor and got links of many operators and the reviews about then. Then, I reached out to Indo China to book and finalise itinerary. They have shared day wise plans and activities and we need to decide the number of days we were supposed to hire the house boat for. They also picked us from the hotel where we stayed for the journey to Ha Long Bay. The journey to HaLong Bay from Hanoi was bit tiring considering the ride takes 3 to 3.5 hours and with break. Thankfully, the break spot is chosen so carefully with Tourism in mind and it cheers you a lot due to the painting or sculpture or the simple tea. The bus was com...