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Adventures in the city of Helsinki Finland

Helsinki is the capital and most populous region in Finland. It is a seaside city, situated by the Batic Sea with seaside views of the Gulf of Finland. For my trip in Helsinki Finland, we shall visit ancient Cathedrals, island fortresses, check out tranquil parks, buzzing market and world-class museums while busking in the summer sunshine. Let’s...
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German Museum of Technology, Berlin

Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin in Berlin, or simply known as The German Berlin Tech Museum is a science museum covering uniquely German science, engineering and technology all under one roof. Furthermore, the German are renowned for their engineering prowess, the museum of science and technology exhibits a large collection of historical technical artifacts. This includes mostly post second world...
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Berlin Olympic stadium (Olympiastadion)

The Berlin Olympic stadium (Olympiastadion) is a vast German sports stadium located on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. The grounds which the stadium sits on have a history of over a century, spanning through 2 summer Olympics which was planned to be hosted here. Lets do a tour of the Olympiastadion! Additionally, the stadium is situated on the...
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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Germany

On my history explorations, today let's pay a visit the Sachsenhausen Concentration camp. It is one of the more grim aspects of World War 2 during the Nazi Germany regime. Berlin central Train platform To the camp In addition, Sachsenhausen, also known as Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany. The camp is located at Str. d. Nationen...
Europe

Historical Berlin City, Germany

Berlin is a German city is overflowing with history, monuments and arts culture. It is a buzzing city with much to see, explore and shop at every corner. Berlin is a city with a different kind of past history, shrouded in war and destruction. We get to visit solemn places like Hitler’s SS HQ, Concentration camps, great...
Europe

Tivoli Gardens Theme park in Copenhagen city, Denmark

Tivoli Gardens is a gem of a theme park located right in the heart of Copenhagen city. It is a famous amusement park and pleasure garden right in the heart of the city, situated in front of central train station in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park...
Europe

Stockholm Millesgarden

Stockholm Millesgarden is a tranquil sculpture gallery and garden in Stockholm, Sweden. It is a great spot to check out if you are into sculpture arts and desire a chill location on a spare day in Stockholm. Lets explore the gardens today! Getting to Stockholm Millesgarden At its core, Millesgarden is located 10km in the outskirts of the city...
Europe

Exploring the Art of Stockholm Metro

A metro is probably one of the last places you can think of when thinking or art. Interestingly, in Stockholm, Sweden, their city metro is tad a work of art in its own right. In a nutshell, Stockholm's high speed rail are largely above ground, the with city's internal metro being largely underground. Notably, over 90 of the...
Europe

Stockholm Skansen open air museum

Let’s explore the world's first open air museum in the Swedish city of Stockholm. It is home to a number of historical buildings showcasing Nordic culture and architecture, as well as a zoo. Located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden, Skansen open air museum is one of the residents on this island of museums, the other...
Europe

Stockholm Vasa Museum

The Vasa was a majestic European sail battleship. It is the highlight and focal point of the Vasa Museum located on the Stockholm Djurgården museum island. You might remember our last visit there when we checked out the Skansen open-air museum. In a nutshell, the mighty Vasa warship was an ancient cannon battleship. Possibly the world's best preserved...
Europe

Stockholm Oldtown Nobel Museum

The Stockholm Nobel Museum is an educational museum dedicated on the achievements of the Nobel award. It located in the heart of Stockholm city in Sweden and great for a short visit to the Swedish achievements in the global award. In the heart of Stockholm old town Moreover, a visit to the Nobel museum is not without entering the...
Europe

Stockholm City, Sweden

Stockholm, the capital of Sweden is a city of culture and history and by far the largest city in the country. Let’s check out points of interest of the city of Stockholm on what makes it a great city in Europe. Also, much of early Stockholm’s city early development coincided for centuries with the development of what is...
Asian

Golden Mile Thien Kee Steamboat at Beach Road

Thien Kee Steamboat is one of the few family-run restaurants I grew up dining with since I was a child in the 90s, where parking fees were only $1.50 per entry and MRT lines are available in only 2 colours. My family always frequented this establishment tucked in the basement of the Golden Mile Complex (5001 Beach...
Africa

Johannesburg Emperors Palace

The emperor city is one of the few to-go places in Johannesburg not too far from the city O.R Tambo International Airport. It is a large mega mall, casino and hotel all themed after a lavish palace, reminiscent of that of the Las Vega strip complete with glitzy sign boards and neon lighting. The area is private...
Africa

Driving on African road trips and sunsets

Africa is a vast continent, and the country has an extensive network of cross-country roads serving various regions of the African continent. Much of Africa roads, especially between cities are connected via highways, where the accessibility from road outweighs that offered by trains. While most inter-city trips via domestic plane are recommended, many towns and points of...
Africa

The Big Hole De Beers Diamond Museum, Kimberley

The Big Hole is one of the few disused diamond mining sites littered all around Africa. It was set up by the De beers diamond company the diamond rush almost 150 years ago, where intense underground excavations subsequently took place, leaving pretty much a large gaping hole in the ground which the attraction and museum is presently...
Africa

Mokala National Park Safari, South Africa

Mokala Safari is one of South Africa’s newest national park, founded in 2007 in Northern Cape. The small park just over 26 thousands hectares in size (about a third size of Singapore) and is geographically located about 80km southwest from the city of Kimberly, 500km from Johannesburg and approximately 1,000km from Cape Town. The word “Mokala” in...
Museums

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall at Balestier

I recently had a chance to visit some of the lesser well-known gems around Singapore. The Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH) is a historical colonial style villa located at 12 Tai Gin Road, Singapore. The memorial is essentially a converted 2 storey villa located in Balestier off Ah Hood Road right opposite Zhongshan Park. The...
Africa

Staying safe in the city of Johannesburg

Johannesburg is a capital city, one of the major cities and the most populous city in South Africa with a population of about 4.5M, as such it is a rather busy city, and renowned for the abundance of natural gold sitting under the city. You may recognize the Johannesburg in popular culture and movies such as the...
Events

Singapore Airshow 2014 aerial displays, C-17, Osprey V-22, Jupiter Aerobatic and South Korea Black Eagles

Solo displays In addition to the aerobatic displays, there were a number of solo displays by a number of representing countries, such as the Royal Australian Air Force with an F-18, a Bell Boeing V-22 "Osprey" and a Boeing C-17. The F-18 did a number of aerobatic displays, including rolls, loops and low-powered glides to showcase much of...
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Galaxy Ai 2024 new Fold 6 and Flip 6

Let’s take a hands-on of Samsung’s new foldable phones and wearables at this year’s Galaxy AI Unpacked 2024 event in Singapore. The global event...

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Food and Beverage Expo 2024

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