Our Travels

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[ ASIA ]    

China / Hong Kong
Beijing & Shanghai
HK & Shenzhen III		HK & Shenzhen IV		Shenzhen V
Hong Kong V		Hong Kong VI		Hong Kong VIII
Taiwan
Taipei
Indonesia
Bali		Bali II
Batam		Batam II		Batam III		Batam IV
Batam V		Batam X		Batam XI		Batam XII
Japan
Hokkaido		Hokkaido II		Nagoya		Osaka
Tokyo		Tokyo & Izu
Korea
Seoul		Seoul II		Busan & Seoul III
Malaysia
East / Borneo States
Kota Kinabalu		Kuching
West / Peninsula
Desaru		Desaru II		Desaru, Legoland
Ipoh & Cameron		Ipoh & Penang II		Penang
Kuala Lumpur		Kuala Lumpur II		KL III & JB		Kuala Lumpur IV
Kuala Lumpur V		Langkawi
Legoland		Legoland II		Legoland III		Legoland IV
Malacca		Malacca II		Malacca III		Malacca XII
Port Dickson

Ipoh IV, Cameron III, Genting Highlands, Port Dickson II & Malacca XI
Ipoh V, Cameron IV, Cherating, Desaru ∞ & JB ∞

Philippines
Cebu		Cebu II
Thailand
Bangkok		Bangkok II		Bangkok III		Bangkok IV
Hat Yai		Hat Yai II		Koh Samui
Phuket		Phuket II
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City		Ho Chi Minh City II

[ EUROPE ]

United Kingdom
London		London II, Edinburgh & Isle of Skye
France
Paris
Switzerland
Honeymoon (Part1)
Italy
Honeymoon (Part2)

[ MIDDLE EAST ]

United Arab Emirates
Dubai

[ AMERICAS ]

United States of America
Lexington & Orlando

[ OCEANIA ]

Australia
Melbourne		Melbourne II		Sydney		Sydney II

*Note:
Download Printable Itineraries for trips in 2014-2020 (link to the PDFs can be found at the end of the respective travel posts).


[Travel Tips]

Are you a wanderlust parent like me bt don't know whether you can handle travelling with kids? Here are my Travel Tips for the Wanderlust Parent, amassed from more than 30 trips with my kids and with inputs from other parent bloggers. I hope it will help you plan for your family trip! =)

Travel Tips 1: Bringing Baby Overseas
Travel Tips 2: Nursing While Travelling
Travel Tips 3: Handy Travel Tools
Travel Tips 4: Theft Prevention
Travel Tips 5: Entertainment for Kids
Travel Tips 6: Saving Money
Travel Tips 7: Kids' Nutrition
Travel Tips 8: How to Fully Utilise Your Hotel Room Amenities


[Kid-Friendly Attractions]

Click on each city below to read our top picks on kid-friendly attractions in our favourite cities/countries!




[2025]

Upcoming Trip
Busan & Seoul III, South Korea
November


Upcoming Trip
Cebu II, Philippines
June


Upcoming Trip
Saigon Ho Chi Minh City II, Vietnam
May


Beijing & Shanghai, China
15th - 22nd March

Posts in progress


[2024]

Hokkaido II, Japan
5th - 16th December

Day 1: Chitose Station Hotel
Day 2: Train to Toya Kohantei Hotel & Toya Illumination Tunnel
Day 3: Toyako Visitor Center & Volcano Science Museum
Day 4: Mount Usu
Day 5: Train to Kutchan & AYA Niseko
Day 6: Hanazono Tube Park & Kobetei Niseko
Day 7: Dormy Inn Otaru, Sankaku Market & Otaru Canal
Day 8: Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery & Otaru Sakaimachi Street
Day 9: Dormy Inn Sapporo, Tanukikoji Shopping Street & Odori Park
Day 10: Ichiran, Royce Town Factory & Susukino Street
Day 11-12: Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, Noria Ferris Wheel & Flight Home


Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
31st October - 3rd November

Day 1: Sheraton Kuching Hotel & Vivacity Megamall
Day 2: Borneo Cultures Museum & My Brother's Birthday at Ukemochi
Day 3-4: Spring Mall, Muara Tebas Seafood & My Reflections


Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
31st August - 3rd September

Day 1: Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu
Day 2: Kiulu River White Water Rafting & Imago Mall
Day 3-4: Tanjung Aru Sunset, Flight Home & My Reflections


Ipoh V, Cameron IV, Club Med Cherating, Desaru ∞ & Johor Bahru ∞, Malaysia
7th - 16th June

Day 1: Arrival at Ipoh Homestay
Day 2-3: Cameron Highlands Boh Tea & Steamboat & Ipoh Parade
Day 4: Club Med Cherating Beach
Day 5-6: Club Med Fun From Day to Night!
Day 7-8: Desaru Homestay, Ostrich & Fruit Farms
Day 9-10: Sunway Hotel Big Box, Johor Bahru


Dubai, United Arab Emirates
30th April - 6th May

Day 1: Gevora Hotel
Day 2: Desert Adventure Day Tour
Day 3: Shangri-La Dubai Horizon Club
Day 4: Dubai Mall & Burj Khalifa
Day 5: W Dubai, The Palm Jumeirah
Day 6: Nakheel Mall, Palm Monorail & More Swimming
Day 7: Mall of Emirates, Flight Home & My Reflections


[2023]

Seoul II, South Korea
18th - 27th November

Day 1: Best Western Premier Incheon Airport
Day 2: Lotte Hotel World & Lotte Mart
Day 3: Lotte World Adventure
Day 4: Lotte Hotel World Spa + Kids Club & Solaria Nishitetsu Myeongdong
Day 5: Gangchon Rail Park Rail Bike, Nami Island & Garden of Morning Calm
Day 6: Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market & Myeongdong Shopping
Day 7: Gyeongbokgung Palace
Day 8: Starfield COEX Mall & Starfield Library
Day 9-10: Namdaemun Market, Sungnyemun & Back Home


Lexington & Orlando, United States of America
3rd - 15th October

Day 1-2: Arrival in Hyatt Regency Lexington, Kentucky
Day 3-5: TCOM Conference & Lexington City
Day 6: Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando
Day 7: Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
Day 8: EPCOT, Walt Disney World
Day 9: Universal's Aventura Hotel & Universal Orlando Resort
Day 10-11: Hard Rock Cafe & More Rides at Universal Orlando Resort
Day 12-14: Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets & Back to Singapore


Kuala Lumpur V, Malaysia
15th - 19th June

Day 1: The Robertson Kuala Lumpur & Syokudo Yae Yakitori
Day 2: Berjaya Times Square & Suria KLCC
Day 3: Cafes, Sunway Pyramid Hotel & Mall
Day 4-5: Sunway Lagoon & Back to Singapore


Sydney II, Australia
2nd - 10th June

Day 1: Silkari Suites at Chatswood
Day 2: Sydney Fish Market & Shopping
Day 3: Sydney Zoo
Day 4: Leura & Katoomba, Blue Mountains
Day 5-6: Wentworth Falls, Echo Point & Bilpin
Day 7: Meriton Suites Kent Street, Sydney Opera House & Harbour Bridge
Day 8-9: Last Days in Sydney City


[2022]

Bali II, Indonesia
8th - 17th December

Day 1: Mara River Safari Lodge & Night Safari
Day 2: Bali Safari & Marine Park
Day 3: Pramana Zahill Kintamani
Day 4: Le Fresa Kintamani & Lake Batur Tour
Day 5: Hard Rock Hotel Bali & Beachwalk Shopping Centre
Day 6: Shopping and Swimming in Kuta
Day 7: Hard Rock Photoshoot & Westin Resort Nusa Dua
Day 8: Swim at Westin & Shop at Bali Collection
Day 9-10: Last Days in Bali & My Reflections


Ipoh IV, Cameron III, Genting Highlands, Port Dickson II & Malacca XI, Malaysia
19th - 27th November

Day 1: Arrival at Ipoh Octagon Penthouse Suites
Day 2: Lost World of Tambun
Day 3: Cameron Highlands
Day 4: Genting SkyWorlds Hotel & SkyAvenue
Day 5: Awana Skyway & Genting Premium Outlets
Day 6: Lexis Hibiscus Port Dickson
Day 7: Sand, Swim & Sea Sports at Lexis Hibiscus Port Dickson
Day 8-9: Rosa Malacca, Muar & JB


Desaru III & Legoland VI, Malaysia
15th - 18th June

Day 1: The Westin Desaru Coast Resort
Day 2: Adventure Themed Room at Legoland Malaysia Hotel
Day 3: Legoland & Sea Life Malaysia


[2020]

Hat Yai II, Thailand
14th - 16th March

Day 1: The Three Hat Yai
Day 2-3: Pruksa Park


[2019]

Nagoya, Japan
25th November - 4th December

Day 1: Dormy Inn Premium Hotel & Sunshine Sakae
Day 2: Nagoya Castle & Osu at Night
Day 3: Takayama & Shirakawa-go Day Tour
Day 4-5: Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium & Osu in the Day
Day 6-7: Mt Gozaisho & Shopping at Sakae
Day 8: SCMAGLEV Railway Park & Legoland Japan Hotel (Friends Room)
Day 9: Legoland Japan
Day 10: Departure & My Reflections


Hong Kong VIII, China
7th - 11th September

Day 1-2: Mong Kok (during protests)
Day 3: Disney Explorers Lodge
Day 4-5: Hong Kong Disneyland with the Littlest Baby


Bangkok IV, Thailand
20th - 24th June

Day 1: Baby's First Flight & Pathumwan Princess Hotel
Day 2: KidZania Bangkok
Day 3-5: Terminal 21 & Siam Paragon


[2018]

Langkawi, Malaysia
8th - 10th June

Day 1: Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa
Day 2-3: Kilim Geoforest Park, SkyCab & 3D Art Langkawi


Tokyo II & Izu, Japan
2nd - 9th March

Day 1: Dormy Inn Premium Kodenmacho Hotel
Day 2: Tsukiji Fish Market, Ginza & Asakusa
Day 3: Izu Inatori Resort Sazana
Day 4: Izukogen Music Box & Teddy Bear Museum
Day 5: Tounosawa Ichinoyu Shinkan Hotel Hakone
Day 6: Hakone to Shinjuku & Sheraton Tokyo Bay Hotel
Day 7-8: Tokyo DisneySea & Goodbye Tokyo


Hat Yai, Thailand
14th - 20th February

Day 1-2: Centara Hotel, Lee Garden Plaza & Odean Shopping Mall
Day 3-4: Central Festival & Klong Hae Floating Market
Day 5: Magic Eye Museum, Tang Kuan Hill & Samila Beach
Day 6-7: Seafood Feast, Departure & My Reflections


[2017]

England & Scotland, UK and Paris, France
25th November - 10th December

LONDON II, ENGLAND

Day 1: London's Luma Concept Hotel Hammersmith
Day 2: Westminster, National Gallery London, Tower Bridge & Natural History Museum
Day 3: Stamford Bridge Chelsea, Buckingham Palace & Oxford Street
Day 4: Harry Potter Platform 9&3/4 King's Cross & Winter Wonderland Hyde Park
Day 5: Borough Market, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square & Lion King

ISLE OF SKYE & EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND

Day 6: London to Edinburgh Scotland, Dalwhinnie Distillery & Loch Ness Inn
Day 7: Urquhart & Eilean Donan Castle, Bosville Hotel, Portree, Isle of Skye
Day 8: Mealt Falls, Fairy Pools & Nevis Bank Inn
Day 9: Nevis Ranges, City of Edinburgh Hotel & Mussels Inn
Day 10: Edinburgh Castle & Scottish National Gallery

PARIS, FRANCE

Day 11: Eurostar to Paris, Paris Metro, Hotel 34B Astotel & Le Mesturet
Day 12: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Tromphe, Musee de Lourve & Moulin Rouge
Day 13: La Vallée Village Outlet & Explorers Hotel
Day 14: Disneyland Paris
Day 15-16: Goodbye Paris & My Reflections


Kuala Lumpur III & Johor Bahru, Malaysia
1st - 4th September

Day 1-2: Kidzania Kuala Lumpur & Royale Ice Skating Rink
Day 3-4: Hello Kitty Room at Hotel Jen, Hello Kitty Town & Thomas Town


Ipoh & Penang II (ft. Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia
9th - 14th June

Day 1-2: Ipoh & The Lost World of Tambun
Day 3-4: Golden Sands Resort & Penang Hill
Day 5-6: Kuala Lumpur Royale Chulan Damansara & The Curve


Melbourne II, Australia
10th - 18th March

Day 1: Vogue Apartments, South Yarra & Prahran Market
Day 2: Naturipe Fruits & DFO Essendon
Day 3: Box Hill Central & DFO Moorabbin
Day 4: Pure Peninsula Honey & Myuna Farm
Day 5: Melbourne Museum & Flinders Street Station
Day 6: Brighton Beach, St Kilda Adventure Playground, St Kilda Penguins & Luna Park
Day 7-8: Queen Victoria Market & Half Moon Bay


[2016]

Ipoh & Cameron Highlands (ft. Malacca), Malaysia
15th - 19th December

Day 1: WEIL Hotel, Woolley Food City & Ipoh Parade
Day 2: Copthorne Cameron Highlands & Cameron Square
Day 3: Boh Tea, Big Red Strawberry, Lavender Garden & Bee Farm
Day 4-5: Stopover at Malacca ft. Jonker Street & Mamee Jonker House


Osaka (ft. Nara & Kyoto), Japan
13th - 20th November

Day 1: Onyado Nono Namba Natural Hot Spring Hotel, Namba & Dotonbori
Day 2: Nara Park
Day 3: Arashiyama & Kiyomizu, Kyoto
Day 4: Osaka Castle & Tempozan Ferris Wheel
Day 5: Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum & Shinsaibashi
Day 6: Universal Studios Japan
Day 6-7: The Park Front Hotel & Universal City Walk


Hong Kong VI, China
24th - 28th September

Day 1: Cordis, Hong Kong (Family Quad Room)
Day 2: Cordis Breakfast, Tim Ho Wan & Australian Dairy
Day 3: Citygate Outlets & Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel (Deluxe Room)
Day 4-5: Hong Kong Disneyland


Cebu, Philippines
14th - 17th July

Day 1: Shangri-La Mactan Resort Family Room
Day 2: Swimming & Snorkelling at Shangri-La Marine Sanctuary
Day 3-4: Adventure Zone & Chocolate High Tea


Koh Samui, Thailand
30th April - 3rd May

Day 1-2: Dasiri Unique Seaview Apartment
Day 3-4: Hinta, Hinyai, Shopping at Central Festival & Seafood


Legoland IV, Malaysia
8th - 10th April

Day 1: Legoland Hotel
Day 2-3: Legoland Malaysia


[2015]

Tokyo, Japan
19th - 25th December

Day 1: Shinjuku
Day 2: Asakusa & Harajuku
Day 3: Hakone & Mount Fuji
Day 4: Tsukiji Fish Market & Tokyo Tower
Day 5 (Part 1): Tokyo Disneyland
Day 5 (Part 2): Disney Ambassador Hotel
Day 6 (Part 1): Tokyo DisneySea
Day 6 (Part 2): Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, Beauty and the Beast Room
Day 7: Christmas at Tokyo Disneyland


Desaru, Malaysia
5th - 7th December

Day 1-3: Lotus Desaru Beach Resort, Lobster Feast & Ostrich Farm


Malacca II, Malaysia
24th - 26th September
Day 1: Our First Road Trip to Malaysia
Day 2: Kid-Friendly Mahkota Parade
Day 3: A'Famosa Safari Wonderland


Melbourne, Australia
1st - 9th May

Day 1: Arrival at South Yarra
Day 2: Prahran Market & Outlet Shopping at DFO
Day 3: Philip Island
Day 4: Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley
Day 5: Queen Victoria Market
Day 6: Great Ocean Road (Torquay, Anglesea, Aireys Inlet)
Day 7: St Hubert's Vineyard, Healesville Sanctuary & Buxton Trout & Salmon Farm
Day 8: Apple-Picking at Paynes Orchard
Day 9: Hungry Jacks, Flight Home & My Reflections


Saigon Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
27th - 30th March

Day 1: Silverland Central Hotel & Ben Thanh Market
Day 2: Mekong River Day Tour
Day 3: Cu Chi Tunnels & Swedish Massages
Day 4: Flight Back & My Reflections


Phuket II, Thailand
19th - 23rd February

Day 1: Alfresco Phuket Hotel, Patong
Day 2: Elephant Riding & Bamboo Rafting Day Tour
Day 3: U Zenmaya Phuket Resort
Day 4-5: Beach, Spa, Shopping & More Shopping


[2014]

Batam IV, Indonesia
25th - 27th December

Day 1: Baby Boy's 1st Christmas @ Harris Hotel & Megamall Batam Centre
Day 2-3: Gokart, Water Sports & Kelong Seafood


Malacca, Malaysia
4th - 7th October

Day 1: Hatten Hotel & Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall
Day 2: Melaka Wonderland
Day 3-4: Mahkota Parade


Penang, Malaysia
23rd - 25th August

Day 1: Golden Sands Resort
Day 2: Adventure Zone & Swimming
Day 3: Departure & My Reflections


Bangkok III, Thailand
26th - 29th July

Day 1: Park Plaza Bangkok Soi 18
Day 2: Union Mall
Day 3: Terminal 21 & Chinatown
Day 4: Departure


London, England, UK
13th - 21st July

Day 1: Hammersmith & Transport in London
Day 2: 9th International Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Conference
Day 3: Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum & Harrods
Day 4: British Museum & Oxford Street
Day 5: Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, London Eye, Shangri-la at The Shard & Tower Bridge
Day 6: Windsor Castle & Buckingham Palace
Day 7: Trafalgar Square, London Bridge, Kensington Palace & Covent Garden
Day 8: Cambridge
Day 9: Final Shopping & My Reflections


Sydney, Australia
11th - 18th May

Day 1: Kings Cross & Woolloomooloo
Day 2: Fish Market, Luna Park & Sydney Tower Eye
Day 3: Shoalhaven, Greenwell Point & Kiama
Day 4: Taronga Zoo
Day 5: Blue Mountains
Day 6: Bondi Beach, Madame Tussauds, Sea Life & Wild Life Sydney
Day 7: Outlet Shopping, C3 Church & Darling Harbour Fireworks
Day 8: Flight Back & My Reflections


Hong Kong V, China
26th - 29th March

Day 1: Royal Plaza Hotel & Mong Kok
Day 2: Ocean Park & Under Bridge Spicy Crab
Day 3: Tim Ho Wan, Roasted Goose & Lady's Market
Day 4: Fa Yuen Street Market & the Airport Express


[2013]

Batam III, Indonesia
4th - 6th October

Day 1-3: Eat, Play & Shop


Bali, Indonesia
31st May - 5th June

Day 1-2: Our Private Villa at Seminyak
Day 3: Bali Day Tour
Day 4: Bali Safari Park
Day 5-6: Bali Reflections


Seoul, South Korea
20th - 26th April

Day 1: PJ Hotel & Dongdaemun
Day 2: N Seoul Tower, Namsam Park, Myeongdong & Namdaemun
Day 3: Everland
Day 4: Noryangjin Fish Market, Yeouido, Shinchon & Dongdaemun
Day 5: Lotte Duty Free, COEX Mall & Banpo Bridge
Day 6: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Ginseng Chicken & More Shopping
Day 7: Don't Want to Leave!


Bangkok II, Thailand
27th February - 3rd March

Day 1-2: Platinum Mall & Chinatown
Day 3: Terminal 21 & Siam Paragon
Day 4-5: MBK & the Finale


[2012]

Hokkaido, Japan
16th - 22th November

Day 1-2: Arrival at Chitose & Jozankei
Day 3: Shiroi Koibito, Otaru & Sounkyo
Day 4: Daisetsu, Abashiri, Lake Mashu & Akan
Day 5: Chitose & Sapporo
Day 6: Noboribetsu, Lake Toya & More Sapporo
Day 7: Sayonara! My Reflections..


Bangkok, Thailand
7th - 11th August

Day 1-5: Our Second Honeymoon


Shenzhen V, China
22nd - 26th March

Day 1: Ticket to Seafood Heaven
Day 2: Dim Sum & Cheap Shopping
Day 3: Getting Our Just Desserts
Day 4-5: Final Feastination


Kuala Lumpur II, Malaysia
24th - 26th February

Day 1: Shopping at Pavillion & Berjaya Times Square
Day 2: Petronas Towers, Swimming & More Shopping
Day 3: The Last Hurrah


[2011]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
23rd - 25th October

Day 1: Berjaya Times Square
Day 2: KLCC, Petronas Twin Towers & Mid Valley
Day 3: Last Tango, Then Singapore


Hong Kong & Shenzhen IV, China
18th - 24th May

Day 1: Departure to Shenzhen (SZ)
Day 2: Lao Jie Shopping & Seafood (SZ)
Day 3: The Peak, Madame Tussauds, Avenue of Stars & Symphony of Lights (HK)
Day 4: Window of the World (SZ)
Day 5: Lung Wah Pigeon & More Shopping (HK)
Day 6: More Shopping & Seafood (SZ)


Batam II, Indonesia
31st March - 2nd April

Day 1: Baby's 1st Overseas Trip
Day 2: Swimming, Shopping & Seafood


Taipei, Taiwan
14th - 18th January
Day 1: Arrival at Taipei Main
Day 2: Ferris Wheel, Taipei 101, Wufenpu & Raohe
Day 3: Ximending & Shilin
Day 4: Danshui & Beitou Hot Springs
Day 5: Back to the Future


[2010]

Batam, Indonesia
31st December - 2nd January
Day 1: Where the Year Turned 2011
Day 2: Shopping & Seasports
Day 3: Back to Reality


Brunei Darussalam
17th - 23rd October
Once again, I left my baby girl in the care of her paternal grandparents to accompany the hubby for his work trip. It was a great time of bonding, just the two of us.


Phuket, Thailand
18th - 21st August
Just 1.5 months after giving birth to my baby girl, I left her in the care of her paternal grandparents and went for my 1st 'post-partum' trip with our church friends.


[2009]

Macau, Hong Kong & Shenzhen, China III
12th - 16th November
I was 6 weeks pregnant with my girl and this was my only overseas trip throughout my whole pregnancy. The ferry ride and constant walking was extremely exhausting but thankfully my body was able to pull through due to the good food and shopping.