Trip Moments Recommendations
Black Pork Samgyeopsal @ Jeju Island
This Korean Barbecue restaurant offers a delicious black pork meat. They have varieties and meat part to choose from. They have all you can eat side dishes such as coleslaw, pink radish, green onions with homemade sauce, fish cake slices, fresh lettuce, perilla leaves and their ever delicious kimchi.
We paid about S$60 for an 800 grams of varied black pork meat parts, a bottle of soju, 2 servings of rice because rice is life! They also serve complimentary bottomless hot tea.
The staffs and owners are very friendly, accommodating and because the ambiance of the place is chill and relaxing we end up having lunch and dinner at this place thrice! We ended up having seafood kimchi soup as loyalty reward!
This is located about 300 hundred meters from the foot of seongsan ilchulbong mountain. You can have your congratulatory meal here after trekking the sunrise mountain.
#donnahtheexplorer #donnaheats #jejuisland #seongsansunrisepeak #seongsanilchulbong #chasingwinter #authenticsamgyeopsal #blackporkmeat #koreanbarbecue #winterescapade #johnlaagan
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Experience White Winter @Jeju Island
These photos were taken at #eoseungsaengak trail leading to Mount Hallasan in #jejuisland
This was our first ever snow experience together and it did not disappoint! It was an amazing experience although it would have been easier if we drived rather than public transport. getting on the 240 bus from jeju bus terminal going to eorimok bus stop is convenient but going back to Jeju bus station is challenging. There are no queues. The fastest will get to ride the bus if not you’ll have to wait for about an hour.
If you plan on going to the peak during winter, be sure to wear warm clothes, snow boots with spikes (shoe spikes are a must) you won’t be able to even step at the start of the trail without the spikes and walking sticks. And plan the day well make sure you are not in a hurry to go to another place as transpo from their is a long wait.
For those who only want to see and play with the snow they have an area where you can play, make snowman, record videos or take beautiful photos.
travel date is from 16-21 of December.
#whitechristmas #jejuisland #chasingwinter #intothecold #donnahtheexplorer #johnlaagan
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Mega coffee @ Jeju Island, South Korea
Is one of the popular coffee shops in South Korea. Their cafe has an inviting ambiance and there are a lot of coffee flavours to choose from. They also have sandwiches, cookies and other pastries. Their products ranges from 2000-10000 Korean Won. The taste is great and their hot coffee really helps to warm you up during winter time! They also have a few branches in Jeju island.
If you go to Jeju Island to cafe hop, this coffee shop should be on your list too!
#megacoffee #jejuisland #coffeeshop #southkorea #chasingwinter #coffeeandpastries #donnahtheexplorer #donnaheats #Jejuwinter
CEBU is ❤️
This place is located in Lapu-Lapu Cebu. The beach is called Hadsan. Mactan, Cebu is the nearest beach getaway from the City but because of the luxurious beach resorts, people would rather choose to go to the beaches in the north and south of Cebu.
If you are looking for an affordable place to unwind, this is the place to be. the tent, cottages, tables and cabanas ranges from 250-2000 php. There is also a floating cottage which is 2000php rental for the whole day. However high tide starts from 8am onwards. The resort accepts booking reservations and walkin. For walk-ins, expect that the cottages are mostly booked. Must visit the place before sunrise!
#beachlife #donnahtheexplorer #cebubeach #cebuana #ilovecebu #floatingcottage #sunseasand
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Jiufen Old Street
Getting There - you can take train or public bus but it takes about 2 hours from Tapei Main Station. We booked a tour from KKDay, Visited a few other places as well. It is convenient although I suggest taking the night tour as it saves you from the heat of the sun and the vibe would totally be different as the lanterns will all be lit!
Attractions - Street filled with different shops that sell food, souvenirs, drinks, pastries and so much more!
Shopping - Souvenir shops is bit on the pricey side as it is a tourist attraction. You can walk along the street and enjoy the shop hopping instead while trying out the different food each shop sells.
#donnahtheexplorer #JiufenOldstreet #mytripvlog #2023travelwish #taiwan #taipeitravel #streetmarket
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YAMI SHOP has Yummy treats!
Address - Taipei, Taiwan 台北市大安區信義路四段296號1樓 Taipei, Taiwan
Ambiance/Facilities - casual and homey
Highlights - I love their coffee biscuits and original pineapple cake
Avg. Price per Person - prices for the nougat biscuit is at 380 ntd comes in a box with 15 pcs individually packed nougat biscuits. The pineapple cake comes in a box of 12 individually packed cakes.
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This shop has just opened and they are still promoting their business. The staffs are super friendly and they really take time to chat and ask for feedback. you can dine at the place which is super spacious and clean and comfortable. They served tea as well and it’s really delicious! a must try! They are on instagram too, do check them out!
If you are in Taipei, you must try their treats! #taipeitravel #donnaheats #donnahtheexplorer #delicioustreats #pineapplecakes #nougat
Chapa Ecolodge
Address - Lao Chải Ý Linh Hồ, Lao Chải, Sapa, Sa Pa
Ambiance/Facilities - Cozy, The room we booked had a balcony overlooking the mountains and field. The room have heater and water heater for the toilet. They provide toiletries such as tootbrush and toothpaste, shower cap, soap and comb. They have coffee and tea available in the room as you checked in. There’s kettle in the room as well. Rooms are quite spacious.
Highlights - The food at the restaurant is really good. The view of the entire place is great for photoshoot. The staffs are very accommodating and friendly.
Avg. Price per Person - 114,000 vnd for 2 double rooms for 1 night inclusive of breakfast. Breakfast includes drinks and fruits.
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#valentinescape #donnahtheexplorer #sapavietnam #homestay #chapaecolodge
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Fall in love @ Fansipan!
Sun World Fansipan Legend is one of the famous attraction and activity in SaPa, Vietnam. It is a picturesque place filled with structures and nature.
My Fiancé and I finally had our first ever winter experience as we enjoyed and greeted by the cold weather in SaPa, Vietnam.
This memory will forever be engraved in our mind and because of that we would definitely go back to SaPa Vietnam to relive our memories at the place!
#valentinescape #fansipan #sapavietnam #donnahtheexplorer
Think Green!
Getting There - take downtown line and alight at botanic gardens mrt station or take bus and alight at the bus stop across british council.
Attractions - ponds, various types of trees and plants. there are also animals such as komodo dragons, squirrels and monkeys
It is a relaxing place to enjoy fresh air and be connected with nature. If you enjoy walking you have to visit this place. you’ll surely have an amazing time and you’ll learn about the different types of plants, trees, flowers!
#donnahtheexplorer #singapore #botanicgardens #naturewalk
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Le Petit Gecko
Address - SaPa Lao Cai, Vietnam
Ambiance/Facilities - cozy and relaxing chill vibe
Highlights - Pastries and coffee
Avg. Price per Person - 30,000- 150,000vnd
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This pastry and coffee shop is located in SaPa central. They have lots of drinks and patries to choose from. Price is affordable and servings were quite good.
I love their vietnamese egg coffee and passion fruit jelly sponge cake. We ordered egg coffee, 2 hot chocolate, 1 tiramisu cake and a slice of passion fruit jelly sponge cake for 365,000vnd that is about S$20.
#donnaheats #donnahtheexplorer #sapavietnam #pastries #eggcoffee
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199 VND Bbq Buffet!
Address - SaPa, Lao Cai, Vietnam
Ambiance/Facilities - City View, casual dine in experience.
Highlights - Bbq Buffet
Avg. Price per Person - 199vnd
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This Bbq buffet is located a few meters away from Sapa lake. They are known for their inexpensive bbq buffet deals. They have wide range of meat variety, from seafoods, pork, beef, and even frog meat! You can have hotpot for an additional of 60vnd.
Service is quite fast and staff are friendly!
#donnaheats #donnahtheexplorer #sapavietnam
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SaPa Center Restaurant
Address - SaPa Lao Cai, Vietnam
Ambiance/Facilities - warm and cozy, rustic vibe
Highlights - Coffee and Hot choco
Avg. Price per Person - 40 vnd - 150vnd
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The restaurant is conveniently located in the central of SaPa Lao Cai. They offer rooms which is great as you won’t have to look for other place to stay and at the same time enjoy delicious meal.
It is a few meters from Sun plaza. A walking distance to most coffee shops and souvenir shops in SaPa.
#sapavietnam #donnahtheexplorer #winter #foodtrip #donnaheats
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Homestay 715 @SaPa Lao Cai
Address - 715 Dien Bien Phu, SaPa Lao Cai, Vietnam
Ambiance/Facilities - Homy, Heated beds, Water heater, breakfast, daily change of towels and toothbrush provided
Highlights - Super friendly staff
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3 of us stayed in 2 rooms for 4 nights with breakfast and we only got to pay S$110. The staff is so friendly! She allowed us to check in 2 hrs earlier and when we were about to check out, she let us stay beyond the check out time.
check out is at 11:30am our bus schedule to Hanoi is only at 10pm. We didn’t have enough energy to stroll and carry our stuffs. The lady, who is the owner and the main staff offered to let us stay as it is getting very cold outside and not advisable to walk around. She allowed us to stay until 9:45pm and we only got to pay additional 100vnd which is only less than a Singapore dollar!
One of the best accommodation services we had so far! Highly recommended!
#donnahtheexplorer #sapavietnam #winterinvietnam #homestay715 #goodtrip
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Häagen - Dazs guilt free ice cream!
Address - Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam
Ambiance/Facilities - Chill and relaxing
Highlights - Ice cream and desserts!
Avg. Price per Person - 20 vnd - 250 vnd
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’ve always love ice cream, ever since I tasted Häagen Dazs, it instantly became one of my top 3 favourite Ice cream!
They have wide variety of flavours to choose from and their ice cream flavours tastes natural and it does not contain any artificial flavours which is why they take pride in offering guilt free ice cream.
#donnahtheexplorer #donnaheats #hanoi #hanoivietnam #hoankiem #icecream #haagendazs #sweettooth
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Explore Sentosa!
To explore the island of Sentosa, you have options to take the tram from vivo city, take the bus from the bus stop outside vivo city mall or walk the sentosa boardwalk.
The Sentosa boardwalk has shaded area where you can take travelators to reach the destination faster and less tiring. If you choose to walk at the open space, you’ll have a scenic view and fresh sea breeze while walking.
When you reach Sentosa Island you will be amazed with all the picturesque spots. If you’re interested, you can go into theme parks such as the Universal Studios Singapore, Adventure cove, Sea aquarium and so much more. You can also go and explore the beach area, have a relaxing time at the sea shore.
#donnahtheexplorer #sentosa #sentosatrip #singapore
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Manna Korea Restaurant
Address - Singpost Centre, 10 Eunos Rd. Singapore
Ambiance/Facilities - cozy and casual dining
Highlights - Korean Bbq buffet
Avg. Price per Person - $15-$35
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It’s our first time to dine at this restaurant. We ordered korean dinner buffet for 3. Their buffet includes side dishes, lettuce and variety of meat. They have marinated pork, beef and chicken.
The food was great and we really had sumptuous dinner experience. It was worth the amount you pay as it is all you can eat meat and side dishes.
#donnaheats #donnahtheexplorer #koreanfood #koreanfoodtrip
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Choose your Ramen @ Le Shrimp Ramen
This Ramen shop is located at the basement level of Paragon Mall. They have variety of Ramen flavours to choose from. It’s my first time to visit this Ramen restaurant.
The ambiance is chill and casual. Service is quite fast. Not too crowded, great for either small or large group dining.
We ordered shrimp broth braised beef ramen and tonkutsu broth ramen served with deep fried pork chops.
Price range of the food items varies from $4 - $20. serving is quite large.
If you’re looking for a new take and taste on Ramen, you definitely have to try this restaurant.
#donnahtheexplorer #donnaheats #ramen #japanesefood #foodtrip
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Hotel 81 Premier Star
Hotel 81 Premier Star is located at Lorong 16 Geylang. The location of this budget friendly hotel is great. It is near foodshops in Geylang. The hotel is nice and all the basic necessities and facilities are present. It is small yet surprisingly spacious in a way. I like that the sink is outside the toilet and shower, it’s really practical. There is fridge and television. The check in and check out was so fast. We just informed them that we’ll have late check in. It is also very affordable as we only got to spend $160 for 2 nights.
#donnahtheexplorer #tripblazers #budgethotel #hotel81
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Japanese inspired budget friendly hotel
This Japanese inspired budget Friendly hotel is located in Joo Chiat area. It is one of the many branches of Hotel 81 in Singapore.
This budget friendly hotel has every basic things that one would need in a hotel.
It is affordable, clean and the staffs are very nice and helpful. We loved our stay in this place and would definitely book this hotel again if ever my family comes back. #donnahtheexplorer #tripblazers #money #donnahtheexplorer #donnahtheexplorer
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Saparis Eatery & Cocktail Bar
This lovely place is located in Sapa, Vietnam. It’s about 1km walk from Sun Plaza. They offer wide range of food options, from sandwiches to rice meals and soup to fried food!
Our favourite was their Beef and Pork Spring rolls. We enjoyed it so much that we had to order another serving! It’s great both eaten with or without rice. we ordered their fried noodle ang fried rice, the serving was huge but we finished it as it was so delicious! The soup was good but it turned cold almost immediately due to the weather and temperature.
The staffs were friendly and accommodating. They gave us time to think of the food to order as there were lots of food choices. She was so kind that she offered us warm water while waiting to keep us warm.
#donnahtheexplorer #donnaheats #sapavietnam #travels #winter2022 #tripblazers
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Sentosa Stroll time!
Sentosa island have so much to offer. It is a long walk from vivo city but you won’t get bored, tired, maybe a little but there are so many places to go and explore. They have Universal Studios Singapore, Adventure Cove, Sea aquarium and so much more! it is a great place to stroll, you’ll get to experience the best of both nature and the beauty of modern structures.
#donnahtheexplorer #singapore #sentosa #mytripvlog #tripblazers #themepark #beachlife
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Sea, sand and sky
This place is located in Sentosa island. We went on a weekend and it is a buzzling place! A lot of families were enjoying and having a wonderful picnic time. Our outfits clearly shows we were not ready for the beach but it is very tempting to just remove our shoes and feel the texture of the sand on our feet. We took a walk and ended up on the Siloso signage which we had fun taking photos at.
We took a walk from vivo city to Sentosa going to this beach stretch. Going back the queue for the shuttle and tram going back to vivo was packed! so we had to take the bus but it only brought us to the tram at beach station. prepare for the long queue and occasional rainfall when you go there.
#donnahtheexplorer #singapore #silosobeach
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Building of Colours!
This vibrant colored building is located at Fort Canning Road. Few meters away from Fort Canning Park. When we were walking in search of a particular shop we got ourselves amazed by this building. It is eye catching and totally a picturesque view. This is also quite a few meters away from clark quay mrt. If you’re looking for a instagramable shot take a visit at this beautiful place!
#donnahtheexplorer #mytripvlog #walkingtour #singapore
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Learn to bake at BELLS!
Bells baling studio is a place where you can learn to bake the easiest way. They have chefs who guide you every step of the way.
Went to this place for our school’s team building. We were tasked to bake Creme Brûlée and Margarita Pizza.
I was amazed at how easy it was and we were so proud of ourselves to come up with great and actual edible results!
We thought that we will be having a tiring day since we were thinking of team building. But from our experience at BELLS baking studio, they made learning fun!
#donnahtheexplorer #bakingclasses #bellsbaking studio
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Thai Food in Singapore (Nakhon)
Address - Holland Village
Ambiance/Facilities - casual
Highlights -
The FOOD!
This is our favourite Thai restaurant in Singapore. Close to our home and affordable. Most of all the food is just excellent! although the quantity of their serving used to be quite large but it has reduced a bit. The taste is still amazing! my all time favourite is their fried seafood tanghoon and clear tom yum soup. I love their desserts as well, Mango sticky rice and sweet tapoica. This is really a must try restaurant.
Three of us ordered spring rolls, fried garlic pork, fried tanghoon, pandan chicken, rice and extra rice (coz’ rice is life!😅) 3 bottles of drinks, we only paid $37
Avg. Price per Person - appetisers ranges from $4-6, main dishes is from $6-12. They have group meals which ranges from $20-30.
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#donnaheats #donnahtheexplorer #singapore #thaicuisine #nakhon
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10,326 ft. to be exact!
#2023travelwish One of the highlights of my 2022 travel was to finally experienced cold! This trip is very memorable as this is my fiancé and I’s second international trip. We started traveling together before covid but our plans were put on halt due to covid.
When it was ok for us to travel we decided to have a tri city tour. Our first City was Sa Pa Lao Cai, Vietnam. Aftet visiting the place, both of us agreed that it is one of the most beautiful place we ever been to.
We tried to reach the Fansipan summit but due to the weather condition and us being out of shape, we couldn’t do it. It was almost zero visibility when we went there and it was also starting to rain.
This place is a must visit if you ever travel to Vietnam. Our travel wish is to be able to go back to this place and finally reach the Fansipan summit.
#2023travelwish #donnahtheexplorer #vietnam #mytripvlog #tripblazers
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Infusion Cafe Restaurant
It’s my second time dining in this Buffet restaurant. It is located in KSL hotel and resort. They serve lunch buffet and dinner buffet for RM40-adults. They have wide variety of food choices from asian to western and mediterranean. The place is huge although the lighting is a bit dim for a cozy ambiance. Among all the food I tasted, the black pepper beef is my favourite. It’s an affordable place to dine in. #donnahtheexplorer #donnaheats #johorbahru #malaysia
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A must try foot and body massage!
I’ve always been into massages due to my backpain. I’ve tried massages in the different cities in Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. But this massage spa in Johor Bahru is hands down the best I’ve ever tried. It is located in the KSL hotel and resort. They are open from 10am - 2am. Price ranges from RM30 - RM168. They offer 30 minutes to 120 minutes massages. The first time I tried it I was already feeling super satisfied. I thought it couldn’t get ang better but the 2nd time going there, I walked out extremely satisfied, relaxed and I felt like my muscles and joints are thanking me! 😂 #mytripvlog #2023travelwish #tripblazers #donnahtheexplorer #johorbahru #malaysia #massage
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Winter Chills
#2023travelwish It has been my long time dream to experience winter. The first time I experienced the beauty of winter was this December when my fiancé and I went to Sa pa Vietnam. The place was amazing! It exceeded our expectation. The food were great, the coffee shops were excellent. We loved walking around the place feeling the cold breeze of the winter air. It was just sad that we didn’t get to see snow as they only have it in January until early March. Our travel wish this coming 2023 is to experience winter again, see real snow and visit places that realizes our imagination of a winter wonderland. #donnahtheexplorer #winter #vietnam #coldbreeze
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Food to your heart’s content!
This food shop is located in Johor Bahru just across KSL hotel and city mall. The food was savory and delicious. For RM44.00 we were able to enjoy 3 sets of rice meal which include 2 types of meat and vegies. We also got 3 cans of coca cola served with ice in a cup. The staff were so kind and they didn’t let us pay before eating. The food was so tasty that we wanted to add more rice! We’ll definitely come back! it’s worth more than the price you pay!#mytripvlog #tripblazers #donnaheats #donnahtheexplorer #johorbahru