Travel

Lady J recommended Viator for our day tours and we saw one which we are interested in! Tuscany in One Day Sightseeing Tour!

The highlights for me is really the hearty lunch with wine served at an organic wine estate in the Chianti with wine tasting of four wines (including Chianti, Vernaccia, and Tuscan desert wine!) It is like going for my wine class in the vineyards! I can’t wait to stroll among Chianti vineyards, olive groves and wine cellars too! Another highlight of this tour is to get up-close to the leaning tower of Pisa! So it’s really, killing two birds with one trip! Hee.

We are not allowed to go across this barrier but we went ahead for great views and I’m glad I did. I miss those carefree travelling days! I am amazed by all the pictures taken below, it is from my cranky iPhone! Haha.

We were also blessed with good weather! Look at how blue the sky was!

Sorry for being geeky but it reminded me of my Geography lessons back in school. I love geography! A disgusting little story, during our geography prelim my classmate stained her skirt because of the monthly visit by Ms P, when she stood up, everyone went, Oh…Oxbow lake. HAHA.

One of the most unforgettable activities during our Australia trip was the helicopter ride at the Twelve Apostle! The best view is when you can see the entire stretch of coastal line! It is beyond amazing!

Our cute pilot! But frankly speaking, my first thought was uh-oh my life is in the hands on this pretty young lady (perceived as being a novice)! But we cast our reservations and doubts away once we were greeted by the incredible view as the heli takes off.

Can you see the little white dots on the grass field? Those are sheep!

Can you tell someone is afraid of height? Haha.A hint, the guy who does not have height advantage.

I came back from Australia with a mega flu but with lots of fun! Here is one random pit stop we had on the way to Great Ocean Road! We met a wild Koala and some really friendly wild parrots!

We have decided to go to Italy for our honeymoon! So bye bye hicken rice, laksa, nasi lemak and hello gelato, pasta, pizza! Even though we have been pouring through guidebooks we are still as clueless as before! Which hotel to stay? What to visit? Where to start off?

There is one thing we are sure of, tour group is not for us. Even though we may not have the time to do any detailed planning…

1. Travelling with a bunch of old people / families with children
2. Spending half the time in a 40 seater coach and the other half of our time waiting for latecomers
3. Being herded around a city filled with history and amazing stories
4. Being given a black face by other tour members just when we want to grab a gelato and refusing to get up the coach
5. Missing local farmer’s market / Sunday market
6. Not knowing where we are half the time except that we are on the road
7. Being force feed with lousy food when all we crave is a thin crust four cheese pizza

The list can go on and now it doesn’t sound all that appealing just because we are lazy to plan. So we have come to a unanimous agreement that we will save up the $1000 SA tour travel vouchers for a Bali getaway early next year!

We have listed a few places we must go (1) Florence, (2) Pisa, (3) Venice, (4) Rome, (5) Vatican City and if schedule permit (6) Milan.

But other than that, we are clueless! So my fellow well travelled friends and blog readers, I need some help!

1. Any hotel recommendations for each city? We are fine with local hotel chain of 3 to 4 stars hotel but more importantly the location must be easily accessible via their MRT/Train stations.
2. Must visit places to visit in each city?
3. Must try restaurant / eateries?
4. Any interesting off the beaten path?

All your help is very much appreciated!

This is something that represents Shanghai. Exclusively Shanghai. If you have never been to The Bund, you have not seen Shanghai. How the national progresses, the story and fengshui behind each building and all. Hah, We had a chance to take a river cruise along The Bund and it was freaking cold.