Invigorating… Yeah! what a year it has been. The itch for weekend escapade had diminished as we re-align our priorities and big decisions had been made which will set for new heights in future. But we didn’t finish this year empty. We reminisce, experience we missed, tick off some of the 40ish lists and finish the […]
Year: 2016
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Meeting Hachiko
Would you travel to Tokyo just to see the dog? YES, our subconscious responded. A random question plays into our mind after watching that tear-jerking movie Hachi: A Dogs’s tale. We didn’t know how famous he was until we google it and surprisingly bump to picture where we saw his imposing statue. Then, we include Meeting Hachiko […]
Hydrangea Path at Hasedera Temple, Kamakura
Hydrangea or known as Ajisai (Japanese) signifies rainy season and coming of Summer in Japan. It is revered by most of the Japanese like how they do for ume and sakura. Viewing the hydrangea flower becomes a tradition when it is full bloom between early June to mid-July. People flock to public places like parks and […]
4 Exclusive Theme Parks in Johor Bahru
Malaysia has some of the best amusement parks in South East Asia. Some of the most exceptional of these theme parks are located in Johor Bahru, which is the third largest city in Peninsular Malaysia, and also serves as the state capital of the southernmost region of Johor. Being a large city, Johor Bahru is […]
Hasedera Temple, Kamakura Kanagawa
The ataractic view of Hydrangea path lured me on last minute to travel to Kamakura in a dash on a Saturday noon. It took me about 90 minutes from Tokyo aboard the train via Odakyu line to Kamakura and less than 20 minutes to reached Hasedera temple complex. A fleet of buses unloading guests at […]
Top Free Things to do in Kuala Lumpur
Do you love free stuff? Here are the top free things to do in Kuala Lumpur! It’s no doubt you will never run out of activities to do in the great metropolis — Kuala Lumpur. There are numerous shopping complexes to satisfy your shopping crave; don’t even get me started with the mouth-watering local […]
Koh Lipe Trip: Island Tour B
Island Tour A wasn’t enough for saline deprived beach bum like us. So a follow up of Island Tour B is seconded. We drag ourselves back to Pattaya beach like yesterday, waiting for fun deployment. The hordes of serotonin-induced human are moving towards the shore like being hypnotized. It is a gleeful sight when you see […]
Shibuya in 60 seconds
Shibuya is considered as a special ward in Tokyo. I usually go here every day by default ( where my office is located). This part of Tokyo is usually packed with tourists be it foreign or locals. A sweet spot for street artists, buskers, magicians and what’s not. At the heart of Shibuya, close to […]
How to Apply Japanese Tourist Visa for Filipinos (Davao City)
You have been entirely dreaming of visiting the land of Rising Sun. One day you fulfill that childhood (child-like) wish of meeting Mickey and friends at Disneyland and Disney Sea. Enticed by a picturesque landscape of Mt. Fuji with cherry blossoms on the foreground. Probably, cosplaying as a samurai and took a photo at Bamboo […]
Water Taxi in Brunei
Water Taxi is one of the main transportation means in navigating Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei Darussalam. The capital city is surrounded by the river which makes water taxi more viable in reaching interesting places in the Kingdom. A must experience when visiting the Kingdom of Brunei. The ride from our hotel all the way […]
Temporary Abode: Alba Uno Hotel Cebu Philippines
Which part of Philippines have you gone? This is the follow-up question I throw whenever my foreign friends told me they visited the Philippines. Cebu topped the list followed by Boracay and Palawan. It’s been renowned worldwide Cebu as a key destination in the country. Evidently, the tourism industry is so much alive is this island […]
Top 3 Amazing Day Trips From Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is a bustling metropolis and known for its famous Petronas Twin Towers. The big city has a beautiful skyline at night and labeled as a city garden of light. It also boasts impressive Moor-inspired historic architectural landmarks such as Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur Railway station, and Masjid Jamek. All of it […]
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Online Shopping : Discovery Japan
Japan is known in the world for introducing Manga ( Japanese comics), cartoon animation, JPop, beauty products, Gshocks, cameras and many to mention. Its unique culture, technology advancement, and quality make it on a global stage. But obtaining the items from Japan could be so expensive as only specialty stores or shops would usually sell these […]
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Best Ramen in Shibuya, Tokyo Japan
Ramen is one of the famous noodle dishes that becomes synonymous to Japan. It’s actually one of my favorites and considered as my comfort food. I had wolfed down more than a hundred of Ramen bowls since my existence. I had tried them all from Shio, Shoyu, Tonkotsu and Miso soup based Ramen. Honestly, […]
Sakura | Japan in the box, Meijiza Theater
Every time I heard the word Sakura first thing goes into my mind is the famous female character of street fighter video game and Sakura-chan from Naruto Manga/ Anime series. Both characters depict a youthful woman of innocence but fiercely strong. Now, I will be introduced again of another Sakura character but this time in a musical […]
Konno Hachiman-gu Shrine, Tokyo Japan
Out of the nowhere, I just feel like creating a travel video. I wanted to experiment something and I had thought of visiting the nearest shrine on the way to the office at Shibuya. This is my first attempt at using short clips in creating travel videos. Please forgive the amateurish video. Let me know […]
Meiji Shrine, Tokyo Japan
I arrived in Japan in the last week of May which is late spring. Just a week of living in Japan, I only manage to visit Tokyo Tower, Shiba Park, Zojoji Temple. I also frequently passed to Shibuya Crossing, and Hachiko Statue every time I go home by train. There are tons of interesting places just within Minato ward where […]
Boundfortwo Journey ( Migration from Blogger to WordPress Version 4.6.1)
We started blogging January in the year of 2012. We had no prior experience in content creation nor writing in any form of media. We always wanted to write our stories in an online format and we thought blogging is a great avenue. So what platform to choose? Blogger had been the easiest and a good platform […]
Travel Snaps: Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Japan
Travels Snaps: Features our best photos of iconic places that we visit during our previous travel. It’s a recollection of unforgettable snaps and story behind it. Tokyo Tower is the second tallest landmark in Japan after Sky tree. It stood about 333 meters tall radio tower built in 1958. The structure is an Eiffel Tower […]
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Moving to Land of Rising Sun
It has been a while since we update and wrote an entry on this blog. Many things have changed since I accept a new job and relocated to a new country which by the way included on 40ish list. It wasn’t an easy decision for us since we live in KL for the last five years […]