Monthly Archives: August 2014

5 Things Travel Teaches you That You Won’t Learn in School

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Travelling Life Lessons

Travel is the best education there is out there. Sure, you learn all sorts of important skills in school, there’s no discounting that, but travel offers you life experience in leaps and bounds. The lessons you discover about yourself, others and the world while traveling are incomparable to what you learn while sitting in a classroom. From weekend trips to month-long stays to a year of backpacking, there are life-defining moments etched into your journey when you leave the comfort of home to step into the unknown.

Here are 5 things you’ll learn while traveling that classes in school won’t teach you.

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20 Cafes in Singapore’s Residential Neighbourhoods

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Neighbhourhood Cafes Guide

A few years ago, the idea of cafes opening at residential neighbourhoods was simply farfetched and almost impossible. Fast forward to today, cafes are sprouting in these unassuming neighbourhoods – mainly because of cheaper rental – and we are certainly not complaining because everyone has its own charm and they are lovely and cosy in their own rights.

Here is a guide to 21 cafes that have opened in the quaint residential neighbourhoods around Singapore.

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Patty & Bun Burger London

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Smokey Robinson Burger

Messy, greasy and fingers-licking good, Patty & Bun’s Smokey Robinson Burger (£8.50) is the perfect burger. It comes with everything you need in a burger – caramelised onions, bacon, smokey mayo, cheese, tomato, lettuce, and a beef patty which is cooked to perfection. We wolfed it down within minutes. It was, hands down, the best burger that we have had in London.

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8 Best Lobster Rolls You Must Try In Singapore

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Singapore Best Lobster Roll

So the lobster roll trend has finally hit our shores! We have been waiting for this day to come, and the only times we could ever satisfy this craving used to be those holidays to New York City and London. But gone are those days when we’d pin so hard for a good lobster roll fix and had to sleep off the craving, because much to our delight, more restaurants in singapore are rounding up their menus with their own renditions of this ever popular dish. Or snack. Whichever is more appropriate, depending on your appetite. One is definitely not enough for us.

Now, why is lobster roll so popular, you may wonder. We’d tell you exactly just why – chunks of juicy lobster meat doused in mayonnaise that sits within a toasted buttered brioche, every mouthful bursting with sweetness from the fresh flesh; how do you even go back to normality once you’ve had a good lobster roll?

It took us a while to sum this post up, because we wanted to try the popular ones in town before we present you this list that you should bookmark. We went on a trail to scout for the best versions, and here, we share with you the best lobster rolls in singapore that you must try:

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Rakuichi Japanese Restaurant’s Aburi Sushi

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Rakuichi

Our usual go-to Japanese restaurant in the Novena neighbourhood is Tomi Sushi Bar, but when we were in the area last week, we wanted to try a new place for a change.

Located at the ground floor in the same building as Oasis Hotel, Rakuichi Japanese Restaurant has been around for a few years, and while we have noticed its branch in Dempsey Hill before, we never thought of trying it now until now.

Man, we’ve been missing out. Its much-lauded aburi sushi deserves a special mention. The Tokubetsu Set (S$28.60) – includes a salad, an assortment of 6-piece aburi sushi, stir-fried fish head with teriyaki sauce, seafood & vegetable tempura, miso soup, and sesame ice cream – is extremely value-for-money. There are also cheaper lunch sets like saba shioyaki, shake teriyaki and katsu don at S$18.60.

Rakuichi Japanese Restaurant
#01-05, Oasia Hotel
8 Sinaran Drive
Tel: +65 6659 6683
Daily: 11.30am – 2.30pm, 6pm – 10pm
Nearest Station: Novena

#01-22, 10 Dempsey Road
Tel: +65 6474 2143
Daily: 11.30am – 2.30pm, 6pm – 10pm
Nearest Station: Orchard

Travel with Peace of Mind with ACE Travel Insurance

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Ace Travel Insurance

So you’ve booked your flight tickets and you are ready for a holiday. There are always many errands to run, work to see to, and things to pack before you board the plane. But is there something you might have missed out on your checklist? Did you pen down ‘travel insurance’?

Now if you are thinking it is not necessary, think again. Do you have a guarantee that nothing will go wrong on your trip? Travel insurance is one favour we should always do for ourselves.  Whilst many unforeseen circumstances can prove very costly, travel insurance these days, on the other hand, is very affordable. So getting yourself insured is the right thing to do.

Ace Travel

And then we are down to choices. There are aplenty in the market, and we have our own preferences too. One of them that we have personally bought before is ACE Travel Insurance for its affordability, and various levels of coverage.

In this post, we will share with you more about why you need travel insurance, and an amazingly irresistible deal – with 40% OFF single trips – that is limited for only a few days from 27 Aug to 7 Sep 2014.

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