Sunday 26 January 2014
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Chinese New Year, Tiong Bahru Market Singapore
We had a lovely morning with our visiting Granma!! After coffee and juice at the most excellent Tiong Bahru Bakery (yum), we wandered into the wet markets to soaked up the atmosphere. One Kampong Chicken, one piece of the freshest salmon and perhaps a new too many kitch Chinese New Year decorations later...!
Chinese New Year fast approaching
I think this article from Kids World Citizen will do nicely...
Christmas 2013 wrap-up!!
Grandma, Nanna... this one is for you! Sorry we couldn't be there this year...
Siem Reap with kids!
Our little family has for the past 4 years traveled to Siem Reap in Cambodia in early December for a little pre-christmas get-away. It has become somewhat of a annual pilgrimage for us and several other families we count in our 'nearest and dearest'.
Our key motivator is to take part in the annual Siem Reap Half Marathon, although... truth be known... we have strictly speaking... forgone the actual run on a couple of occasions. Ok I have personally only run once but I have paid up each and every year... and it's nice to know my entry fee went to a great cause! http://www.angkormarathon.org/.
Siem Reap is one of the most wonderful places to visit with kids. It is safe, the people are friendly and there are loads of great hotels to escape to at the end of each day for the kids to swim. Its a great adventure, a bit dusty and a bit crazy, and then there is the Park Hyatt for lunch... or Raffles for sundowners!
Clearly the first year (pre-Miss May) we hired a guide and a car and did about 4 days of temple-ing. Since then, although we have only stayed for a couple of days on subsequent trips, we always visit at least a few of the amazing temples the day after the race.
Angkor Wat draws the big crowds. It's in such good condition and despite all the people crawling around the place it has a real sense of tranquility. I've actually seen kids doing crayon rubbings on the wall carvings of Angkor Wat. I'm not sure if that's in the best interest of the structure BUT it does give you an idea of how accessible and easy things are.
Kids and adults alike will love Ta Prohm, which was famously used for the filming of the Tomb Raiders movie. Tip: we visit later in the day when it seems everyone else is looking for a vantage point to see the sun set. I totally recommend this option to avoid 'team tourist'! In anycase waiting till sun set with little ones is a major don't-go-there-too-hard one for me personally, but perhaps we'll revisit the idea this year as Miss May will have turned 4!
Anyway... Nanna, here are the pics from this years trip!
Our key motivator is to take part in the annual Siem Reap Half Marathon, although... truth be known... we have strictly speaking... forgone the actual run on a couple of occasions. Ok I have personally only run once but I have paid up each and every year... and it's nice to know my entry fee went to a great cause! http://www.angkormarathon.org/.
Siem Reap is one of the most wonderful places to visit with kids. It is safe, the people are friendly and there are loads of great hotels to escape to at the end of each day for the kids to swim. Its a great adventure, a bit dusty and a bit crazy, and then there is the Park Hyatt for lunch... or Raffles for sundowners!
Clearly the first year (pre-Miss May) we hired a guide and a car and did about 4 days of temple-ing. Since then, although we have only stayed for a couple of days on subsequent trips, we always visit at least a few of the amazing temples the day after the race.
Angkor Wat draws the big crowds. It's in such good condition and despite all the people crawling around the place it has a real sense of tranquility. I've actually seen kids doing crayon rubbings on the wall carvings of Angkor Wat. I'm not sure if that's in the best interest of the structure BUT it does give you an idea of how accessible and easy things are.
Kids and adults alike will love Ta Prohm, which was famously used for the filming of the Tomb Raiders movie. Tip: we visit later in the day when it seems everyone else is looking for a vantage point to see the sun set. I totally recommend this option to avoid 'team tourist'! In anycase waiting till sun set with little ones is a major don't-go-there-too-hard one for me personally, but perhaps we'll revisit the idea this year as Miss May will have turned 4!
Anyway... Nanna, here are the pics from this years trip!
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