Chofu is the step of cleaning yourself before making any prayers or offerings at a shrine in Japan. This important step is simply to wash your hands at provided water filled basins, called chōzuya, apanese shrine. The correct Japanese term…
At Great Wall of China Mutianyu, you can actually trek to an unrestored part of the Wall. This means that this part of the wall is not opened to the tourists and has not been restored completely for our safety…
Mutianyu is one frequently visited part of the Great Wall of China. Mutianyu is about 1½ to 2 hours’ drive from central Beijing and hence a favourite for a day trip for tourists. The climb at Mutianyu is not difficult…
The Suica Card is a very useful card in Japan for use in public transport, purchases at convenience stores and accepted for shopping in certain stores too. It is just like WeChat Pay in China or Octopus Card in Hong…
I am a member of the World of Hyatt, the hotel membership for the Hyatt group of hotels. For year 2019, I did not have enough nights (yet) to clock the required number of nights to keep my membership level.…
The Changi Lounge is a pay-per-use facility owned by Changi Airport Group and operated by JetQuay. The interesting thing about the Changi Lounge is that it is inside the Jewel and available for use to both arriving and departing passengers.…