Most of the time when I visit a city, I will not have a strong desire to return again simply because the world is a huge playground and it already seems impossible to use my whole lifetime to explore every city, why would I want to revisit the same old place again? Of course there …
A walk down Korean War history
For today’s post, let’s take a walk down history. A civil war fought in Korea between 1950 – 1953, a war where both sides took on a different ideology. To understand how this civil war got started, let’s have a look at pre-Korean war time.
Facelift!
Hello and welcome again to Pam Goes Travelling. If you have been here before, you could tell that this site went through a facelift. This blog has been around for a year already and it is time for some refreshment! I hope this one more refreshing and neat. To be honest, I do not quite …
The reason why I am homebound
At exactly 3 weeks ago, As I was on my way home, walking down some flights of stairs from a train station, I missed a couple of steps, my right foot fumbled, twisted my ankle and did a Van Persie head dive onto the ground. Luckily there was an Indian woman who helped me up …
Book Review: Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
When I first set my eyes on this novel, Shanghai Girls by Lisa See in Borders years ago, I told myself that I will have a read some day. Although I was not certain if the some day will ever come. Now, the some day finally came and yes, I finally read the book after …
Love for reading starts young
That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” ― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake I love reading. I develop the love for books from a very young age.
Not your ordinary cafes in Seoul
Cafe culture is booming in South Korea. You can almost find a cafe at every corner of the street and it seems like hanging out in cafes is one of the coolest thing to do in Seoul. Well, with many cafes sprouting out, some are not your ordinary coffee joint where you find a cozy …
People watching in Hangang Park
In April this year, I had the chance to fly to Seoul, Korea for a 5 days team-building trip with my company. We had everything arranged for us, from transportation to accommodation and itinerary. Thankfully we were given one free day. I was elated to breakaway and seek my little adventure exploring Seoul on my …
Weekend escapade to Malacca – To eat and to explore
The last time I been to Malacca was when I was 11, memories were vague. I always wanted to return since, however none of my friends were interested in a weekend getaway. I jumped at the chance when my travel buddy, Aggy suggested that we should head there for a weekend when she comes to Singapore. …
Day trip to Macau
On Sunday morning, Susan and I got ready for our day trip to Macau from Hong Kong. Since both us have not been there, we merely googled where to catch the ferry while having our breakfast. We planned to get into Macau by noon so that we were be able to do more sightseeing then …