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@m8cantface676 hello, and welcome to the channel. I'm glad you liked the video it was really a fun day and I still highly recommend it as a great day trip. We were there in the middle of January as we went over for Tokyo Auto Salon at Makuhari Messe (you can check out the other video on it). February/March would be perfect timing as it's normally bucketing snow at that time of year, we were lucky to catch it in January. Let me know of you need any other advice, happy to help. Cheers.
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That was fantastic Michael. I had not known about that unfinished Palace within The Forbidden City (FOMO). Didn’t get time to visit The Winter Palace Ruins.
Hi Rodrigo, welcome to the channel. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! If you check out part 2 of the series we drive north to visit La Roche Percée which is a lovely beach area, and the walk down to the beach has a nice jungle forest vibe. Cheers
Nowadays, one could find a comfort spot for a budget meal all over island-wide hawker centres. Returning the trays and not messy up the common dining is good for everyone. Alas, hot humid weather is still remained unsolvable and helpless. 😂
@clementihammock7572 welcome to the channel, glad you found us! Yes, hawker centres are amazingly high quality and value. Michelin starred food for less than $8! It was good to see that hadn't changed. I wouldn't mind a bit of heat and humidity, it was 3c here this morning 🙂
@davidcks thanks David welcome to the channel ❤️. Yes, this time we were looking for things off the beaten path. There's always something to do (or eat) in Singapore 🙂
In Singapore 🇸🇬, whether you eat at a Hawker Center or food court in a mall, you first must search for an empty table and ‘hawk’ your space with packets of tissues to occupy your space, so you can sit down once you have purchased your food.
Oh hey it's my old backyard :) I used to live near IMM, back when it was rather more backwater and IMM was the only mall in the area. We used to complain how much of a walk it was from the MRT station. And yeah the price of everything's come up. To be fair, that's probably true of most of the world nowadays.
Hey Jason こんにちは! Yes we remember when you had to catch the bus from the station. It's a pretty easy walk now (right through the hospital!) and they've done a great job in connecting it all together.
Visited here in 2019 - wish I had known more about it before we had went. Very interesting learning about the recent history. We did the helicopter ride over the 12 Apostles and it was great and reasonably priced. Your GOR series is a must for anyone considering a trip down that way. We've visited three times and have only scratched the surface up to now. Thanks for the tips for our next visit.
It redefines "slow food" 🙂. You can't be in a hurry when you go on the Q Train, I think you could walk the distance quicker, but that's not what it's about. Beautiful countryside, amazing food, great local wines, and a lovely old train. They also do a pickup/dropoff with the ferry from Melbourne so you can make a full day of it if you don't want to drive. Enjoy!
Lovely video. I made a special point of travelling north to see the Daintree and I've been down on the GOR three times and didn't bother going to see the Otway rainforest. I'll make up for it in January next year when I'll be sure to visit Thanks for the travel tips.
Missed out on Mossman on our last trip to FNQ in 2017, but will be sure to put it on our list for next time. The Captain Cook highway is stunning and is almost a match for the Great Ocean Road - the warmer weather when we were up there made it feel more special - the three times weve been on the GOR, the weathers been more like a normal cold UK summer. 🤣
The town of Mossman honestly doesn't have a lot going for it, but there are plenty of amazing tours and attractions surrounding it. The Gorge is stunning and worth the trek.
What a great video - we visited from the UK back in 2017 and did just over a week in Port Douglas, Cape Tribulation and Cookstown. One of my favourite areas of Australia. The Bloomfield track had just reopened a few days before after bad flooding so it was great to be able to drive the route. We spent some time in Wudjal Wudjal and met some of the locals who showed us around. We rented the 4WD from Budget and it was great. Thanks for reminding me of a great trip. Subscribed.
Cheers Two Bins, welcome to the channel, thanks for the sub, much appreciated 💗. The Bloomfield Track is a great drive, easy to do and great fun. When I first did it back in the late 80s it was a lot rougher and a lot longer, there's more bitumen and bridges now, so I fear one day the track will just become just another road. The Wujal Wujal community and the falls are great. I hope you got to stop at the Lion's Den? A great Australian pub
Very interesting video and good advice to book attractions in advance. Interesting to hear the cabin crew announcement as you landed back in Sydney. Anytime I've visited and flown domestic flights within Australia, that announcement is always greeted by load groans, and on my more recent visits the groans have become even louder.
LOL yeah it's Qantas' token acknowledgement spiel they give everytime they land somewhere. It's a cut down version of "Welcome to Country". When I worked in the corporate world we had to say it at the start of any major or external meetings. Not sure how it helps, but I guess it's better than not saying anything.
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@mohammadalhajahjeh393 not that I know a lot about it, do you think HKJ would have been better if it had stayed with the British? (btw we hope to get there one day to experience Petra, it's on our bucket list)
Although the government here is much better than a lot of governments in the middle east and the ruling family is among the best, if one want to be pragmatic and think about the best outcome for the country, it is safe to say, that staying as part of the uk is a much better overall. At the end of the day the UK has much more developed industrial infrastructure, much more sophisticated education system, and more innovations . Not all people share my views as they see people as others and they are stuck on the religious wars of the past. As for visiting jordan please do go to the touristic places like Petra but also try to see the locals and how they are living as the touristic places may not give you an authentic experience 🤞
Basically France own 'Tropical Scotland', it's good think they still have it (France) compared if they're independent just only to get 'veered off' to China or increasingly Fundamentalist US that's more br*talizing it's own people
Hi Hrs Mrt, welcome to the channel. Yeah it's hard to say what would have happened to NC if France wasn't there, I'm sure some other 18th century super-power would have moved in instead. Doesn't seem like the world has learned much since then sadly.
Wow! Tasmania born & bred (now Victorian though…) I grew up going to the market nearly every weekend & had no idea that it had only started in 1972 (in my defence, that was before I was born, so to me the market was always there😂)
It really is an awesome market, very few repeating stalls, and all quality stuff. They even have whiskey tastings early on a cold morning. Winning! I hope you're enjoying Vic
LOL nice one, well done. Welcome to the channel. I hope you watched them all, Tassie was an awesome trip. We're planning on heading down there again, in the VW this time, later this year or early next year. We want to do the north and east coasts. Now if only you had a 1000 mates to join too 🙂
Wow that is SUPER cheap! Amazing value, why would you go any other way when it's that cheap? Thanks for letting everyone know, and welcome to the channel! 👍
i don't think Charlie Chaplin stayed there.. they kept repeating the same BS for the original Singapore Raffles.. next you will be telling us the shot a tiger in the kitchen..
🤣🤣. Hi Azhar, welcome to the channel! I can't claim that it's not some Raffles marketing ploy, however I do know that one of the four suite rooms at the hotel is the "Charlie Chaplin" suite (the others are Jacqueline Kennedy, Charles de Gaulle and Somerset Maugham). We walked past their doors daily (alas too poor to venture inside them!). They also have pictures of them all around the hotel corridors, particularly Jacqueline Kennedy, there's even a drink in her honour in the Elephant Bar called "The Femme Fatale". There were definitely no tigers in Phnom Penh 😺🙂. That was Raffles Singapore in 1902 👍.
