They say third time’s a charm. Yet there I was at the end of a queue that’s about fifty people deep, despairing. Famished. Wondering how many days it will take me to reach the immigration counter whilst I stared blankly at one of the airport staff saying “Two hours this line, pay $30, I help…
Author: Gay Mitra
Adge Boutique Apartment Hotel, Sydney: Bold And Beautiful
2016 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice. World Luxury Hotel Awards 2015 winner. Boutique Hotel Awards 2015 winner. World Luxury Hotel Award 2014 for Luxury Design Hotel. Uhm, whoa. We had set sky-high expectations. It was the middle of winter, and our daughter’s school holiday… Why the heck were we in Sydney? Well, 1. I was playing tour…
57 Hotel, Sydney: Diggin’ The Dancing Queen (Room)
After a two-day road travel from New South Wales’ Northern Rivers to Sydney (a journey of more than seven hundred kilometers), my friend and I giggled our way through 57 Hotel’s automatic sliding doors (really convenient when you’re hauling your gear plus your preggo friend’s entire wardrobe luggage chock-full of two week’s worth of clothes)….
Cheap Family Travel: Tips To Cut Costs
Let’s be honest. Family travel can’t really be that cheap. Fellow parents, at some point during your trip, you might have found yourself in a souvenir shop selling overpriced stuffed toys, staring at your youngling’s hypnotic puppy eyes — with one of your helpless hands involuntarily reaching for your wallet. You buy the dang made-in-China,…
Photo Essay: Into The Gobi (Part II)
First morning in the Gobi Desert. [Insert desktop wallpaper-worthy sunrise photo here]. Well, there’s none. In case you missed it, here’s what happened the day prior. And in case you don’t feel like going through that, here’s the highlight of the day (which actually wasn’t included in the post — not making sense, I know)….
Me And Master Jing Hui
Seven months in this settling down thing. Seven months since we moved to the far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Rainbow Region, that’s what our area has been dubbed. Very apt, I’d say, as it has been colonised by flower power people since the 70s. So seven months of being around like-minded folks who are…
The Macleay Hotel: Vivid Sydney Eve
Checking in at two in the morning was definitely not part of the initial plan. I rocked up at The Macleay with nothing but my purse and a Vivid Sydney hangover. It was a Saturday night (of a long weekend), and I reckon such circumstance wouldn’t have been peculiar for the receptionist who was prompt…
On The Road Eats: 555 Tuna Rice
If you’re a frugal mum backpacker like I am, you’ll prolly agree that food is one of those things that (unfortunately) often gets the scrimping. And by that, I don’t just mean costs but also actual weight. Two words: Baggage allowance (why I bring food from home to my overseas travels, it’s because they bring…
Rhythmboat Cruises Sydney Harbour: Vivid Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise
5 Benefits of Booking With An Online Travel Agency
Our fingers must swipe several kilometers a day in search of adorable cat photos, half-minute cooking demos, viral memes, fitspos, and the newest hipster cafes in town. It seems, we’ve got our lives dependent on the internet more than ever. So it’s not surprising that one way or another, we’ve used it to organize even…