A staycation and travel addict who tries to toe the balance between living the atas life and maintaining some resemblance of financial sanity.
Hainan Dad Trip 2026
This was an easy choice for Dad as it was the one city in China which he has never been to, and due to my limited days, we figured 4D3N is a decent amount of time to check out this new city.
According to Wikivoyage, “Haikou (海口 Hǎikǒu) is the capital and largest city of Hainan Province in southern China and is at the north end of the Hainan Island. Haikou is a tropical coastal city that, as one of the least developed provincial capitals, has a somewhat laid-back atmosphere”. Very different from the Sanya vibe we are not beach people.
BUT to get there from Singapore was a different thing.
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It was between Ritz Carlton Tianjin and Ritz Carlton Suzhou for the 2026 family trip and after taking into consideration the logistics of getting there, Tianjin won. And not that its was any bad choice – I mean look at this breathtaking official picture!
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Ritz Carlton Tianjin”
Cathay Crusade 2025
This was my third CX lounge for this trip and excited to check it off – same same but different? I didn’t know it at that time but this became a god send when I had to spend 5hours waiting out my flight which was eventually cancelled (more on my experience in a separate post).
Continue reading “[Lounge Review] Cathay Pacific Lounge, Shanghai Pudong International Airport”
Cathay Crusade 2025
This was an easy choice as it recently re-opened from its former life as a Wanda property. It is indeed rare that I actively pick a property with no club lounge but being new (though online reviews seemed to show that minimal reno has been done?), I can’t pass up the chance to try this property for 2nights.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] St Regis On The Bund Shanghai”
I’ve decided to bundle this trip into a trip report after all – the trip which I randomly booked wayyy ahead due to a previous Amex offer on Cathay Pacific for $100 off any $500 spend. And this is how I’m going on this 3N fun hop for only $400+ on economy.
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Another RC to check off my list yay!
So while planning for the 2025 family trip, I thought exploring a new city will be fun. And of course, the RC there called out my name before I knew it heh.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Ritz Carlton Nanjing”
Terracotta Tripping 2024
This certainly was not part of my plans before the trip but I will try my best to document this unexpected but exciting adventure!
Continue reading “[Train Review] High Speed Train G58 Xi-an to Beijing – Business”
Terracotta Tripping 2024
This was 50% of why I wanted to visit the city. New RC Club experience – yay~
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] The Ritz Carlton Xi’an”
Terracotta Tripping 2024
This I believe was the score price for my trip!
Wasn’t able to find much detailed reviews about this property from my research other than that on TripAdvisor (and even so, Dec 2023 being the last review) so hopefully this will help someone else 🙂
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] JW Marriott Xi’an”