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Rock Climbing and Mini Golf Onboard Legend of the Seas Cruise

January 11, 2010

Royal Caribbean Cruise Exercise Rock Climbing Gym Miniature Golf

The best way to work out all the calories gained from all the yummy food onboard the Legend of the Seas, is by joining in the range of fun physical activities e.g. miniature golf, gym and rock climbing.
Located on the top deck, you will find a challenging rock climbing wall – it is usually [...]

Casual Dining Onboard Legend of the Seas

December 26, 2009

Perhaps the best part about cruising with Royal Caribbean Cruise is the seemingly endless supply of food available from morning to late night. There are 2 main restaurants onboard – you can choose to have breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet-style in the Windjammer Cafe or have the meals served to your table in a [...]

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How to Book Secret Discounted Hong Kong taxis?

November 18, 2009

There are 3 types of taxis in Hong Kong – Urban Taxis (red with silver roofs) cater to areas in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, New Territories Taxis (green with white tops) and Lantau Taxis (blue). They operate exclusively in each of these areas.
Hong Kong Discount Taxis (八折的士)
Among these taxis, there are also discount [...]

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Getting Around Shenzhen via Metro

October 21, 2009

To get around the Shenzhen city area, tap on the modern Shenzhen Metro (深圳地铁). It is the most convenient and cheap form of transport to get around Shenzhen. It will cost you ¥2 to travel the first 3 stops and a maximum of ¥5 to travel along the entire line.
There are currently 2 Metro lines [...]

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Prague Public Transport and Czech Railways

September 14, 2009

Prague Public Transport
The fare structure in Prague is rather complicated and definitely not suitable with a poor sense of time and direction.

Note that the cheapest ticket imposes strict restrictions on time and number of stations travelled

Trams and buses: valid for 20 min. from validation and you cannot transfer from one form of transport to another [...]

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5 Tips to Avoid Being Ripped-Off by Prague Taxis

September 10, 2009

How to use Prague Taxi without being ripped off?

Prague taxis are infamous for overcharging tourists especially in the touristy areas of Wenceslas Square. After being scammed by a taxi driver in Budapest, I did more research on Prague taxis to avoid being ripped off again. These 5 tips might be useful if you are planning [...]

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Student Agency Bus from Cesky Krumlov to Prague

September 8, 2009

Getting to Prague from Cesky Krumlov (Student Agency Bus)
Prague is 2hr 55 min away from Cesky Krumlov by bus. The Student Agency bus is one of the cheapest and most convenient way to travel to and fro Prague. Alternative transportation means include trains to Prague (inconvenient – you have to take a bus to Ceske [...]

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Dinner Cruise along River Vltava

August 28, 2009

The Evropska Vodni Doprava operates large cruise boats at the quay beside Cechuv most (Bohemia Bridge) and offers many different cruise at different times of the day. One of its most popular cruise is the 3-hour evening return cruise with buffet dinner and music, departing at 7pm. Adult tickets cost 790 Kc.
With this cruise, you [...]

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How to Get from Vienna to Cesky Krumlov the Easy and Cheap Way

August 10, 2009

To get to our next destination, Cesky Krumlov in the Bohemia region of Czech Republic from Vienna, we consider a number of routes (see map below):

Private shuttle from Vienna direct to Cesky Krumlov

Cost: 950 CZK (about 75 SGD)
Irregular timing (e.g. 12 noon pick-up; reach Cesky Krumlov at about 4+pm)

Train from Vienna to České Budějovice and [...]

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Mozart Madness and Public Transport in Vienna

August 7, 2009

In Vienna, you can find Mozart in every imagination incarnation – keyrings, mousepads, tissues and chocolate balls. Don’t be surprised if a “Mozart” comes up to you on the streets – most likely they are promoters trying to sell you concerts; be wary of them as most of the time the standard of the concerts [...]

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