Author: Michela Pasquali

  • Spectacular Sentosa

    Spectacular Sentosa

    Yesterday we arrived back in Singapore and headed straight for our hotel on the island of Sentosa. Originally a military outpost, Sentosa is now a resort and family destination with aquariums, a Universal Studios theme park, water parks, and a whole bunch of other places where families can play. We had a couple of hours […]

  • Mazes, art and wine

    Mazes, art and wine

    Margaret River has a giant hedge maze, so of course we had to check it out. The boys loved the idea of walking through a life-size maze, especially when they were allowed to lead the way. The cedar hedges are about 3 to 4 metres high and smell wonderful. It took us about 30 minutes […]

  • Mammoth and Lake Caves

    Mammoth and Lake Caves

    The second half of our road trip to Western Australia’s south took us along the Margaret River Region, from Augusta in the south, to Yallingup in the north. It’s the part of Western Australia where the Southern Ocean meets the Indian Ocean, so there are lots of waves, making it a haven for surfers. We […]

  • Western Australia’s beautiful south

    Western Australia’s beautiful south

    After a week of sightseeing and lazy beach life in Perth, on Monday we piled into a rented minivan with my sister, brother-in-law, and 3-year-old nephew, and headed south to see some of Western Australia’s forests. Our first stop was the Tingle tree forest and our cabin at Redmond’s Riverside Retreat, where Don and Margo […]

  • Soaring high

    Soaring high

    On our last full day in Langkawi we walked 10 minutes down the road from our resort to Gunung Machinchang, the island’s second highest peak. We rode a giant, 2 km cable car to the top, where we stopped at two viewing platforms to look out over the mountainside and the Andaman Sea beyond. The […]

  • Sharks? Yes, sharks!

    Sharks? Yes, sharks!

    On Saturday, we spent the day on Palau Payar, a small island and marine reserve, about 45 minutes from Langkawi. It was a chance for the three of us to snorkel and see some marine animals rather than more land based ones – and it was fantastic. Palau Payar is a beautiful, tiny little island, […]