My family and I boarded the Cotai Water Jet ferry from Hong Kong to Taipa for a day trip to Macau, primarily to see the casinos and taste delicious pastries (including Portuguese egg tarts).
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Secret Trip Destination #9 – Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui
Chris replaced the two nights originally in Bangkok, Thailand with additional time in Hong Kong and applied a Diamond suite upgrade for a couple nights at Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui.
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Chris and I spent our first full day in Hong Kong at Disneyland.
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As mentioned in Destination #9 Clues, Secret Trip Destination #8 (Bangkok, Thailand) was cancelled due to potential dangers of civil unrest. There was a bombing in August that was less than a one-minute walk from our hotel. Although we were no longer exploring the city, Chris maintained the flight routing through Bangkok on Thai Airways.
Continue readingSecret Trip Destination #7 – Grand Hyatt Singapore
Chris and I stayed three nights at Grand Hyatt Singapore.
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Chris and I spent two full days (arrived late night and departed early morning) in Singapore during this destination of Secret Trip. To make the most of our time, Chris had purchased a package through City Tours.
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Singapore cuisine has been influenced by Chinese, Malay, and Indian cultures. Hawker centers are open aired food courts throughout Singapore with a variety of stands, each serving a particular type of food. Chris and I ordered food and drinks from these stands, and carried our trays of food to the bench seats in the open air patios.
Continue readingSecret Trip Transit – Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, Maldives to Singapore, Singapore
Chris and I departed from the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island by Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane. Upon arrival at the Male International Airport, the Conrad representation escorted us through airport security and obtained our boarding passes from Singapore Airlines before dropping us off at the immigration checkpoint.
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The clues for destination #7 are as follows:
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