Must Try Places of Interest

Ubud is arguably the best place to use as a base if you are visiting the island of Bali. The town is surrounded by most of the things that bring people to Bali - scenic rice fields, small villages, art and craft communities, ancient temples, palaces, rivers, cheap accommodation and unique luxury hotels. Its central location also makes it easy to explore mountains, beaches, and other major towns in Bali. However, nothing comes close to the popularity of Ubud’s tourist haunt, the Pasar Ubud.

It is overwhelming but not intimidating, filled to the rafters but not frustratingly asphyxiating. The Mongkok district in Kowloon, Hong Kong, is an intriguing paradox to the perceptive. On first impression, the area is milling with a seemingly inexhaustible stream of traffic, human and vehicular; a tide that never recedes. But once one finds out what is in store for them in Mongkok, the exasperation one would feel when thrown into a crowded cauldron would immediately and instinctively dissipate.

Tampines Eco Green, a S$3 million development project of the National Parks Singapore, is located at Tampines North, adjacent to the Tampines Bike Trail. Opened in September 2011, the park is an impressive 36.5-hectare recreational area, only 2.5 hectares of which is developed with park amenities.

Phuket, in simplistic terms, consists of Kata, Karon and Patong beaches; beaches which made Phuket the crème de la crème of beach havens in Southeast Asia. In contrast to its feted and frenzied sandy counterparts, Phuket Town is almost unremarkable; unremarkable for the fact that many of its buildings are drabbed in monochrome and exhibits none of the colourful pomp of say, Patong.

The Ngong Ping Cable Car system on Lantau Island is the bridge between the dichotomous constitutions of the island.  This aerial contraption connects the urban centre of Tung Chung City, soaring commercial and residential skyscrapers galore, to the rural grandeur of the Ngong Ping plains and North Lantau Country Park.

Renowned Chinese painter Wu Guangzhong used the kite with an unbroken string as a metaphor to express his artistic values. He wrote, “Artistic creation is like a kite, the artist should always hold its string no matter how far the kite flies. “ The unbroken string of the kite is the connection between the artist life and people.

Wondering where to go for the March school holidays? Check out this 7 Days Perth, Coral Coast and Monkey Mia CTC self drive tour.

It’s hard to make up one’s mind on where to go with such interesting new attractions at the bird park, zoo and the night safari. Maybe the kids should be taken to all three.

Come 9 March to 1 April, the Marina Bay precinct will be awash with an amalgamation of light with more than 30 environmentally sustainable light art installations. Along the spectacular views are a host of interactive fringe events and activities for the whole family’s enjoyment.

Wood block is an art that may not be as common now but it remains iconic because it creates an art that gives an intricate end product of negative and positive spaces. Artists chisel out the bits of wood to portray a story that could resonate and live on forever.