Dr. Tan's Travels – The Real Househusbands of Singapore

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Getting Stuck In Traffic And Lost In Seoul

Meeting friends, eating, and shopping in the most inconvenient ways possible [...]
Desert Sessions Volume II: Cairo

Doing all the stuff that people travel to Egypt for [...]
So Many Questions, So Few Answers, Pt. 2

More things we don't understand... [...]
Africa, At Last!, Pt. 2: Zimbabwe And Botswana (Plus A Little Zambia And Namibia)

Let's get this safari started! [...]
Grand Teton And Yellowstone — Cowboy Country, Pt. 2

Embarking on the vacation leg of our trip through Wyoming and Montana [...]
Our Last Show In New York

A night with Flight of the Conchords. [...]
When The Cat’s Away…

Anna will be away for our first weekend in Pondicherry. What is there to do? What are my options? [...]
A Stormy Couple Of Days In Phuket

A relaxing weekend away with friends at a 5-star resort in Thailand [...]
So Many Questions, So Few Answers…

A few questions about the USA that are hard to find answers for. [...]
A Morning Spent In A New York City Temp Agency And More!

I can now legally work here, just need to get a job... [...]
The Blizzard: The ‘T’ Factor, Pt. 4

I had never seen snow before, then we just sat through the second-largest blizzard recorded in New York City history. [...]
Just Getting To The Gym Is A Workout!

I need some exercise and badly. Time to do something about that [...]
What The Mouse Did While The Cat Was Away

How I spent my first weekend in Pondicherry, India, while Anna was away. [...]
Rainy Days And Mondays…

We had plans for the weekend, but all it did was rain. So all we did was drink. [...]
Cruising With Some Dogs On An Albatross

A dinner cruise with our dog was the last time we'll be eating out for the foreseeable future [...]
Desert Sessions Volume III: Death On The Nile

A four-night cruise down the Nile on a paddle-steamer to check out temples and tombs is what Agatha Christie would've wanted [...]
If Only I Had Started This Blog 10 Years Ago…

Since this is mainly a travel blog, what would I have posted if I had started it a decade ago...? [...]
A Week With The Freaks, Pt. 2: Portland

Part II of our trip to the Pacific Northwest, this time in Portland. [...]
Sredej And Noelle Get Hitched In Bangkok

Three nights of wedding functions, traffic jams, and a trying trip back to Singapore from Thailand's capital. [...]
CBGB RIP

I always wanted to go to CBGB, but now I wish I hadn't [...]
Central America, pt. 4: Volunteering in the Murder Capital of the World

The conclusion to a journey that took place over three years ago [...]
Dining In The Dark

Sensory deprivation certainly makes eating out more interesting! [...]
Our Kind-of-Annual Australia Trip, 2019

We try to get back to Australia almost every year, here's how it went down this year [...]
Limping Around Germany And The Netherlands Again.

Doing what we wanted to do the first time we went to Utrecht, but in severe pain for half of the time this time around. [...]
South America, Pt. 4: Rio de Janeiro.

I finally got around to writing about the next leg of our South American trip, three nights in Rio de Janeiro. [...]
Tim Goes To A Taping Of ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’

It wasn't easy, but I got in! [...]
Hunter S. Thompson On The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001.

An incredibly prophetic piece written by Hunter S. Thompson 15 years ago. [...]
Cheesesteaks And 76ers: Four Days In Philadelphia

A wrap-up of our weekend in Philadelphia for Anna's conference. [...]
A Four-Day Weekend In Taipei

What better way to celebrate Singapore National Day than by going to Taiwan? [...]
Acting Like We’re Teenagers Again To See Dylan Moran

Trying to pay a reasonable price for alcohol at a brilliant live comedy show [...]
“A Pint, a Rosé, a Gin and Coke, and a Sprite, Thanks”

Spending the holiday period with friends in Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia [...]
A First-Person Look At How Singapore Is Handling The Coronavirus Pandemic

Dealing with Covid-19 has been a trying time, but we've made some interesting and amusing discoveries in the process [...]
A Journey Of Epic Proportions, Pt. 1; Paris

The first leg of a trip that would have us covering a lot of distance over a relatively short time [...]
Bangkok… Again!

Returning to the Thai capital for another week of fun [...]
Tiong Bahru — Then And Now

We thought our neighbourhood had changed a lot in the time we have lived here, but it turns out that is nothing! [...]
Fear And Loathing In Madurai

A trip to Madurai to see the ophthalmological facilities and the Meenakshi Amman Temple. [...]
Traveling In Opulence – The Reverse ‘T’ Factor, Pt. 1: Amsterdam And The Hague

We went to the Netherlands for a conference, as well as Anna's birthday, living kind of above our means. [...]
An Evening With Noel Fielding.

If you ever get the chance to see Noel Fielding live, do it, he's hilarious! [...]
On The Road Again At Last!, Pt. 1; Switzerland

It had been 672 days, but we were finally able to leave the country again! [...]
Asparagus: A Prince Amongst Vegetables

Unravelling the mystery that is asparagus [...]
“Where’s Yo’ Hair Grease At?!?”

A weekend exploring Manhattan and Brooklyn. [...]
In Search Of Big Furry Things — Cowboy Country, Pt. 3

Traveling through Wyoming and Montana looking for bears and bison [...]
Ecuador, Pt. 2: The Galápagos Islands

Exploring the wildlife on a four-day cruise through the Galápagos Islands. You're going to be scrolling through a ton of pictures! [...]
The United States Of Paranoia And Bureaucracy

The hell involved in finding an apartment in New York. [...]
Die Wirklichen Hausmänner Von Singapur

Our first full weekend in Bonn [...]
More Food, Merde Alors!

We spent the Easter long weekend in Paris, the first time there for both of us. Damn, we ate well! [...]
On The Twelfth Day Of Christmas My True Love Gave To Me… El Niño!

We've been sick. Here's why. [...]
The Adventures Of Timtim, Pt. 1: Timtim in Brussels

An account of a drunken weekend in Belgium [...]
Fightball NYC 03 And March Madness

A bit of a basketball-filled week [...]
A Savage Journey To The Heart Of The American Dream, Pt. 2: Winding Down In Vegas

Our last three days in Las Vegas. [...]

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