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

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We Went To A Raymond Pettibon Exhibition At The Weekend.

Checking out one of my favourite artists [...]
A Week Back In Melbourne For The Dean Ween Group And Primus

Traveling Back to Australia for a concert as well as visiting friends and family [...]
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. [...]
Embarking on my 40th Lap of the Sun

My 39th birthday just happened to coincide with Beerfest Asia 2018. I guess I'd just have to accept it and move on with my life. [...]
Kermit: The First 100 Days

The trials and tribulations of owning our first proper pet. [...]
Adventures In The Holy Land, Pt. 1; Tel Aviv

The first two days of our four-night trip to Israel [...]
Want To Gain Weight Rapidly? Visit Rome!

Four days spent eating, shopping, and exploring in Rome, Italy. [...]
What The Mouse Did While The Cat Was Away

How I spent my first weekend in Pondicherry, India, while Anna was away. [...]
A Journey Of Epic Proportions, Pt. 2; Vancouver

Traveling to Canada for a wedding and spending four days exploring Vancouver [...]
CSI: Yew Nork

A week in Bangkok during a period of mourning. [...]
Traveling To Spain In The Wake Of A Tragedy, Pt. 2: Peñíscola And Barcelona

Hanging out and eating well in Peniscola, one of the locations for Game of Thrones, and Barcelona, getting out just in time. Beware, there's a ton of photos! [...]
Thank God Halloween Is Over!

Back to normallity. [...]
The Adventures Of Timtim, Pt. 2: Return To Germany.

The story of our return from Belgium [...]
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 [...]
Getting Stuck In Traffic And Lost In Seoul

Meeting friends, eating, and shopping in the most inconvenient ways possible [...]
So, Why Are We Here?

Introducing myself, Tim, and my wife, Anna, an eye surgeon who embarked on a 16-month, three country working holiday and continue to do overseas work to this day. [...]
A Savage Journey To The Heart Of The American Dream, Pt. 2: Winding Down In Vegas

Our last three days in Las Vegas. [...]
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 [...]
What A Day.

With Ronda Rousey, Refused, Faith No More, and Prince it has been a busy week [...]
Tim Goes To A Taping Of ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’

It wasn't easy, but I got in! [...]
Here’s Why I’ll be Wearing Sunglasses for a While

Would my trip to the hospital ruin our weekend plans for Sri Lanka? [...]
The ‘T’ Factor

Why didn't I try harder in German class in high school? Oh yeah, that's right... [...]
Oops, I Accidentally Went To A Rancid Gig

I was planning to have just a regular Friday night out... [...]
Back In The Netherlands

Tales of a quiet weekend in Utrecht. [...]
Airports Suck (Flying Does, Too)!

A Primus concert before our hellish flight back from Germany. [...]
Wasted A Day Again In Auroville

Venture to where hippies have gone too far in a country where most have nothing. [...]
A Four-Day Weekend In Taipei

What better way to celebrate Singapore National Day than by going to Taiwan? [...]
Spending a Couple of Nights in Tokyo

Making the most of a four-day layover in Japan on the way back from Hawaii [...]
On The Twelfth Day Of Christmas My True Love Gave To Me… El Niño!

We've been sick. Here's why. [...]
Hunter S. Thompson On The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001.

An incredibly prophetic piece written by Hunter S. Thompson 15 years ago. [...]
The Hell That We Experienced Throughout Real Estate Processes In Singapore — Approvals, Renting, Renovating, And Moving

We've been in our new place for almost a year now, but getting to this point was no mean feat [...]
A Stormy Couple Of Days In Phuket

A relaxing weekend away with friends at a 5-star resort in Thailand [...]
Dining In The Dark

Sensory deprivation certainly makes eating out more interesting! [...]
A Savage Journey To The Heart Of The American Dream, Pt. 1: Arriving In Las Vegas

The start of our stay in Las Vegas. [...]
Taking A Friend Around Southeast Asia

Anna's old colleague visited us in Singapore from New York so we took him to Laos, a first for all three of us. We also spent two fun nights in Kuala Lumpur, as well. [...]
When The Cat’s Away…

Anna will be away for our first weekend in Pondicherry. What is there to do? What are my options? [...]
Could America Really Be Trumped?

Are people seriously going to vote for The Donald? [...]
A Whole Bunch Of Concerts And The Passing Of Music Royalty

Going to watch Iggy Pop, Melvins, Melt Banana and mourn the death of Prince [...]
Cruising To New Caledonia

A week on a cruise ship and hanging out on islands in the South Pacific for my friend's 40th birthday [...]
Traveling In Opulence – The Reverse ‘T’ Factor, Pt. 2: Budapest

Now the second leg of our trip, this time to Hungary for one of the most surprisingly great holidays of our lives. [...]
A Morning Spent In A New York City Temp Agency And More!

I can now legally work here, just need to get a job... [...]
Fightball NYC 03 And March Madness

A bit of a basketball-filled week [...]
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. [...]
Flashback To 2007: A Weekend With Friends In Seoul

Looking back on a great weekend in Seoul back in 2007 [...]
Off To A Shaky Start

We have now officially moved to Pondicherry, India. Here's how it went down [...]
“You’ve Changed, Man!”

I notice when I spend extended periods of time in foreign countries, my speech patterns and mannerisms adapt. Here are some examples. [...]
The Hell That We Experienced Throughout Real Estate Processes In Singapore — Buying

We thought selling an apartment here was painful, well buying one maybe even worse! [...]
An Interesting Weekend Away In Washington DC And Baltimore.

A brilliant musical, a nice time in Washington DC, an awful time in Baltimore and possibly the greatest basketball game I will ever see in my life. [...]
So Many Questions, So Few Answers…

A few questions about the USA that are hard to find answers for. [...]
Central America, pt. 4: Volunteering in the Murder Capital of the World

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

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