Singapore, East Malaysia & Brunei
I'm in Singapore right now & will be traveling to East Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak) & Brunei next week for the Good Friday long weekend.
Boy, it is hot here in Singapore & it has grown a lot more crowded in the past 2 years or so with a growing influx of Indians. I was told they are talents & labor to fill & fuel future growth.
That's probably for expansion in the IT & construction field. This country has became a lot more expensive with inflated property prices & high cost of living (on par with Hong Kong & Tokyo!). The truth? I'm liking it lesser and lesser after having worked here in the past. It's now one of the top 10 most expensive cities in the world! How the government is going to keep it a continuing success story for the next 30 years is beyond my comprehension.
French Polynesia
Now, back to the heat. It'd be great to escape to a seaside resort, I thought.
Funny how things work sometimes.Yesterday, I wrote about intuition & telepathy. Today, I am getting another glimpse of it. And here it is! I switched on the TV and it happend that on Bloomberg TV, the program Venture was on & the guest tonight is Rich Keith, chairman of Ultimate Escapes. It's incredible... what one just thought about, it's immediately translating into something you see in real! I then checked out Ultimate Escapes online & found out about destination club. It works like the country club concept. Now, that takes me back to my last trip to Las Vegas & my 2nd encounter with timeshare (1st was Marriott Vacation Club in which I attended & got a $150 shopping voucher as perks).
Las Vegas, Nevada, Utah & Arizona
On my trip to Vegas last year, I was introduced to Planet Hollywood's timeshare property (PH Towers by Westgate) right at Las Vegas Boulevard, next to the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino & Paris Paris. The perk I got out of attending a 2 hour session with a consultant is a ticket to the Blue Man Group show at The Venetian (Hint: If it's still ongoing, anyone interested in getting your complimentary night shows, you may approach the concierge for direction to these sessions. I happened to stay at this hotel on my trip & was approached when checked in & Blue Man Group was the only show which I haven't been then.
The best show I had seen in Vegas was Cirque du Soleil's "O" at the Bellagio though. That was a show I won't mind going back again. It simply is marvelous!) & that's 2 tickets if a couple attends the 2-hr session (which incidentally translates to more than $200 a couple!). I enjoyed the tour of the property very much but I didn't signed up for the deal. I might have if I lived in the U.S. & travel a lot with my family. The fact that I travel solo most of the time doesn't make that a good deal (the suites offered were mostly 2 bedrooms or 3 bedrooms). Plus, I've been to Vegas too many times in the last decade that I don't foresee myself traveling there constantly in the next few years. Las Vegas area is still my most favorite vacation spot in the U.S. though.
Vegas is a good gateway for anyone who wants to explore Nevada, Utah & Arizona.
I love Utah for its wide variety of national parks.
onument Valley, Valley of Fire, Death Valley, Glen Canyon & Lake Powell are some of the most beautiful parks I've ever visited in the U.S. Driving around the huge span of lands stretching from California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah all the way to Colorado & New Mexico is a journey which I hope I'll be blessed with again in the near future. It is the journey of a lifetime! I'd love to hike all the way down to the valley of Grand Canyon, sleep under the stars & listen to the silence of the night with my loved one. It certainly is a most beautifu experience! My friend Richie did that with his wife Doreen last year & I'm dying to read about his journey. Start working, Richie! Richie writes some of the best travelogs I've ever come across. Thanks, Richie! for introducing me to the wonder world of hiking and national parks. Make sure you check out Richie's travelogs!
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