The Backpack Adventures

Traveling is one of the best ways to create memories with your family. That's why my wife and I would always make sure that we have at least one trip annually. For this year, we went on a 7-day Singapore-Malaysia Tour last 2017 .  Here's our itinerary: 2017 Singapore - Malaysia Tour Day 0   April 26, 2017 Our 8:20PM flight aboard Cebu Pacific 5J803 brought us from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 to Changi International Airport in Singapore . We arrived at around 11:55PM and we spent our first night in the country sleeping in the airport. Off to Singapore ! Hello Changi International Airport ! Day 1   April 27, 2017 We left the airport early going to our "home" for 3 days at Hougang Street 91 #02 Unit 312 . We were planning to visit the museums and old temples after a quick rest but it rained heavily that whole day so we went on a food trip at a nearby mall instead. It is where we got our first taste of local dishes like laks

Located in the Southern part of Singapore , Sentosa Island is a popular island resort of the country that is visited by millions of local and foreign tourists annually.  Sentosa Island Sentosa Island Details The island was once known as  Pulau Belakang Mati . The island was fortified by the British in the 1880s because of its strategic location in terms of protecting the passage into Keppel Harbour. By the 1930s, the island was already heavily fortified and was the base of the Royal Artillery.  Sentosa Island - Singapore Resorts World - Sentosa Island Despite heavy defenses, Sentosa Island fell to the Japanese during the Second World War. It was then turned into a prisoner of war (POW) camp for the Australian and British POWs in 1942. The island was returned to British rule after the surrender of the Japanese in 1945. It was then transformed into a military training ground for locally enlisted men from Singapore.  Check out the Sentosa Island map The island was handed