first visit in Singapore circa 2007
Mr Whattaworld (commonly known to his close friends as simply Marvin) was diagnosed with this travel obsession known as wanderlust, in which there is still no known cure. The love affair with wandering started back in 2004 in a place called New York City while he was in the process of finding his purpose in life; it was all history from there on.
When he is not out traveling on a very tight budget, he is currently working as an analyst for a British investment bank based in Singapore. Eating, walking, taking photos, and exploring new places are some of his obsessions during the weekend.
This travel blog will attempt to share to the world the places that Marvin has been. The readers are more than welcome to add on their comments and suggestion as to how to improve this web site.
Meanwhile, sit back and relax – let Mr Whattaworld show you the way around Singapore, South East Asia and hopefully beyond…
24 August 2009 at 5:31 am
Hi Marvin,
Southeast Asia is one of my must-travel-to destinations. I just have to find a chunk of time to do it. But for now, I guess I’ll just have to live vicariously through you. 🙂
Would you be interested in a link exchange? I’ve already added you to my blogroll.
Cheers!
Monica
24 August 2009 at 1:54 pm
Added you Monica…
Yeah, Asia is a beauty. Cheap and picturesque. So many thing to see and so little time, just have to live each day at a time.
Enjoy traveling!!
28 August 2009 at 2:47 pm
Hi Marvin,
Nice to see someone who also enjoys to travel and blog about it.
I hope you also don’t mind a link exchange!
See you around Singapore. Thanks!
29 August 2009 at 2:52 am
Thanks for stumbling in Pepin…
I have a trip to Bali next week, will do a 101 from your posts.
CHEERS!!
2 September 2009 at 10:43 am
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4 December 2009 at 3:06 pm
hi! i stumbled upon your blog as i search for taxi information from Yogyakarta’s airport to go directly to Borobudur. i tried to add a comment to your blog entry titled “borobudur…” but so far all attempts failed.
may i know if it’s possible to take a direct taxi from yogya’s airport directly to manohara hotel at borobudur, and how much does it cost? or any pointer/advice on better alternatives will be much appreciated! thanks a lot!
btw, i enjoyed reading your trip in detail; i will take exactly the same flight as you did, in 2 weeks time! thx for sharing 🙂
19 March 2010 at 1:17 pm
Hi Marvin,
Would it be possible to contact me ? Thanks!
20 March 2010 at 3:06 am
Hi,
How can I help you? 🙂
28 March 2010 at 5:59 pm
What kind of Camera do you use to take your pictures? They’re really nice 😀
28 March 2010 at 8:14 pm
Thank you for your kind comment Cheryl… I only use a point and shoot Canon IXUS that was bought circa 2007. 🙂
13 June 2010 at 4:06 pm
Hi Marvin,
My apologies,i was not aware that you’ll be replying me here. Would it be possible to contact me direct via email? I woull like to discuss something with you in private. Thanks!
16 September 2010 at 2:41 pm
Hello Marvin! 🙂 I am currently making my Singapore itinerary for our trip to October and your blog was such a big help. Looking forward to more travel stories from you. Your Ayutthaya post is one of my favorites. ^_^
Btw, care to exchange links? I just started my blog and I would like to feature links to travel blogs there. 🙂
31 October 2010 at 2:33 pm
Sure Karla… Glad this site was of help! 🙂
6 October 2010 at 12:56 pm
Hi. Nice blog. Was wondering if you had a list of the places you visited in Bangkok and Indonesia without the descriptions.
Just wanted to see a short list of what places you visited in your trip so I could use it as reference in mine.
Thanks!
Hope to read more 🙂
31 October 2010 at 2:38 pm
Lance, hope this did not come to late…
Malaysia
– Malacca
– Kuala Lumpur
– Cameron Highlands
– Kota Kinabalu
– Penang
– Redang
Indonesia
– Batam
– Bintan
– Jogjakarta
– Jakarta
– Bali
I hope I did not miss out anything.
15 November 2010 at 4:40 pm
Hi Marvin,
Really like your site and would like to explore your interest in coming to a special evening with BBC Travel? If so please drop me a note with your contact information for more details.
17 June 2011 at 5:24 pm
Hi,
I read about your blog and if i am not wrong, you just migrated to Singapore for a few years or have been to Singapore and hence, i would like to conduct an online survey with you regarding your opinions about Singapore for the project I am currently working on. The survey is athttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XHDXV8F.
Really hope that you can help out and i thank you i advance.
Regards
Colin Ng
1 July 2011 at 10:51 am
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Time – 7:00 pm
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1 Old Parliament Lane
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The editor Dr. Madanmohan Rao & the facilitator Dr. David Fedo will be at the Book Club session to discuss the experices in publishing this book and working together with 20 contributing authors.
Admission is Free. All are welcome!
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3 September 2011 at 6:52 pm
hey what happened to this travel blog? no more updates?
8 October 2011 at 6:28 pm
Hi Marvin,
I’m Andrea, an editor from PinoySG. I’m wondering if you’d be interested to share one of your travels in our website. If you’re keen, kindly let me know if you have a Facebook or Twitter account so I can contact you in private. Thanks! Hope to hear from you soon.
9 July 2012 at 11:31 am
Great blog! Keep writing relevant articles!
24 July 2012 at 2:25 pm
Interested in Guest Blogging?
Hi,
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Please let me know if you’re interested. I think you’d be a great fit with our audience, and we’d also like to talk with you about other partnerships.
Talk to you soon
12 December 2012 at 12:42 pm
Hi Marvin,
Are you still in SG? would you be interested in trying the new rides in USS? my client needs Pinoy bloggers to try the rides and review them. please email me your contact details. thank you so much.