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Whether it be rocketing down the alpine coaster, gazing in awe at the thousands of ocean creatures on display or simply lazing by the pool, Vinpearl Land Amusement Park in Nah Trang, Vietnam, has something for everyone...Waking up to four grown men bouncing on my bed screaming “Happy Birthday!” while laughing like a bunch of drunken 8 year olds, was the start of one of the best days I’ve ever had. Waking up with my usual Oscar-The-Grouch impersonation, I let my friend know just how excited I was - by rolling over to go back to sleep. ...That was until I heard the words “It’s time to get up, the rollercoaster's open in half an hour!”. Yes, my very adult friends had booked tickets to Vinpearl Land Amusement Park.
Priced at 500,000VND (Approx $25 USD) per person, this ticket gets you access to one of the greatest attractions in Vietnam. Starting with the world’s longest sea-crossing cable-cart from the mainland Nha Trang to Vinpearl Island, you get to admire jaw dropping landscape with iconic white sandy beache and rolling vistas on display. You can end the day here, and still be happy with your purchase but I think this cart ride is barley the beginning of your adventure. The island is also home to a water park, mega arcade and roller coaster rides. As if that weren’t enough, Vinpearl also boasts Vietnam’s first 4D theatre; a 5000 seat amphitheatre, and the largest aquarium in the country.
While clinking over on the cable cart 60 meters above the ocean waves watching the Hollywood style Vinpearl sign approach, I was hard pressed to ignore my inner-child excitement. By the time I had reached the mega-arcade and strapped myself into the bumper cars, my friends and I had well and truly let our Inner Child completely take over. That is to say - if we had then given that Inner Child six bags of sugar washed down with four energy drinks. Yes, we were giggling like school kids, while slipping down water slides, and screaming higher than the small girls behind us on the roller coaster. I can safely say - it was one of the best birthdays I have ever had. Truly the only complaint I have about is place? There is simply too much to do in one day. I thoroughly recommend planning how you're going to tackle the day at the park before you arrive, or rather, just organize two days of fun to get the full Vinpearl Land Amusemement Park experience.
A champagne flight on the Singapore Flyer is a highly glamorous way to experience a most popular tourist activity and landmark - which is the world's largest observation wheel. Singapore Flyer gives a bird's eye view of the lion city, best experienced with an evening under the stars on a sky dining flight to see a city lit up in lights!
Located in Marina Bay, purposely surrounded by water for feng shui benefits, the wheel stands larger than the London Eye. The Singapore Flyer is within walking distance from most hotels, which you will see well from the air, and probably be able to point out your hotel! Upon arrival you'll notice an airport theme with signs to the ‘check-in,' ‘VIPs lounge' or ‘baggage depot.' Before boarding your flight a tunnel guides you to a large blue screen where photographers snap away for photos to be super imposed against a shot of the wheel. The cabin is moving as you step onboard, but there's no rush - it's slow enough to make boarding effortless. Inside and on a complete rotation you will gaze through UV protected glass across the island to see rows of skyscrapers, ocean's abundant boats and mountains in the distance then have you back on ground within half and hour. You will literally view birds gliding at your eye level.
Don an audio headset to learn about the interesting Feng Shui culture of Singapore, and existing Chi benefits of the Wheel's construction. An audio history of how Singapore came to be makes for intriguing stories.
Special cabins are available - decked out elegantly for affairs to impress and can be booked privately. Fitting a max of 28 people, business meetings are held in these cabins, (I would sign on that dotted line!) or private evening meals as the sunsets with butler on hand. Also popular are birthday parties, or an intimate marriage proposal when the cabin reaches the top. I have to say, when the annual F1 is on, this would be the million-dollar view, the F1 track circles directly under the flyer.
On my flight, I was worried about vertigo as the Singapore Flyer appears so high from the ground. I can now calm the minds of others to say - yes the cabins are constructed of glass to make you very aware of the height, but the wheel rotates slowly enough that you feel like you're in a tall (42 stories to be exact) secure building. Plus there are seats in the middle so if vertigo is a problem you can remain calmly in the centre, away from the edge, which shows a view of directly underneath you. My chilled flute of Moet & Chandon with complementary strawberries and fine chocolates added a glittering touch of luxury to the flight. There's also the Signature cocktail VIPs flight to enjoy if champagne is not to your taste.
After the flight you disembark by stepping to the grounded platform (at the same pace as walking off an elevator) then walk through a large tourist shop, (unfortunately not duty free) displaying many ideas for gifts to take to those at home who didn't get to go on the flyer. They missed out!
I'd recommend this to tourists of all ages, and anyone looking for a different approach to a business meeting; a trip to Singapore is not complete without.
Madame Tussauds waxworks on Sydney's Darling Harbour, is where you get to make friends with the stars..
It sounds like a dream. You're in a room full of celebrities who are all smiling and waiting to have their photo taken with you. Not one to disappoint, you oblige, placing an arm around each celebrity and smiling cheesily at your friend who is pointing their iphone in your direction, ready to shoot and upload straight to Instagram. Suddenly you realise Britney Spears, and in fact all the celebs, are actually made of wax. Quickly, you pinch yourself to wake up from the bizarre dream. Except it's not a dream, you are at Madame Tussauds waxworks, otherwise known as the closest you may ever be to placing your arm around Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Best make the most of it then.
Reviews International writers Autumn Mooney and Sarah Doran visited Madame Tussauds during a three month visit from Britney Spears and Beyonce Knowles (waxworks.) Madame Tussauds has waxwork studios all around the world, and occasionaly the statues travel to cities abroad. Of course, this meant Sarah got to shake her booty with beyonce, and Autumn got to hold Britney's MTV award. Followed by both immediatley social media posting to Facebook and Instagram, claiming to have new BFF's with the pics to prove..
Aside from the social media opportunities and pretending to be best friends with a re-incarnate Michael Jackson, Madame Tussauds offers a great 3D gauk at people you see images of in mainstream media all the time. Viewing a life-size waxwork lets you view details you often can't tell from a photograph. See how tiny Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga really are in comparison to yourself, or how teensy Olivia Newton John's waist really was back in the 1978 movie Grease. Remember what John Farnham looked like in his heydey, and see the extraodinary heights Justin Biebers fringe really does boof up to. The leaders room lets you pose in the office with Obama, contemplate with Nelson Mandela, Stand by Julie Gillard at the lectern, or sit on the royal throne by the queen.
Recommended - to people who love to social media, and celebrity stalkers - you will adore Madame Tussads
You haven’t truly been to the Blue Mountains unless you’ve viewed the spectacular landscape sights from a cable car at Scenic World. Or ridden in Scenic World’s steep rainforest railway; descending from the top of a rocky mountainside down a slow drop to the bottom of thick lush rainforest.
The Blue Mountains are a short two-hour drive from the city of Sydney, and well worth the day trip. Famous for the rock formations known as The Three Sisters, the Blue Mountains are also a great place to go for fresh air, relaxation, and especially winter festivals. The arty, crafty villages will charm your thermal socks off, and are all close to each other atop the mountain area making a village-hopping drive-by very easy.
You’ll find Scenic World well signposted with lots of parking. Scenic World is mainly a divine walking track looping through forest with a ‘choose your own adventure’ option on which path you take. Everyone will start off at the check-in. Take the steep railway to the bottom of the rainforest, and then pick a path to walk around the lush raised walking tracks through tall trees and flowing creeks. There’s a cable car to take from one side of the rocks, over the rainforest to the other, in super close view of the tumbling waterfall and three sisters.
The best way to experience Scenic World is with a guided tour. My tour guide was Murray, who grew up in the Blue Mountains, and whose grandfather was an original Scenic World railway engineer driver. Murray tells interesting stories of the land’s history of the great coal mining days, points out the tools & machinery left behind so camouflaged I wouldn’t spot it, and describe interesting facts about the fauna and flora which you will walk through. A tour guide is also brilliant because instead of iphone-googling for answers to all your hundreds of questions that pop to mind like ‘how can you tell how many billion years old that dicksonia Antarctica fern really is?’ Murray will tell you – count the rings. Murray even holds the talk on Carnivorous plants. Kids love it. I’ve seen Little Shop of Horrors - think I would too!