Jasmine Teo

1 week ago | 8days.sg | Jasmine Teo

Turbulence, lousy meals, crying babies are among the things that some travellers would rather avoid on a flight. Well, the last one is contentious, as one travel influencer recently found out. Content creator Sofia Kalimeridou (@sophiefamilytravel) recently travelled on Japan Airlines (JAL) with her toddler. To her surprise, she found out that “when selecting your seat they show you if there are any babies around so you can avoid them,” she posted on Instagram (full video below).

1 month ago | 8days.sg | Jasmine Teo

Fires on flights caused by burning or exploding power banks have been on the rise lately.  It happened on an Air Busan plane in January, a Batik Air aircraft in February, and most recently, a Hong Kong Airlines flight made an emergency landing in China on Mar 20 after a fire broke out in the overhead compartment. All this has sparked off many airlines, including Singapore Airlines and Scoot, setting new rules around carrying spare battery packs, including power banks, on board.

1 month ago | 8days.sg | Jasmine Teo

If you’ve ever wondered where celebs eat in Hong Kong, here’s a little insight from Nicholas Tse. The 44-year-old star is also more recently known as a celeb chef, and helms long-running food travelogue Chef Nic. So where do folks like Chef Nic eat? Well, bookmark this for your next Hong Kong trip — he’s just revealed over 30 of his favourite go-to eateries in Hong Kong, and it's all conveniently saved and shared on Google Maps.

2 months ago | 8days.sg | Jasmine Teo

Wiggle Wiggle stores are hard to miss in Seoul, with their explosion of colours, cuteness and whimsy often drawing in the crowds in Myeongdong and Apgujeong. And now, it’s wiggled its way to our shores. The Wiggle Wiggle pop-up store is now in Singapore from Mar 13 to 30 at Plaza Singapura’s Level 1 Atrium. Open daily from 10.30am to 9pm, the 2,287 sq ft pop-up hawks everything from cheap and cheerful stationery to kooky and colourful home and kitchen wares.

2 months ago | 8days.sg | Jasmine Teo

mandai rainforest resort mandai wildlife reserve things to do staycation There are views at just about every turn and in every room (even from the elevators) at Mandai Rainforest Resort, which opens its doors to the public on Apr 2. The Mandai Rainforest Resort is nestled amid lush greenery at Mandai Wildlife Reserve and overlooks Upper Seletar Reservoir.