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Hida Furukawa - Japan town with nice canal and sidewalks

             Hida Furuakawa, in Gifu prefecture, is a few train stops away from Takayama where Mrupupup was staying. Hida Furukawa is a nice Japanese town. A quiet town when Mrupupup visited in early December.               The interesting part of Hida Furukawa was the nice stream running through the town. As it was close to winter, the carp fish found along the river canal had been take away for hibernation. With the nice carp fish, the canal would be a great sight. Think this Hida Furukawa town, although small in size, was beautiful.              Take a stroll along the town, one could find peace among the houses and temples. Mrupupup bought a nice Japanese snack and matcha (green tea) ice cream to eat while sitting along the river canal. Mrupupup just felt in peace within this place. Mrupupup wondered if to stay in Hida Furukawa would be interesting.             As the sun sets by 5pm, time to go back to Takayama, about 20 minutes away. Good night Hida Furukawa!            

Takayama Japan A Nice Trip to Enjoy

                Takayama in Japan is in the mountainous region. Mrupupup went to Takayama from Singapore. Mrupupup took a flight from Singapore to Nagoya airport. Then from the airport change the voucher of the Takayama Tourist pass for unlimited train travel. The voucher was changed at the Nagoya Train information counter at Nagoya Train Station area (a bit hard to find). If you get lost in Nagoya Train Station, just ask and the railway people would direct you.                 After changing for the 5 days Takayama Train pass, go take train to Takayama (about 1 hour 30 mins from Nagoya). Alight at Takayama train station, Mrupupup went to Washington Plaza Hotel Takayama. This hotel was very convenient as it was directly opposite the Takayama Train Station. The hotel was ok, but the hotel staff were a bit not friendly though. The room was alright and the best deal for this place was the close proximity to the train station.  Mrupupup's views of Takyama was that: 1. Sleepy place

SINGAPORE: INSIDE OUT HOMECOMING AND SINGAPORE TAKEOUT CELEBRATE LOCAL CONTEMPORARY CREATIVE AND CULINARY TALENTS

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Locals and international visitors could look forward to fresh and immersive experiences at the Singapore: Inside Out and Singapore Takeout showcases. Singapore: Inside Out, a multi-disciplinary travelling showcase featuring Singapore’s contemporary creative practitioners, open from 27 November – 6 December 2015 for a homecoming run after having toured to Beijing, London and New York. The Singapore Takeout is all about Singapore’s heritage food cuisine as it pays homage to Singapore’s culinary talents over two weekends – 27 to 29 November and 4 to 6 December 2015.  Beyond the creative and culinary showcases, there is also an array of festive experiences to look forward to, marking the year-end season while celebrating Singapore’s Golden Jubilee milestone.  Singapore: Inside Out – The Homecoming Finale Curated by award-winning Singaporean architect and artist Randy Chan, Singapore: Inside Out encourages the discovery of new perspectives of Singapore through architecture, design, fash

Shop Lazada with ShopBack and get Coupon Codes

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Hellos! Got a nice information to share with you today. Mrupupup found a website that allows cash back to the purchases you made with online merchants likes Lazada, Groupon, Taobao, Expedia and many more. The website is know as https://www.shopback.sg . Pretty interesting website - allows you get cash back to your bank account - key point! Click on any store in the https://www.shopback.sg  website. Shop as usual on the store and make a purchase (think I like Expedia - going for December Holidays!). Here's the interesting part, you can get cashback in your shopback account within 48 hrs. Once you hit $10 (minimum to redeem) in your cashback, one can cash out to your online bank account or Paypal at the end of each month! Think Expedia booking for flights and hotels or shop for stuff at Lazada can easily hit $1000. So with cashback you can get some discount back in the form of cash instead of some vouchers which may need minimum spending to qualify for discounts. You can cashou