5th Place of Interest- Hakone Kowakien Yunessun

Hakone Kowakien Yunessun is a hot springs spa resort and water amusement park located in the spectacular scenic surroundings of Hakone, Japan. It features the traditional Japanese Onsen (hot springs) and water recreation services and activities. Hakone is considered the most popular Onsen (Hot Springs) resort areas in Japan, while Yunessun has known of its high quality hot springs in Hakone.

At Yunessun, there is also providing a wide selection of spa resort services and water attractions for visitors of all ages. From spa facilities in European style, to Onsen in the traditional Japanese style, to fun and wild water recreation amusements, Yunessun has a unique bleaind of relaxation and water recreation for people of all ages. Also located in the resort, there is a very large shopping mall called the Mio Mall, selling local products made from Hakone. The uniqueness of Hakone Kowakien Yunessun is that hot springs resort spa and amusement park is divided into 2 major resort zones. One resort zone is called the Yunessun Spa Resort, where you are required to wear swimsuits as it offers to the public. The other major resort zone is called Mori No Yu, which is more private and isolated and it allow guests the freedom to enjoy hot springs attractions without a swimsuit. Moreover, a wide range of shopping services, restaurants, beauty and massage salons are also can be seen at the resort.

Yunessan has 25 different kind of bath that includes Chocolate, Wine, Dr. Fish and Sake. The Red Wine Spa contains real red wine, in which wine is poured into the bathing waters from a 3.6m tall, gigantic wine bottle and there are performances shows in several times a day. Rarely, Yunessan offers a bathing experience that is only available for a short period of time such as Ramen Spa and Chocolate Spa. The Ramen Spa, were coloured in light, milky brown in order to look like the ramen soup. The bath was pepper-flavoured and contained garlic extract, as well as collagen, which is good for the skin. The Chocolate Spa, contained lots of gooey and chocolate syrup was especially open just before and after Valentine’s Day.

Yunessan Spa Resort operates from 9am to 7pm, March to October and from November to February, 9am to 6pm while for admission fees are rate to Adult, 3500 Yen; Child 1700 Yen. Mori No Yu Spa Resort will be operating from 9am to 9pm in whole year and for admission fees are ranging from Adult, 1800 Yen; Child 900 Yen.

Hakone Kowakien Yunessun is a hot spring spa resort and also a water amusement park that allow both adults and children worth to have fun at the hot spring. So it is highly recommend to spend a day at this hot spring where visitors can relax and enjoy the unique bathing experience after the tiredness.

4th Place of Interest- Macau Wine Museum

Macau Wine Museum is the Asia’s first museum dedicated to wine. The museum is a special and serene place because of the wines that are stored and exhibited inside. The atmosphere of the Wine Museum is a warm and pleasant place as the ambience is totally different from outside world which is noisy and extremely city-like. The museum occupies approximately 1,400 square meters of space. It has divided into different areas sorted according to category such as the area of the history of wine-making, the area of the collection of wine and that of wine display. These areas have different types of media by which they present the information about the wine and the grapevines through maps, both ancient and modern texts, photos, tiles and videos. Other than that, modern and traditional tools used in the production of wine can also be seen in these areas of the Wine Museum.

The history of wine in Macau, the whole process of producing wine through fermentation of the fruits and vegetables up to the bottling and corking processes are exhibited and explained in this special museum. Furthermore, the social, economical, and cultural significance of the wine in the tradition of the Portuguese are the main aspects of the Wine Museum. Daily life drinking tradition and celebration ceremony in the Portuguese culture are also exhibited in the museum. There is even a wine-tasting place inside where the visitor can taste the different types of wine, which is included in ticket price.

The wines that are displayed in the Wine Museum of Macau come from Portugal, Macau and the People's Republic of China. Currently, there are about 1,115 wine bottles and displayed at the Wine Museum. 756 bottles are commercial wines-wines that can be bought in wine and liquor shops while 359 bottles are collection wines-wines which are specially brewed and rarely. The oldest and most special among these wines is the Porto 1815, one of the oldest and most special wines of Portugal. Besides, the Wine Museum also exhibits different folk clothes in various places of Portugal.

The Wine Museum will be operating from Wednesday to Monday, 10am to 6pm. Admission fees will be costs for Adult MOP$15, Children MOP$5 and Free of Charge for Senior Citizens. To access to the museum, there are public transportation such as buses or taxis.

The Wine Museum is an ideal place to visit when you are visiting Macau. For wine lovers you can make a visit to the museum to experience different types of wines of Portugal, the history of the wines and to learn about the cultures.

3rd Place of Interest- Night Safari (Singapore)

Night Safari - This is the world's first night zoo and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Singapore. This zoo was built on 26 May 1994 by Dr Ong Swee Law with a 4 years plan and 3 years of construction. It occupies 40 hectares of secondary rainforest adjacent to the Singapore Zoo and Upper Seletar Reservoir. Unlike common zoo, the Night Safari is an entire open-air zoo set in a humid tropical forest that is only open at night. It is divided into eight geographical zones, which can be explored either via three walking trails or by tram.

The animals of the Night Safari are ranging from Indian rhinoceros to tarsiers, are made visible by lighting that resembles moonlight. Although it is brighter than full moonlight by a few orders of magnitude, it is dim enough not to disturb nocturnal and crepuscular animals' behavior. The lightning for Night safari has been created by London based lighting designer, Simon Corder. Animals are separated from visitors with natural barriers rather than caged, which is similar to the Singapore Zoo's open concept. Instead of vertical prison-like cages, cattle grids were laid all over the park to prevent hoofed animals from moving one habitat to another.

The zoo offers visitors to explore the wildlife in jungle where you can even hear the howls of a pack of striped hyenas and discover over 1,200 nocturnal animals of over 110 species through special lighting techniques. There are also cultural performance feature at the safari, “Creatures of the Night Show” which performed by the animals. Besides, tribal dances, blowpipe demonstrations and fire eating displays are featuring at the safari as well.

In terms of food and beverages, there are a number of outlets in the Night Safari which include Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant, Bongo Burgers, and Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop. Visitors can also experience dining on the move with the Cocktail Safari Express and Gourmet Safari Express.

The Night Safari is operating from 7.30pm to 12a.m daily while the restaurants and retail store open form 6pm daily. The admission fee are ranging from Adult S$22 and Child S$11. To access to the safari, you can take MRT from Orchard MRT Station, either sit for taxi or drive own car.

If your next trip is visiting Singapore, don’t miss the chance to visit the Night Safari as this is the world’s first night zoo in the world that you can only find in Singapore. It is an ideal visit to explore the nocturnal animals’ behavior in night-time for which we may never know before.