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Toyama Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture also known as Tomiyama-ken is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the Honshu Island. Besides that, the Toyama Prefecture is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant wa...Travel Tips
The Great Singapore Sale
The Great Singapore Sale returns from 28 May to 25 July 2010. Here are some shopping tips for you!
8 weeks of sale is not something good for some but it definitely is for all the shopping queens out there! From May 28, 2010 onwards, get your hands ready to grab those items that you’ve been eyeing for ages. Try to get yourself the best out of the SALE-bration! Therefore, we have these few tips below to keep your shopping spree rolling.
Let’s take a peek:
1. Great Shopping Sale (GSS) Tourist Privilege Card is available for you to enjoy special discounts that are exclusive only for tourists’ pleasure. Follow simple steps and you’re entitled to this special discounts. Go to the Singapore Visitors Centre to obtain your card or download them directly from GSS official website. When you secure a card in your hand, go make your purchase. Show them your card along with your passport. That’s it!
2. Redeem limited edition GSS bag at Singapore Visitors Centre at Orchard Road, with a minimum of SGD300 spent. W
arning: It has limited stocks!
3. Taxi vouchers worth SGD30 or SGD15 are redeemable by spending SGD300 and above with your MasterCard or even cash throughout this sales season.
4. Malaysians will also enjoy exclusive redemption program by spending with your Malaysia-issued MasterCard. Receive SGD60 shopping vouchers when you spend between SGD700 and SGD999 or SGD120 shopping vouchers when you spend SGD1000.
5. Entitled yourself to shopping vouchers, dining privileges and lots of cool prizes when you make purchases with your MasterCard. Reminder: Only in participating outlets.
6. For every Fridays and Saturdays, you’ll get to shop till you drop as shopping malls will be extending their business until 11pm (only in participating malls).
7. Take advantage of the special airline, attraction, coach transfers and dining promotions exclusive for Malaysians. Find out more at YourSingapore.com.
8. Just in case you are not that familiar yet with Singapore, during the months of sale, there are other great events taking place like the Singapore Arts Festival, Singapore Food Festival, Singapore River Festival and Singapore Garden Festival. And the list doesn’t stop right there. Don’t just go shopping, try to explore and 
discover the true Singapore!
9. There are some local goods that are really recommended as your souvenir for your own use. Take a look at the list; Ashley Isham, Woods & Woods and alldressedup. Keep an eye out for these unique local designs. Don’t miss out Get Singapore as well. Great merchandises are what they have for you this GSS. Check them out for real deals during this season.
10. Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa are two resorts that must not be missed when you are here for the GSS. Have your option for living lifestyle, they are sure to fulfill your needs. Both the hotels are seen to be the new faces in the accommodation list in Singapore so get yourself the first experience for the exclusive lifestyle. Your shopping experiences will be enhanced.
It’s really going to be the best shopping experience you’ll ever have with Singapore’s Great Singapore Sale! You get to enjoy more as a tourist, so, wait no more!
For more information, visit Singapore Tourism Official Website at: www.yoursingapore.com
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See the World through the Eyes of Others
For most of us, travelling to a destination revolves around meticulous planning and budgeting beforehand. And indeed, wouldn't it be great if we can go jetsetting around the world as our heart pleases? It might be a reality for some, but this impossibility is a bane of life for many of us.
But despair you should not. Why? Because we understand your desires. That wanderlust, the desire to set your sights on faraway and exotic lands, experiencing different cultures, getting to know others distinct from those of your own country, savouring their delicious cuisines - what could be more exciting than that?
The reality, however, is that financial and other constraints might not make this possible. So what's the alternative, you might ask. Well, we think, seeing it through the eyes of others isn't too shabby. In fact, this can be an exhilarating and addictive experience in itself!
So go on, get lost in the amazing stories told by others on their wonderful experiences and get a glimpse of the world outside your own. Who knows, you might learn a thing or two, and maybe be drawn to embark on an adventure of your own!
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