M MAG - JUN 2016

Plus point:
Portland has
tax-free
shopping.
PHOTO OF YANGON: DANY13. PHOTO OF KRAKOW: GRABIELA FAB. PHOTO OF
PORTLAND: GETTY IMAGES. MAIN SIHANOUKVILLE PHOTO: DAMIEN @ FLICKR.
Instead of
Melbourne,
go to Portland
Australia’s a family
holiday favourite
for Singaporeans.
It’s the pinnacle
of a convenient,
Westernised city
vacation that doesn’t
require too much effort
to plan, especially
with its gamut of
family-friendly nature
parks, reserves
and attractions.
While Melbourne is
beautiful, especially
in the autumn, try
crossing the Pacific
Ocean to Portland,
Oregon, for an entirely
new breed of a city
holiday experience.
Embark on forest
trails across a national
park, or trawl around
the city sampling its
café culture, and just
surrender yourself to
the American way of
life. Just make sure
it doesn’t involve
surrendering your
health to eating with
reckless abandon.
Sihanoukville
beach at Sunset
Punchbowl Falls at Columbia River Gorge, Portland
Instead of
Krabi, go to
Sihanoukville
Krabi’s a
hotspot for
beach lovers,
but it's packed
during peak
season. Opt for
Sihanoukville
instead to fully
realise that lazy
beach vacation.
It’s quiet, being
a small town off
party city Siem Reap in Cambodia, but
its white sandy shores and azure waters
are a welcome relief from the chaos
one usually encounters in the region’s
more popular sandy destinations.
Booking a waterfront villa here is
extremely affordable too. Water sports
and a relatively tame nightlife are
options to indulge in should boredom
arise, but if you’re a true sun sloth,
Sihanoukville is paradise.
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