Breaking News : Thai Mangoes sell cheaper in Singapore !

One of my favorite fruit is the mango and I buy it regularly in Bangkok whenever I am there. This week I found at FairPrice Supermarket Singapore selling a third the price of Foodland in Bangkok: Singapore 3 pcs S$3.50 (US$ 2.78) Thailand only 1 pc Baht 85.- (same US$ 2.78) the same can be said on Bananas being cheaper in Singapore. Of course, some other things are lower in price in Thailand, stay tuned when I report on Eggs, Colgate, Sunsilk, Canned tuna…….Amazing Thailand and Surprising Singapore.

Sometimes the benefit of frequent flying is not in buying big ticket items but in doing your essential grocery shopping if you fly between Auckland and Queenstown, Melbourne and Perth, Los Angeles and New York, Paris and Corsica……. Do you have a similar experience to share?

Thai Honey Mango

Dole Bananas

Dole Bananas in Singapore S$ 1.72 (US$ 1.37) for bunch of 6.

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Chama, New Mexico USA

This is a village with population of 1199 (census 2000).

Driving from Taos to Chama, New Mexico USA

Driving from Taos to Chama village, about 108 miles (174 km) or 2 hours .

Rio Grand Gorge Bridge New Mexico

Driving from Taos to Chama

Snow Storm covered the road.

Snow Storm covered the road.

Quote : Snow

I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit. – John Landis

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.- John Ruskin

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Earthship Biotecture, Taos New Mexico USA

Architect Mike Reynolds designs green buildings in this community and elsewhere using recycled materials such as cans, bottles and tyres. These Green architecture also make use of wind and solar power to generate power and heat. You can visit a demonstration building here. (entry ticket applies)

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Elevation Coffee, Taos NM USA

This Coffee Shop serves the best coffee in Taos. On a cold wintry morning, the expressso machine is kept busy with customers streaming in for their warm cuppa. Many come for takeaways while others sit around busy at their laptops using the free wi-fi. Elevation Coffee, T1110 Pasco Del Pueblo Norte Suite E, El Prado aos NM USA (Greg 555-779-6078)

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Doc Martin’s at Historic Taos Inn, Taos NM USA

This restaurant is named after the doctor who once had his office and home here from 1890 till 1930′s. It was later turned into The Hotel Martin after his death in 1935.(Today it is called the Historic Taos Inn)

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