UNEXPECTED BEAUTY IN SINGAPORE'S SOUTHERN RIDGES // SURPRISING VIEWPOINTS AND SECRET SPACES??

[@eatdriveplay]

11:28, that terrace used to be a familiar scene on Singapore TV in the 80s-90s. Every couple-talk scene was there… every single one of them. LOL. Couples used to date there before the era of internet. Haha!

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Oh cool! Which tv show, is be keen to look them up. I’ve watched a few Holland V episodes but they haven’t ventured out of the area yet ha

[@davidwong9230]

I believe those balustrades are called bottle balustrades. Thanks very much for sharing. I’ve been enjoying subbing and following your vlogs for sometime. I’m British, but second generation Singaporean, and have been to Singapore quite a few times. I was myself surprised on one visit that Mount Faber doesn’t have more visitors, as it’s such a great place. To be fair, as your vlogs demonstrate, there’s so much else to see and do in Singapore. I’m enjoying being a fly on the wall, as opposed to a mosquito on the wall 😆

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Ah thank you so much for watching and commenting so kindly!! Do continue to interact - we appreciate it so much! 😊

[@MelvinSimKH]

I did that trail the same way you did at about the same time you did. I foolishly started the Marang Trail at 12 noon. It was hot! I managed to walk to West Coast Park and that took me 4 hours. A leisurely walk.. The mounted binoculars are now free but I remember them costing 20 cents when I was a child. I had to pester my parents for the 20 cents and not always successful in getting it. I love the Henderson Waves (I can just about see my block from up there). It’s the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. If I bring my students on it, they aren’t as eager to walk as much and I use the elevation markings etched on the floor of the bridge to spur them on. The terrace is a great place for my students to take a short break before the treetop walk down. If you are there during the warmer months, the bougainvillea will be in full bloom and the whole place will be in beautiful purple. Pity you didn’t get to do the treetop walk though. It’s my favourite bit. I do wish NParks would make these closures more public or even at the start of walks. I have made my way to the Labrador boardwalk twice only to find it is closed.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Yes - the NParks are so good so it adds to the disappointment when it is closed! It’s such a beautiful trail - already looking forward to doing it again!

[@manseb5211]

@@MelvinSimKH I used to stay at Blk 44, Telok Blangah Drive previously. We used to go up Mt Faber every day in the early morning as kids picking up cashiew from the cashiew trees which were abundant during my childhood days. It was a memorable experience tht hard to erase & replicated. Going up the trail from Alexandra was the most exciting & incredible journey tht brought bck all the good memories happening in tht area.

[@manseb5211]

@@WONDERLUSTworld Ya i read recently they had to close the trail becoz of some damage to the land tht support the bridge & tht's y they to close the trail for some repair work. Anyway, hv you tried the Belayar Creek which is opposite the PSA building.The left handside of the creek used to be where my village site was situated just below the hill of the Keppel Golf Club which had been relocated elsewhere. It goes all to the way to the Harbour Front & where the Reflection condominium is. If you turn to the right it goes to the Labrador park. These areas are full of history & memories for those who used to stay in the kampungs during the 50s, 60s and early 70s. Good memories are hard to forget.

[@leewn2319]

Hi Jonty, ur kids have grown so much taller. Great to see them growing up and enjoying Sg outdoors.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Aww thank you!

[@AnthonyLim-yq2sl]

Should lunch at Seah Imm hawker centre instead ..

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Will check it out! Thank you!!

[@anneashdown5539]

Great video! And that park is gorgeous!

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Thank you, Anne!! It really is beautiful. merry Christmas to you!

[@susugagalala3417]

Some green spaces outside urban civilization in Singapore for you to consider exploring: Gangsa Trail / Track 15 off Mandai road Long trail from Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Catchment Path to (portion of) Pipeline Trail to Rifle Range Road / Rifle Range Link to MacRichie Reservoir north east If you don't mind meeting civilization on and off during your exploration, you might wanna consider: The entire Pipeline Trail from Marsiling to Pearls' Hill, walking beside/over the entire water pipelines fetching water from Johor to Singapore The 36+ km Coast-to-Coast (central) trail The 62+ km Coast-to-Coast (southern) trail, which has not been officially declared "ready/open" but nevertheless still "walkable" (I have tried walking so I know)

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Oh wow that’s for all these recommendations. I’m keen to do the Mandai walk at some point. I’ll save these suggestions and look them up 😀

[@patriciagoulter]

We did a bit, quite a bit, of that walk in 2015. The wood on Henderson Waves was a lighter colour then, obviously weathered since then. We also took photos of the ants, they were so big. I loved the glasshouses that were prototypes for Gardens by the Bay. I am still watching so not sure if you get there. Also loved the glimpses of some Black and White Houses. Thank you so much for doing this.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Thank you for watching! It was a fun afternoon 😊

[@leewn2319]

The seed pod u saw on a tree at 6.42 is the Saraca indica tree. Whereas the heart shape red seeds your daughter collected is from the Saga tree. Saga tree is protected tree in Sg.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Thanks so much for this info. We love the saga seeds - we have a bowl full of them from when we’ve collected them from all over the island.

[@FidooEllen]

Do the dairy farm park hike

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Ah thanks for the recommendation

[@megaredkentadate9834]

I don't supposed that you have been to the Hort Park and Kent Ridge Park yet. You may also like to visit the Bukit Chandu museum and Old Ford Factory museum.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Hello! Yes, Hort Park we have - there’s an episode on it somewhere 😊 Jonty did the Old Ford Factory with an episode about his late Grandfathers experiences of WWII - that’s a must see episode. Let us know what you think! Thank you 😊

[@jaym6870]

You came back to Singapore at the right time. With all the nature walks and trails in the ridges, Bukit Timah Hill, nature reserves and reservoirs, and parks and PCNs all over the island, and the outer islands. NParks has done a great job in recent years.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

The NParks here have really done amazing things and we’re looking forward to seeing what’s to come too.

[@jaym6870]

@@WONDERLUSTworld I get very exasperated when I read travel logs on KZbin by tourists. All they talk about are the hawker centres, malls and the tourist attractions in Orchard Rd and the Marina Bay area, and Sentosa. With the zoo thrown in sometimes. Singapore is so much more than that, as you have shown in your videos. Even in the city, there are the museums and the theatre, and all the history and heritage trails.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Totally agreed!! So glad you feel the same way and I hope you enjoy our channel!

[@azrikhairol4941]

i love Saga seeds ... greetings from Brunei 💗

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

We have a bowl full of them at home from all over Singapore 😊

[@gryff8400]

Loved this episode. Brought back memories of when I walked from Vivo through Mount Faber, across Henderson waves, and out the back of Hort Park and on through Kent ridges. Took me two days. 😂 I too wish national Parks would publicise closures better. I got caught out over at Bukit Timah - walked in to see something and... Closed! 🙄😕🤷‍♂️

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Oh wow, did you stop at one point and then return to continue the walk over two days?

[@leewn2319]

If u want to know the tress in Sg, u may want to purchase the 1001 trees book published by NParks

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Ah good to know 👍🏼

[@healingpossibilities44]

Looks great. Lots of steps though 😮

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Wasn't too bad - looks a lot worse than it is! Heheh

[@kenzone]

Starting off at 2.30pm, you got lucky with the weather 😊. It’s been raining heavily most afternoons these days, so it was great u got thru this day undrenched, and it even ended on a sunny note at Alkaff.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Oh yea! That’s the time when I have to be out picking the kids up 😝 it’s been so soggy.

[@RonLarhz]

Back in late 90s,early2000s, Collecting saga seeds is a thing in my primary school. 😂

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Our kids can’t get enough of it! Every time they see the scarlet pearls on the floor they’re hunting for them!

[@bakkwa8705]

I am born in 1964 and I also collected saga seeds 😹

[@jaym6870]

I was in primary school in the 60s. We used to make five stones filled with saga seeds, and there was even a game played with saga seeds. I don’t think young Singaporeans know this.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Jonty’s parents have taught our kids! It’s awesome!

[@abelfilmroom]

Did you see the Merlion at Mt Faber and the mural wall?

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Not on this walk but we have done before, another good look out point.

[@manseb5211]

Hi there always enjoyed watching yr video. Any plan of going thru Changi Point or Changi village.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Aw thanks! Yeah, we did a big cycle around the island and stayed in Changi Village actually! Let us know what you think of it!

[@manseb5211]

@@WONDERLUSTworld ok will do bt i hv to view the video first he...he...

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Have you had a chance to catch the video?

[@manseb5211]

@@WONDERLUSTworld not yet bt certainly will

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Enjoy! Would love to hear your thoughts.

[@gotmyonu1027]

You should go to Hong Kong for hiking..... Dragon's Back mountain is really cool. Bring us along if you are planning to go.😊. But don't go during summer or Monsoon season.

[@WONDERLUSTworld]

Thanks for the tip! We’ll look at it for sure and add it to the list!

[@twis350]

You must be kidding, aren’t you a Malaysian who have been living in HK for years 😂