LOL, at least you can get EVERYTHING you "need" for Christmas! After 14 years in Tokyo (where you could get a lot of things (like £250 real trees - not that I ever did) but not everything, we used to go somewhere exotic in S E Asia!) and Singapore last year it'll be a very festive Xmas anyway!
Last edited by Satay Sue; 28-11-2011 at 07:28 PM.
it's only the expats that go away for an extended period of time. a few locals will go away, but it's usually only for a couple of days.
don't worry, it'll still be incredibly busy....it just depends on where you frequent.
Planning to go Malaysia to visit my friends on this Christmas and New year time. :-)
>> Guess I'm going to look a bit of a muppet
No. The 3-400K people leaving on holidays / trips back home will be replaced by 2 million mainland tourists.
SS, as carang said, the emptiness is in the eye of the expats.
For those of us with kids in localized schools and with local friends doing mostly local things, the place is full as always.
If your little one looks like he might get bored, look into some of the activities at YMCA - I flicked thru the brochure the other day and lots of nice activities in there for various ages. Here is the online version: YMCA CAMPING