December has always been my favourite month as it meant a few special events. Christmas. Holidays. The end of a year and a time of reflection. The beginning of summer. How I relish those Aussie summers. For the first time in 9 years, I’m spending December away from Melbourne and as you can guess, I’m missing… Continue reading 5 Things I Miss about Melbourne Summers
It is always that layover for long-haul flights. What do you do with that time? Is it worth making the stopover in that city? We had to make that decision. As we were flying by Lufthansa, Frankfurt was the final departure point. Frankfurt is probably not as well-known as a travelling destination as other cities… Continue reading 24hours in Frankfurt
So for the 2nd half of my Paris story (read all about the first part here), we got lost in Paris, literally. That encounter came a little later in the day. Prior to that, as if it were to set an ominous tone of things to come, we woke up to another dreadful winter’s day in… Continue reading Lost in Paris
The recent saddening news of the terror attacks in Paris has not only jolted us into remembering the fragile state of peace in this world, it has also reignited the Paris Disease among many. After all, Paris is a place that many imprint their ideals of love and luxury living (hence the Paris Disease). And the terror attacks have… Continue reading My Paris Story, Part 1
Can anything be more overdone than these 3 food items in Singapore? Visit any cafe or casual restaurant and you’re sure to find at least 1 of these on the menu. Haha I guess it’s the Singaporean culture – 1 thing works out and the rest follow suit… So you can guess I’ve had my… Continue reading Of Truffle Fries, Waffles & Coffee
Imagine this – it’s cold, wintry, wet and you’re roaming round the streets of Paris. Paris looking a little gloomy It’s supposed to be romantic and charming, as what people say about Paris. But you’re not really getting into the mood when your fingers and toes are freezing and you are feeling kind of lost… Continue reading Le Baratin, Paris
As mentioned before, London is quite a food haven. From fine dining to casual bistros and the neighbourhood restaurants, London has it all! So let’s see where we ate around in this city… Chinatown This was where we had our first meal. We felt quite relieved stepping into Chinatown, after all the pastas and pizzas… Continue reading Eating Around London
Since I started watching Masterchef Australia, I got introduced to the world of celebrity chefs. And from there, I got hooked onto other cooking shows by these chefs, like Jamie Oliver’s 15 Minute Meals, Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feasts and Heston’s Feasts… Haha only 1 place to find them all! Yes if you notice, all the celebrity… Continue reading Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
It is said before about London – it is dreary, expensive and can be one lonely city. Yet, people remain fascinated with London. All around the world, people flock over to London to work, study or live there. So there are 2 camps about London as a city – liveable or not? London on a… Continue reading 5 Reasons to Love London
So we had a pretty rough start to Rome. But we got through our first day and pushed through our travel fatigue, dragging ourselves out of bed at 6am the next day. Why? To join in this queue… on a cold wet day… zzzz… I’ve no idea when these people starting queuing! Yes, it was a… Continue reading Roaming in Rome
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