Overcoming the fear
It’s Wednesday and I am having a little hectic day at work. I am daydreaming of many things and one of them is to be brave enough to give it all up and go. The fear however, is holding me … read more
View ArticleMemories of life changing culinary experiences
I have previously written about my love of street food, and my experience at creating culinary delights at cooking schools, there is no doubt that food is a great motivator (on top of culture,...
View ArticleInternational Fleet Review Warship Open Day – an Album
It has been a good weekend. Since Friday, there has been ships invading Sydney Harbour. It is the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy and warships from all over the world are here to...
View ArticleKayaking around Royal National Park, Sydney
8am. There were very little people about on the beach and Bundeena felt like a ghost town. Still sleepy for an early start, all I wanted to do was to lie down on the beach and snooze away, however the...
View ArticleMemory Postcard: Many happy returns!
This was taken at the Alter Brucke (the Old Bride) in Heidelberg Germany. They say that by rubbing the mirror the monkey was holding will guarantee my return to Heidelberg again and again. My wish came...
View ArticleTravel is my religion
“I don’t believe in very much any more,” said Simon Reeve in his current documentary about pilgrimages. “Before I started doing TV I used to write books about terrorism, and it has made me cynical...
View ArticleMemory Postcard: My Snow People
I am about to head off to a weekend in Kuala Lumpur for the Asian Women’s Empowerment Conference. It’ll be quite a hot and humid weekend so I thought I’d put some wintery thoughts in my mind to combat...
View ArticleMy first durian
This, is ‘Durian’. The King of Fruits. The thing that make South East Asians happy and the rest of us gag. Of all these trips to South East Asia I have not in fact, brought myself to face the fruit …...
View ArticleTake Aways from Asian Women’s Empowerment Conference 2013
The curtain drew on this year’s Asian Women’s Empowerment Conference today. It had been a fantastic weekend in Kuala Lumpur, where I got to meet some of the bloggers I have been following for a while...
View Article3 days 3 destinations
“Land Ahoy!” An excited husband yelled out through the windows, at 5am Monday morning. After 2 days of straight sailing, through the endless Pacific horizon, ribbons of the ocean and the sky, green...
View ArticleMemory Postcard: A $16 Dinner
This is where I had my first meal in Hanoi when I visited in 2004. I had only arrived in the country for an hour, was wet and hungry and needed food. My love of street food took me to … read more
View ArticleMemory Postcard: Christmas Markets!
I’ve been avoiding Christmases for the past five years, mostly by travelling to non-Christian countries because I don’t really agree with the commercialisation of any religious/cultural events....
View ArticleKumusta Pilipinas!
Hello Philippines! What a chaotic introduction we’ve had. Having had a night’s stop over in Kuala Lumpur and about an hour and a half flight delay, we finally found ourselves on Filipino soil. The air...
View ArticleCebu and Her Jeepneys
Cebu had been an adventure. Many visit only to stay on the small side island of Mactan to enjoy the sandy beaches and its five star resorts, but we chose to stay in the city centre, as I heard, it …...
View ArticleWhy Manila and I Didn’t Get Along
Manila was our last destination for the Philippines, and what a chaotic end to our journey! From the air Manila sprawled across the horizon like any other city, with sprouts of modern skyscrapers in...
View ArticleFood of the Philippines
It wasn’t immediately apparent what we should be trying in the Philippines. Filipino cuisine is not like that of the Japanese, Chinese, Italian and India, where there would be a restaurant dedicated...
View ArticleSolo Travel: Why you should give it a go
Before I met my husband, I have always been the solo traveller. I loved the freedom, the independence and the possibilities of solo travel and I have had no regrets. I was loving it so much that it...
View ArticleChasing Sunsets
Some people like sunrises, some people prefer sunsets. Some, doesn’t understand why anyone would be impressed by either, as our trekking guide in Thailand wondered “why you tourists always want to...
View ArticleCooking the World’s Way
I am in the process of pitching a few ideas to editors, and have noticed that of all my travel experiences, my most fond memories have been food related, especially the times I’ve learned how to cook....
View ArticleLondon, and Its Undergrounds
Like anywhere else in the world, you have to come to London with an open mind. It is a city that is old and new at the same time, and it is constantly evolving, and that is what makes this … read more
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