Asia
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The Foodie’s Guide: What to Eat in Seoul
It can be overwhelming trying to decide what to eat in Seoul because there are so many amazing options! Apart from all the chimaek and BBQ that we see on our favourite K-dramas, there’s actually a good variety of Korean dishes that one can find in the city’s bustling capital. If you’re overwhelmed with options, this list covers the best restaurants we ate at when we visited in December 2021. Enjoy! Jinjujip Bibimguksu (진주집) Hidden at the basement of an unobtrusive office building, your only hint at having found a local haunt would be the snaking lines that form outside this restaurant every lunch hour. We were introduced to Jinjujip…
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Our best experience in St Petersburg: Dinner with the Prokopenkos
What do you look for when you travel? The must-visit, to-do listicles usually include UNESCO sites, significant points of attraction and to-die-for dishes, and I know this because I’ve written so many of these articles. But increasingly, I’m beginning to realise that the most meaningful moments of travel happen in the ordinary. They exist in moments of human connection, in empathy, in the recognition that we are all not that different. We were fortunate to experience that on the Home Cooked St Petersburg and Market Tour with St Petersburg Urban Adventures. Sampling local food at Sennaya Market Our experience began with a visit to Sennaya market. While I was initially…
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Total Moscow Tour: Experience the best of Moscow in 1 day | Review
When we planned our itinerary for Russia, the general feedback we got was that it was three days too many in Moscow. Our friends told us that Saint Petersburg was the one that we should focus more on, and that Russia’s political capital would appear lackadaisical and boring when compared to its cousin to the West. Yet despite the waves of well-meaning advice from our friends, we decided to make Moscow the first stop of our round-the-world trip. As lifelong history nerds, the opportunity to delve into the heart of the old Soviet Union was something that we found impossible to pass up. Given our inability to distinguish Cyrillic alphabets from…
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Why Kandima Maldives is Your Dream Vacay Come True
Have you always dreamed of visiting the Maldives? You might have seen pictures of the crystal clear turquoise waters, or videos of those gorgeous over-water villas, so postcard-perfect you wonder if they’ve been photoshopped. It looks like the perfect getaway, but surely paradise must come at a hefty cost. Here’s the good news: Kandima Maldives aims to make paradise a little more accessible to us regular folk, without compromising on the experience. Occupying the largest island on the Maldives, its extensive facilities allow it to be inclusive for everyone without feeling like a party resort. Sounds too good to be true? Read on to find out more! Reasons why Kandima Maldives…
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A Gastrorgasmic Food Guide to Bangkok
There are few cities in the world that I personally think could rival Singapore as foodie paradise in terms of value and variety. Bangkok, admittedly, is one of them. We spent a weekend there and left feeling like we want to go back every other weekend because every meal we had was absolutely delicious! Here are some of our recommendations on what to eat in Bangkok.
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A Gastrorgasmic Street Food Guide to Penang
Gastrorgasm (n): an intensely pleasurable experience elicited by the consumption of incredibly delicious food, usually with explosive flavours. Likely to induce moans and groans.
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Chef Mudana’s Cooking Class in Sanur | Review
Warning: Chef Mudana’s cooking class will change Balinese food for you. Forever. Not in a bad way, of course. More of a I-can’t-believe-Balinese-food-can-taste-so-good-what-have-I-been-eating-all-this-time sorta way. On our previous trips to Bali, we’d eaten at restaurants that served excellent European and Australian fare, but attempts to search for authentic Balinese food always ended in disappointment. It then occurred to us that we could right this wrong by learning how to cook balinese food instead. Being typical Singaporeans, we were sold on Chef Mudana’s cooking class in Sanur once we saw the rave reviews on Tripadvisor in addition to his impressive experience as a chef in 5-star restaurants in Perth and Hokkaido. It also helped that he…
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Discovering the Secrets of Balik Pulau with Matahari Cycle Tours
Balik Pulau has a secret. The Penangites might not want you to know this. And the truth is, few Malaysians probably do. Ask people where they can find Penang’s best Assam Laksa, and you will probably be directed to Air Itam, or Penang Road. But the best answer to this question lies in the town center of Balik Pulau. How did we stumble upon this secret? This story begins on one special Sunday morning when we dragged our butts out at the crack of dawn to go cycling with Matahari Cycle Tours. Cycling with Matahari Cycle Tours Our tour started out in a little carpark, where we were assigned bicycles that had been calibrated…
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Best Restaurants & Cafes for Catching Rare Pokémon
Gotta catch ’em all AND fill your tummy? Imagine this: You’re sitting comfortably in a chair, enjoying a delicious meal with a cup of coffee, and ever so often, a Pokémon pops up on your screen. But this is no Rattata or Pidgey, it’s a Clefairy! And a Seel! And a Vapereon! Believe it or not – these Poké paradises do actually exist. Ideally, they are located between at least 2 Pokéstops, and have certain geographical features in the proximity that will attract more than just Zubats and Weedles. If you are looking for cafes or restaurants that where you can satisfy your tummy, zhng your Pokédex and level up as a Pokémon trainer, we…
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A Gastrorgasmic Food Guide to Tokyo
What to Eat in Tokyo In a land where even the consumption of fast food (think: Yoshinoya and Mos Burger) can bring tears of joy to one’s eyes, I dare say that finding a bad meal in Japan is actually a challenge. But with so many options, where would you even begin? Over a weekend in Tokyo, we found some amazing gems and are so excited to share them with you in our gastrorgasmic food guide to Tokyo! Sushi Ya Ginza To truly experience the beauty of Japanese food, I honestly believe an omakase experience is essential. Omakase essentially means chef’s choice, where the chef will put together a medley…
