Asia
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Where to Find the Best Beef Noodles in Taipei
Warning: This will make you hungry. You know a city takes its beef noodles seriously when they actually organise an ANNUAL FESTIVAL to celebrate this culinary tradition and decide on which restaurant is deserving of the claim that they have the best beef noodles in the city. To the husband’s horror, I made it my mission to find out what the hype was about and try out as many beef noodles as possible in that week. Sadly, I didn’t break any crazy record and had my plans thwarted when I fell sick in the middle of the trip. Till this day though, the husband still blames my sickness on the stubborn insistence…
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Fulfilling a Dream: How We Learnt to Dive in Tioman with Eko Divers
Learning to dive has been a lifelong dream of mine. But for some reason, my plans to learn have been thwarted year after year by superstitious parents (“this year is not good for Dragons to be in the water”?!) and hectic schedules, until I realised ENOUGH. IS. ENOUGH. So I dragged ET to the Asia Diving Expo, and we signed up for a really affordable package to get PADI-certified with Eko Divers! For $425, our package included: 1. Theory lessons and test (covered over 2 evening lessons from 7-10pm) 2. Pool session (covered in one afternoon at the Outram Sec pool) 3. Practical lessons and test in Tioman (Bintan was the other,…
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Silks Place Taroko Review: Heaven on Earth
Silks Place Taroko is the only luxury accommodation you can find nestled in the middle of Taroko Gorge. Inspired by Japanese zen, the minimalist nature of the hotel fills you with a sense of peace and calm. The 3 days that we spent there were truly a much-needed reprieve from the madness of work and the hustle and bustle of city life. Service standards were impeccable right from the pick up at the Hualien train station where we were each given a bottle of water for the hour-long journey. Upon arrival at the hotel, we were promptly served with a welcome drink. ROOMS We opted for a room with a view…
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Review: Violet Oon’s Kitchen
So, I just had one of my best meals of the year at Violet Oon’s Kitchen. I’m not even kidding. My gastrorgasm levels are off the charts now because every dish was So. Damn. Good. But I always tell ET that it’s important not to raise expectations when gushing about food so I wanna set a disclaimer that this could have been due to a variety of factors: 1) we were famished from only having had breakfast, 2) we didn’t have any expectations and didn’t even consult Hungrygowhere 3) maybe even groupthink because we were bouncing off each other’s happiness In any case, I will try my best to objectively…
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ETSY Explores: Jalan Riang
This little street nestled in the midst of a sleepy Serangoon enclave is a wonderful addition to a growing number of hippie neighbourhood haunts. Despite its relative inaccessibility and hosting only 5 restaurants, it is evident that Jalan Riang is no longer a secret as it attracts a healthy number of patrons even on a regular weekend night. We made several trips to check out what the different restaurants offer, so here’s a little guide to our new favourite haunt!
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The Chava Resort Review
We ended up at The Chava Resort by a stroke of bad luck when our original accommodation plans in Phuket failed. To be honest, we were feeling a little disillusioned with the hotels in Phuket at that point, so The Chava was a godsend.
