I love Malaysia. It is — in my justifiable opinion–the best Far Eastern country for a foodie seeking Halal options. Whether I want Malay food or Thai, or Taiwanese or Korean, I feel like Malaysia can supply with me with as authentic …
While I was in Bangkok, I saw Gaggan Anand post a video on Instagram on this very exotic dessert being made at one of the stalls in Or Tor Kor Farmers Market, by a 72 year old lady who has been doing …
The last of my series on how to spend a week in Bangkok. In this post I talk about how to claim VAT refund in Bangkok. We thought Day 7 would be super chilled out but for some reason it ended up …
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of bold flavors, and since a good ceviche promises those, I was instantly sold the minute I heard about Waka Ceviche Tuesdays! FIVE ceviches and a drink, for AED 150… I just can’t get …
Day 6 in Bangkok and Em Quartier is the 6th part of my 7 day account of our recent Bangkok trip On our sixth and last morning in Hilton Sukhumvit, I finally decided to go to their all-day-diner (Scalini) for breakfast, and instantly …
Three years in Dubai and I haven’t once been to Address Montgomerie- until this week, when I ended up going twice in a week, to 3 different outlets! Here’s how it happened: Links: The first time was for breakfast at Links over …
Day 5 was pretty much a repeat of Day 4. Our plans to go to Khao San didn’t exactly materialize. We both slept in and missed breakfast at the hotel. I wanted us to go swimming in the morning, and M promised …
Day 4 of How to Kill Time in Bangkok. On day 4, we were supposed to check out our hotel in Bangkok and head to Koh Samui. We decided at the last minute, on Day 3, that we would do Phi Phi …
Day 3 of What to do in Bangkok for a Week. For the rest of the days, please skip to the end of the post. After the previous night’s fruitless quest for a decent dinner, I put my foot down and informed …
Day 2 of How to Spend a Week in Bangkok. After a quick breakfast at our hotel, Hilton Sukhumvit, we set off for the Grand Palace, and the GrabCar driver (we hadn’t learnt our GrabCar lesson yet) let us off at a …
Day 1 of How to Spend a Day in Bangkok. Over Eid break this year, we went to Bangkok for a week. To be clear, we were supposed to do 3 days in Bangkok, during which my sister was going to join us …
Thai food is without a doubt my favorite cuisine in the world, and since my recent trip to Bangkok, it has become even more so. The quest to try every single Thai restaurant in Dubai continues, and so we ended up at …
I was treated to a staycation at Palazzo Versace Dubai nearly a month ago, yet I took so long to hit “publish” on the blog post because I always find it the hardest to word eloquently enough the experiences that leave me …
After a rather disappointing meal at Asia Asia last week, and an insatiate desire for good Chinese food, M and I ventured out to Yuan at The avenues in Atlantis Palm Jumeirah. I wanted to see if Yuan would hit the spot …
During out last two days in Bangkok on our recent trip, we checked out of Hilton Sukhumvit and moved to Movenpick Sukhumvit. I like to move hotels every two days because I find that to be the best way to truly explore …