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Gellert Baths Review @ Budapest, Hungary
The Gellert Hotel is well known for their thermal baths and swimming pool, with a total of 12 pools to indulge in. Built in 1912 – 1918, the Gellert Baths draw thermal water from natural springs in...
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15 Things to Eat in Bangkok Chinatown, Thailand
As always, Bangkok’s Chinatown is one of the best places to find good food. Besides the uber affordable food, the most extraordinary part is you find gourmet ingredients such as bird’s nest and fish...
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Cristallo Di Luna’s All New Menu @ KL, Malaysia
Last week, Cristallo Di Luna in Pacific Regency Hotel Suites launched an all new menu, comprising of western classics with a Malaysian twist in some of the dishes. The launch included a total of 18...
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Parliament @ Budapest, Hungary
The Hungarian Parliament Building (Országház) is a magnificent neo-gothic structure completed in 1902. It is located on the eastern bank of the Danube River and you won’t miss it as it is the largest...
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Great Market Hall @ Budapest, Hungary
The Great Market Hall or Central Market in Budapest is more than a 100 years old built in 1897. With its yellow and green Zsolnay tiling that ornate the roof, the three floored market with high...
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Gellért Hill @ Budapest, Hungary
Gellért Hill (Gellért-hegy) is the best place to see the sprawling city of Budapest beneath you. It was named after Saint Gerard (Gellert) (980 – 1046) who was given a mission to preach Christianity...
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Qibao Water Town @ Shanghai, China
Shanghai has many water towns in the vicinity. Qibao Water Town is one of the closest ones and easily accessible by MRT. If you don’t have a whole day to spare to go to the bigger ones that are...
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Shoes on the Danube @ Budapest, Hungary
These rusty metal shoes on the Danube bank near the parliament building in Budapest is a memorial to the holocaust victims of World War II. The memorial is more subtle as opposed to others with...
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Wat Phra Kaew Temple @ Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Phra Kaew is THE iconic temple in Bangkok that enshrines a 66 cm tall jadeite Buddha statue, and hence also the name “Temple of the Emerald Buddha”. Thailand is a country with a long history of...
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Grand Palace @ Bangkok, Thailand
The Grand Palace was built in 1782 which was once the residence of the previous Kings of Thailand. The Grand Palace today houses government offices and is an important venue for official ceremonies....
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Elizabeth Square @ Budapest, Hungary
Elizabeth Square (Erzsébet tér) is right in the heart of Budapest city that’s a hip hang out place for both locals and visitors. It is especially vibrant at night where people just enjoy the night...
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Wat Pho @ Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Pho in Bangkok enshrines the giant golden Reclining Buddha, at 43 m long and 15 m high. The temple was originally a learning center for traditional Thai medicine, which was later expanded and the...
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FoodPanda Review @ Malaysia
Food Panda is a recent online food delivery service that launched in Malaysia. I like the name Food Panda as it sounds like a relative of Kungfu Panda and it comes to the rescue when you are hungry....
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Wat Phra Sri Sanaphet @ Ayutthaya, Thailand
Wat Phra Sri Sanaphet was originally a temple built in 1448 by King Boromatrailokanat, enshrining a 16 m tall Buddha statue made of gold. When the Burmese invaded the Ayutthaya Kingdom in 1766, the...
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Cafe Gerbeaud @ Budapest, Hungary
When I walked into Cafe Gerbeaud, I was instantly mesmerized by its sheer opulence where green marbled tables, sophisticated wooden chairs, shimmering lime-green ceiling and gorgeous chandeliers make...
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Wat Chaiwatthanaram @ Ayutthaya, Thailand
Wat Chaiwatthanaram is a temple in Ayutthaya built in 1630 built by King Prasat Thong. Like many of the other temples in Ayutthaya, it was looted by the Burmese in the 1760’s. Although in ruins too,...
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Ben’s Burger @ Ipoh Parade, Malaysia
Ben’s Burger in Ipoh Parade is another new place to try for burger lovers. The menu is of course a burgers-only menu with some less common burgers like the shrimp burger. It was a mouth-watering...
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Tianzifang @ Shanghai, China
Creativity, individualistic and artsy atmosphere brim in the narrow lanes of Tianzifang (田子坊). Built in traditional shikumen architecture, the neighborhood in the French Concession exudes a charming...
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Nanxiang Xiaolongbao @ Shanghai, China
Xiaolongbao is one of the most representative delicacy of Shanghai. Nanxiang Xialongbao (南翔小笼包) is thought to be one of the best places to eat them. With many branches in Shanghai, we went to the...
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Yu Yuan Garden & Bazaar @ Shanghai China
Yu Yuan Garden (豫园) was constructed during the Ming Dynasty in 1559. The Chinese garden took 16 years to complete and it is a typical Ming garden with pavilions, lakes and rockeries. With so many...
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