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12 September 2018
While travelling, it is often necessary to eat quickly on the go. I like to see how the international fast food chains put a local twist into their menu. Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, March 1, 2018
12 September 2018
Getting going I had set the alarm for 0600 and asked the frontdesk to call me as well just in case. But I woke at 0430. Realising that there was no phone, I figured that the receptionist would have to walk up two floors to wake me. So I WhatsApp’ed them to say I was […]
11 September 2018
Today I fly to Miri for an overnight before going inland to Borneo’s highlands for my mini-adventure. I ordered a Grab car on the app but none were available in my area. I tried numerous times and it was starting to worry me even though I had three hours till my 1500 flight. Perhaps it […]
6 September 2018
Otak-otak is a spicy fish cake popular in the Malay Archipelago. I discover that it has some cousins that I'm not too familiar with. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, September 5, 2018
29 August 2018
I didn’t get any sleep on the flight to Singapore. I had started to take pride in how well I’ve slept on flights recently but this time the sleeping pill didn’t quite work. Perhaps my single economy class seat wasn’t reclined enough and had the feel of sliding down a little. It’s fortunate though that I […]
28 August 2018
With a 2355 departure for Singapore, I took my time checking in at the kiosk around 2115 and dropping off my bag. While I normally travel with a cabin bag weighing 7kg including laptop, this time I had a checked-in bag weighing 23.2kg (the limit is 23kg for this flight). It was loaded with cheeses, […]
26 August 2018
European food with some Ottoman influence. As we had only been in neighbouring Romania, we didn't set out to try too many local specialties but just enjoyed what came our way. Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, August 25, 2018
26 August 2018
Our view of food in Ecuador is somewhat misrepresented by being in Galapagos where seafood, especially lobster, was affordable. Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, August 25, 2018
25 August 2018
Good tasty European fare with a hint of Ottoman influence. Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, August 25, 2018
25 August 2018
With the sunny Mediterranean comes lots of seafood, fruits and salads. Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, September 18, 2017