Latest Travels
My Japanese ryokan hopping adventure 2018-2019 – 7 Ryokans in 3 months
It's been a whirlwind 2019 and I do apologise to my readers for the long radio silence. It's been a mad year of renovating and moving house which can be terribly intense. I am back in action again! Many of my fans often ask me what I look for or...
Exploring South Puglia in summer
If you are looking for an off-the-beaten-track, wallet friendly, and not swamped-with-tourists destination in Italy, I think Puglia is the answer. For summer last year, I headed out to Puglia for Summer Part 2 (first part being my hot but enjoyable trip to Karuizawa), joining my travelling buddies from Hong...
Best way to experience Karuizawa
Karuizawa is a beautiful upmarket mountain resort located in the Nagano Prefecture. It's definitely not a cheap place compared to some other countryside areas, and has developed as a popular place for many Japanese to visit especially during Summer, with many affluent ones owning a second home here. I aptly call it...
Best of Kusatsu Onsen
For my summer getaway this year, I did almost the unthinkable of visiting Japan in July! Unthinkable because it's the summer season then, and all I could say was my furry paws and body was just sweating profusely in the hot humid weather years ago when I went to my...
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Makoto Steak Tokyo
Sorry all for the long break from my last post, been terribly busy clearing year end work and packing for my ski trip to Zermatt, Switzerland! Am sure many of you know how that feels. I told myself in the spirit of caring and sharing, I had to let you all...
Courmayeur Skiing
Courmayeur is a lovely little Italian village located at the foot of the famous Montblanc mountain in the Aosta Valley. Conveniently located just beneath the entrance to the tunnel on the Italian side of Montblanc, it can be easily accessed from the French side. I first came here last year...
Tokyo casual eats and cool concepts
In Part 2 of my Tokyo trip in December 2012, I will share with you some of the more casual eats that I enjoy very much. EATS - CASUAL 1. Ichiran Ramen 1-22-7 B1F Jinnan Sibuya-ku Tokyo-to 150-0041 Tel: 03-3463-3667 www.ichiran.co.jp/english This ramen joint has something close to 30 branches...
Milan weekend escape to Lake Garda
From a tiny Lake Iseo, we ventured next to a giant Lake Garda on our weekend escape near Milan. Lake Garda is the largest lake of Italy and sits halfway between Brescia and Verona, which of course made it the perfect location to explore after we had driven to Brescia earlier...