Afternoon Tea Set at Bvlgari Ginza
I’m a homebody by nature who hates being in the spotlight, and I work in a field where value for money is everything, so I’ve lived most of my life without much interest in designer brands. But at …
I’m a homebody by nature who hates being in the spotlight, and I work in a field where value for money is everything, so I’ve lived most of my life without much interest in designer brands. But at …
I’d read on some blog that a French butter specialty shop called Echire had recently opened in Marunouchi, and I made up my mind to go. Their croissants, made with loads of butter, are so popular that yo…
My trips always have a clear purpose, and the main purpose of this Tokyo trip was shopping. On past Tokyo trips I was so busy meeting people that I never had much time to shop properly. This time it was a thre…
I used last week’s three-day weekend to pop over to Tokyo. The very first place I headed after arriving was Taimeiken, a famous yoshoku (Japanese-style Western food) restaurant that anyone in the know ha…
At last, this is the final post of my Malaysia trip. Almost everything we ate in Malaysia was Chinese food. Maybe that’s because it was a group tour. The taste? About the level of an ordinary Chinese res…
This time it’s a tour around the city. The royal palace They said it’s gold leaf, and it’s seriously flashy. The vibe is sort of “we have so much money we don’t know what to do…
Maybe because it’s such a big city, Kuala Lumpur didn’t have all that much to see as a tourist. The Twin Towers A truly gorgeous building. The only thing on this trip that actually moved me.. So…
I took a domestic flight to Kuala Lumpur, and honestly it wasn’t much faster than going by bus. I got up early, and still half asleep, the first place I headed to right after arriving was a place called …
Penang has a neighbourhood called George Town where buildings from the old colonial era still stand. It’s apparently a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but after walking around it my honest impression was tha…
I’m always busy, but lately the busyness feels like it’s gone way over the line. I think I’d have to learn how to clone myself to keep up. I can barely find time to go out and eat anywhere, s…
Elbon the Table, 2chef, and Yountville too, which I never wrote up on the blog: lately I’ve been going to Western restaurants a lot. Not because I particularly love Western food and was dying to try them…
I finally went to Seongmin Yangkkochi, the lamb skewer place in front of Seoul National University subway station that’s so popular these days. I remember that neighbourhood having basically nothing back…