Arriving in Helsinki and drinking refreshing tap water instead of paying €3 for bottled water in Santorini feels like a Quiet Luxury moment.…
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Now, let’s talk about my favorite part of this airplane dining series. It was a red-eye to Narita, and I had to sit separately from my best friends as we booked the same flight separately. This time, I chose the window seat. On the other side, there was a light sleeper who, as I…
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As the withstanding tradition to share random updates with you while I am in the airport, I feel compelled to whip up a half-baked blog post filled with things that might not interest you at all, but let’s also ignore the possibility of that. Today, I am writing to you from Changi Airport Starbucks,…
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Dubai Dhow Cruise dinner was Amma's favourite part of our Dubai trip (mine was the desert safari which she hated).…
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We took Emirates to and from Dubai. I usually love everything about the Emirates, but the food was meh this time. The main dish was rice with chicken curry thingy, which tasted okay, accompanied by not-so-nice prawn salad and weird-looking tofu, which I refused to try. And they didn’t serve ice cream this time!…
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The metropolis city skyline’s majestic. Every time we travelled from one spot to another, I spotted unique gigantic buildings. Souks in Dubai are filled with knickknacks. Granted, it didn’t look like the one Carrie trotted around in the movie, but it managed to quench my thirst for colourful, glittery, and cute stuff. For some…
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If I had to move to Dubai, I'd live in Jumeirah Beach. Who doesn't want to be neighbours with Cheese Cake Factory in an apartment by the sea?…
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I started my day in Dubai, accompanying Amma for 3 hours in one gold shop, examining every single piece of gold jewellery displayed. Twice. We tried so many things there, and it made her happy, which made me happy. It was also somewhat fun for me. I am turning into Amma. I am turning…
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Dubai's summer heat greeted us the minute we stepped outside, but my first day there was filled with abudance of experience I didn't mind it.…
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I have a soft spot for well-written travel memoirs. Here are some travel memoirs that helped shape my mind and life.…
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I spent the week before Christmas in Singapore relaxing and doing nothing while all my friends were still working.…
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