The magnetic, marvellous and magnificent Uluru is officially my favourite place in Australia and on my top ten best travel places list. “This Uluru trip means we are going on a pilgrimage, the Australian way“, I told Jik, my best friend, at the airport while waiting for our flight to Ayers Rocks. She stared…
When I watched the Jiro Sushi documentary some years ago, I silently vowed that one day I would eat at his restaurant, making it onto the list shared by Obama and such. That “one day” happened when during my third Japan trip. I made the lunch booking immediately after I booked my ticket to…
Sumi-e is the ancient Japanese charcoal drawing technique practised by Buddhist monks initially. It is created with brush strokes, creating a natural flow of the drawing. The central theme of Sumi-e is nature, with four types of plants most painted representing the ever-changing four seasons. It uses ink derived from densely packed charcoal ash,…