There I was, lying on the hotel bed in Cairns, reflecting on my travelling while half dozing off. The trip was only half done.…
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The thing I enjoyed the most, more than seeing how the Fijian Lovo was cooked and eating it, was sharing the feast with the village.…
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Lately, I have been trying my best not to let my mood follow the drop in temperature. I have employed lavender bath oil, Oodie, extra candles, flannel PJs, heater, electric blanket, copious amount of mulled wine, curries and apple pies. So far, those things have been helping, but you guys… it’s not even officially…
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These are the things I can think of, for now, that set us Indonesians aside while travelling, albeit the title Traveling while Indonesian.…
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Besides my Amma's cooking, Nasi Padang is the Indonesian cuisine I have missed the most for the best part of these two years.…
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I am at the airport, essentially travelling during pandemic. The last time I was at the airport was almost 18 months ago.…
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Melbourne went into a 5-day lockdown this month. I did Adriene’s Yoga for Uncertainty on the first day of it. It helped more than I anticipated. I just finished Echoes by Shu-Ling Chua in one sitting and spent the rest of my night going through her blog, Hello Pollyanna, archive. It was a Friday…
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It’s time to dip into the travel pool again ━ travelling as self-care, even if it means regional travel—or even day trips.…
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One of the things that excited me the most during my Japan trip was the daily visit to the Japanese supermarket. So much so that on the last three trips I picked our hotel based on the walking distance to a Japanese supermarket. To be fair, it’s not that hard, as there is at…
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