Teh Botol, the national drink of Indonesia, comes in a bottle, sold by the roadside, contain so much sugar, and is drank from a plastic bag mixed with dirty ice cubes and cost around $0.50. Teh Botol Sosro I started drinking Teh Botol in high school. It was a perfect drink to quench the…
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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…
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Batik is an integral part of Indonesian culture, the official pattern, and the pride of the country. The word itself means a cloth with dots. It describes how the cloth design is made, by inking it with tiny dots into a beautiful pattern.…
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An authentic rural Hokkaido breakfast is known to be more seafood-based and usually boosts the local agricultural produce. I recently had the privilege to try the authentic Hokkaido breakfast during my Japan trip. Hokkaido Breakfast Set A typical set of Hokkaido breakfast includes slightly sticky rice, half-boiled Tamago (egg), miso soup, lightly grilled salmon,…
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Our Dubai desert safari started with an adrenaline-pumping ride of a lifetime.…
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I am writing to you from our Nice Airbnb. It’s a quaint little apartment in Vieille Ville, the charming old town in Nice. I used to be a Francophile. But my trip to Paris a few years ago diminished the craziness over France. Paris wasn’t what I had dreamt of. Soon after the trip,…
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I think the cultural travel experience you should not miss is eating the local food while travelling or even trying different cuisine restaurants in your city. This is the story of my first trip to India, which started my obsession with Hyderabadi Biryani. We reached Hyderabad after midnight and stayed only for the weekend,…
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That's when, I found out that it was a historic lane house called Longtang, dating back to the Golden Age of the 20s in Shanghai.…
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I love street food. Who doesn’t love?! It’s sinfully good. The cheap and warm street food from all over the city is the best, especially on a cold night! Of all the street food I have eaten, Indonesia has the best. If you think I am biased, visit Indonesia and try to prove me…
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We stayed in South Korea hostels because it means we wouldn't need to eat instant noodles for weeks after our South Korea trip.…
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