Just before drifting off, I remember thinking: I had found Quiet Luxury. It’s here in Helsinki—understated, intentional, and fulfilling.…
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If you’re ever in Krakow, even if it’s just for a length of one meal, make sure you visit Black Duck for the best-tasting Polish cuisine.…
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Papetri Paperworks is my favourite stationery shop in Budapest. It’s firmly on my “repeat visit” list for the next time I’m in Pesti.…
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After a negotiation—mostly involved me semi-sleeping and Starbucks bed coffee—I agreed to join him for an eggy brekkie adventure in Budapest-i…
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When I think about my best food experiences, breaking bread with strangers and drinking beer at Lokal, a Prague beer hall, comes to mind.…
Keep ReadingWe wandered with no agenda in De Pijp, soaking in the quirky vibe. I also started noticing the Indonesian restaurants in the neighbourhood.…
Keep ReadingI feel more at home in Budapest than I did in Berlin, Krakow, or Prague, but I’m still uncertain if I’ll come back—and that’s okay, I guess.…
Keep ReadingHi from Berlin—Kreuzberg, to be specific. Don’t ask me to pronounce it; I had to Google it just to spell it. I’m having a flat white—my first one today, my first one in Berlin, and, come to think of it, my first one on this trip. The weather is lovely—warm, windy, and a bit…
Keep ReadingCao Cao is a Vietnamese restaurant - marking the second time I’ve had Vietnamese food as my first meal upon arriving in Berlin.…
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The not-in-the-itinerary visit to Lacock got me thinking about giving space to lesser-known places whenever I visit a new country.…
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