It was almost 5 years ago when I had my first stroopwafel. My cousin’s friend, who was living in Amsterdam, took us to her favourite stroopwafel place in the city. I didn’t remember much of the place. Firstly, it was years ago, and secondly, because I was high. But I vividly remembered the stroopwafel…
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I was standing in the middle of a souvenir store inside the Takasaki train station when a cup caught my attention. Mogu Cup was written on the label together with the Yen symbol followed by a few digits, but no other description except for the name of the crafter, Hokuto 59. The beautifully crafted…
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When you want to bring back a piece of Swedish culture as a souvenir from Sweden, look no further than a hand-painted wooden Dala horse.…
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I spotted a familiar-looking toy at the Copenhagen airport Illums Bolighus, the famous Danish design store. I picked one with the box to read the label. Hoptimist, it said, is all about smiles, optimism, and high spirits. Make every day a little more joyful, it continued to explain about the smiling head with a…
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I think I experienced hell recently by sitting on a window seat in a plane for 12 hours without standing nor sleeping on my way back from Amsterdam…
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we started by loading up on delicious Danish pastries at the famous La Glaze. With it, I was ready to enjoy my last day in Denmark.…
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Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark! I am at the tail end of my Scandinavia trip, and I am ready to go home. Oh København I came with high expectations of Copenhagen, including its culture, people, and food, thanks to all the stories I had heard about it. I had a cousin who declared Copenhagen to…
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We touched down at Københavns Lufthavn a few hours ago. After checking into our amazing hotel room overlooking Nyhavn River, I begged my friends to get koffee. I was still half-disoriented between Melbourne, Jakarta, and Scandinavia, so I need to be caffeinated continuously, at least during the daytime.…
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I was in Stockholm, Sweden, for two days and didn’t expect to like it as much as I did, but I did. The stopover city seeped into my heart from the time I reached Stockholm airport. It was pretty, efficient and celebrated the locals by featuring some of them on the walls. The first…
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A couple of random turns from the main street, I stumbled upon The English Bookshop to my delight. After confirming with Jena on her ETA, I took a deep breath, turned the door handle, and went inside.…
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