New York is indisputably one of the best cities in the world for good food. So it would be no easy task to hit up a fair selection of recommended restaurants on any vacation – especially given how many different restaurant lists I effortlessly managed to gather (about 6) before I headed there for a friend’s… Read More 5 Best Things I Ate in New York City
Impressed by the extravagance of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Myanmar), and even more so by the sheer size of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, I was surprised that neither were the largest Buddhist temples in the world. Then I discovered that the largest Buddhist temple, Borobudur Temple, is in fact located in Yogyakarta. In spite of this, Yogyakarta… Read More 36 Hours in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
I quickly declared Lisbon as my favourite city in Europe after my solo trip to Porto and Lisbon last year. The colourful houses, steep hills and cobbled streets won me over immediately. The sunshine and bustle of people during the summer made the Portuguese charm even more irresistible. So when I heard a couple of friends were… Read More Eat and Drink with Locals in Lisbon
From absorbing the hustle bustle of Brussels, stumbling on hipster gems in Antwerp and Gent, to living a fairytale life in Bruges, there were many things to adore about Belgium, as I made my way through the country over 5-6 days. Here were my top five highlights of the trip: 1. Fries and Tartare sauce… Read More 5 Highlights for Foodies in Belgium
In our diverse MBA class of 500 students at INSEAD, there is rarely a lack of disagreement. The one exception: French pastry will gift you a couple extra pounds on the waist. Having recently moved from Asia (Singapore and Hong Kong) to France, it definitely is a luxury to have access to delicious bread anywhere… Read More Dardonville (France): Bakery Attracting Constant Queues in Fontainebleau
As part of our ‘Robinhood’ fundraising event at INSEAD, I auctioned off a Local Eats & Tasty Treats tour of Singapore, raising over SGD300 (!), to take people around to try lesser known local dishes and hidden gems around the city. I always tell visitors that there isn’t much to do in Singapore, but there… Read More Local Eats & Tasty Treats Tour in Singapore
Travelling around South America for a month, we encountered all types of travellers. Some were only visiting Peru, others had been in the continent for 6 months. But the one most frequently asked question was: What has been your favourite so far? As much as Machu Picchu of Peru will impress almost anyone, and there’s no… Read More Bolivia – My Unexpected Favourite in South America
Bangkok is the one city in the world I would not hesitate re-visiting over and over again. My four-year old passport has accumulated 10 sets of Thai immigration stamps, yet I’d happily give up more pages to absorb the chaos, ascend the buildings and devour the dishes here. Embarrassingly, I only made my way to check… Read More 8 Things I Love Most in Bangkok
It was a pleasant 3:30pm as I stepped out of the metro at Baixa-Chiado, downtown Lisbon. Never had I felt so instantaneously in love with a city. I had just flown in from Porto and had already experienced a little bit of Portugal’s charm – colourful houses, steep hills and cobbled streets. But it was the… Read More Solo Travel in Porto and Lisbon
Walking out of Sedona – possibly the most upscale hotel in Yangon, or all of Myanmar – from our friend’s wedding, we shouldn’t have been surprised when a middle-aged taxi driver uncle quoted a seemingly ridiculous 8000 kyat to take us to our lunch destination. Fate would have us refuse on the basis of not-getting-ripped-off, because… Read More Beyond Yangon and All Around Myanmar in 9 Days