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Heeren House In Melaka (Malacca) we stayed at Heeren House guesthouse and absolutely loved it. It was a very personal stay with the manager giving us advice on places to go and things to see as well as making our breakfast for us. The rooms are basic but have character and the property is right... Continue Reading →
Chicken coleslaw A friend's mother discovered this little gem located at 481-483 High Street. What a great find! A definite step up from the standard cheap Vietnamese restaurant fare but still very reasonably priced. Offering both BBQ and the usual Vietnamese delicacies, Hao Vinh will become our new regular haunt after trying out a few... Continue Reading →
We had a delicious evening here filled with drinks and nibbles. We enjoyed a couple of cocktails and glasses of rosé as well as an amazing array of delicious food: bacon croquettes, pork dumplings, Korean chicken and desserts. Margarita Bacon croquettes and passionfruit daiquiri Pork dumplings Korean chicken There were three of us and three... Continue Reading →
The Adelphi hotel The Adelphi hotel has a rooftop pool deck and their Om Nom bar on the ground floor offers a drinks and nibbles menu downstairs with the occasional theme night on the roof. Great atmosphere. Bar Ampere Bar Ampere offers a terrific seasonal cocktail list as well as beers, wines and nibbles in... Continue Reading →
near Monkey beach The bridge between Penang and the mainland View from Penang Hill Kek Lok Si temple Kek Lok Si temple
Batu Caves is a cave temple situated a short drive or train ride from Kuala Lumpur and it is well worth climbing the 272 steps to visit it.
Kowloon After staying at the Kowloon Shangri-La for two nights using frequent flyer points, I knew I wanted to stay at more Shangri-La hotels. Kowloon's has an excellent location on the harbour which the bar looks out on. I also loved the welcome tea ceremony. We followed this stay up with visits to seven further... Continue Reading →
We popped into the Homemade Marketplace at the Darebin Homemade Food and Wine Festival for a quick look. The bakeoff featured fruit scones, pumpkin scones, gin flavoured melting moments and caramel slices amongst other delicacies. There were about ten wine makers with mostly red wines which I don't drink. I tried a couple of good... Continue Reading →
Another day, another Big Buddha. We stupidly chose New Year's Day to visit Kamakura, not realising that we would be joined by literally one million others! Many Japanese people make a pilgrimage to Kamakura as early as possible in the New Year. As we had no hope of getting to the shrine through all the... Continue Reading →
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