Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, is garnering more attention worldwide with its plateau of great events, entertainment, food, and a whole lot more. It isn’t just empty buzz that is attracting people to Brisbane and cementing its status as a hotbed for the ambitious. With a bigger story unfolding, Brisbane definitely has the […]

Yes, it’s that time of the year again. Halloween’s back and that means spooks galore! After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, you can expect a ghoulishly good time now that horror events in Singapore are back with a vengeance.  Some of these events are also scarily pricey so why not get your money’s worth? Capture […]

Have you ever watched the film ‘The Truman Show’? If you have, you might recall a young Truman Burbank (played by Jim Carrey) wanting to become ‘an explorer, like the great Magellan’ only to have his bubble burst by his teacher, who claims that he’s ‘too late. There’s really nothing left to explore’. In a […]

People love watching travel videos. For inspiration. For travel ideas and tips. Or simply to satisfy one’s wanderlust, particularly during post-COVID-19 days when many of us are still cautious about travelling. As such, it is not surprising that social media has catapulted travel content into the spotlight. Travel content on TikTok for example has been […]

Dubai is placed on the Middle Eastern Persian Gulf, which has seen a huge surge in the tourist sector since its amazing transformation in the last decades. The city has been beautifully planned and built from scratch. And today it is regarded as one of the top tourist destinations in the world for individuals and […]

If you love old school treats like the banana cakes and coconut buns from Hiap Joo Bakery, you may also want to check out Salahuddin Bakery while in Johor Bahru. Salahuddin Bakery is located on Jalan Dhoby, which is about a 2-minute walk away from Hiap Joo, right on the next street. If you don’t […]

Having tried many banana cakes in Singapore and elsewhere, I just couldn’t find anything close to the banana cakes from Hiap Joo Bakery in Johor Bahru. Their banana cakes really reminded me of my childhood in the 1980s. My late granny and I loved banana cakes a lot then and they were readily available at […]

Besides the pastries from Ghee Hiang which would make great food souvenirs from Penang, you can also check out the array of Malaysian food products and snacks from Ban Heang. Ban Heang sells tau sar piah, beh teh saw and the like too but for such pastries, I think Ghee Hiang does them better since […]

One of my favourite things to buy when in Penang would be the tau sar piah (豆沙饼) from Ghee Hiang Bakery. I must say their tau sau piah is one of the best I’ve ever had. It’s a taste of tradition yet their pastries are made very giftable with proper box packaging. Prices are reasonable […]

On our last night in Penang, we went to Pulau Tikus Hawker Centre for our last supper. One week in Penang just flew by in an instant! I’m so going to miss all these good food we had. And of course, thank you to my readers for following me on my Penang food journey for […]

This Bangkok Lane Mee Goreng is something that I deeply miss and constantly crave for after every trip to Penang. I’m not kidding but ever since trying their mee goreng, I’ve not been able to enjoy a regular plate of mee goreng back home in Singapore. Because there’s nothing quite like Bangkok Lane Mee Goreng, […]

After spending the morning at Penang Hill where we enjoyed a cool respite from the hot weather, we headed to Hot Bowl White Curry Mee @ Jalan Rangoon for lunch. Yes, you read it right. It is white curry mee, which is a unique dish that Penang has. We were here at peak lunch time […]

Time always seems to pass by in a flash whenever we are travelling, doesn’t it? Without realizing, we were already into the second last day of our Penang trip. We wanted to do something relaxing with a bit of sight-seeing and hence we headed to Penang Hill. A Grab ride from G Hotel Kelawai (where […]

We had a lovely evening cocktail at the Executive Lounge of G Hotel Kelawai earlier. Yet we still felt peckish an hour later, lol. Not a big problem anyway as there were plenty of food options in the area. We headed out and made our way towards Gurney Drive Hawker Centre, which was just a […]

Our car ride from Bao Sheng Durian Farm to G Hotel Kelawai took about an hour so we arrived at the hotel just before 12 noon. The moment our car came to a stop at the entrance, the bell-boy on duty immediately took our suitcase out from the car boot. We approached the front desk […]

The first time I heard about Bao Sheng Durian Farm was when I watched a travel program on TV. Hence during our trip to Penang, I thought I would include a 2D1N durian farm stay in our itinerary. Just so we could experience life in the countryside. And at the same time, we could know […]