Pasta Ice Cream, Bali Swingin’ and Large Smiley Flowers. Here are 5 cinspirations from around the world that remind me of how lucky I am: 1. Lunching away at the food market with É {because wine, preserves,

How to Do Lunch Right Like A Lisboner. Even after eating through Lisbon in 24 hours, my Portuguese food experience was still incomplete. If you don’t yet know, the one thing you can’t leave Portugal without

Eating Through Lisbon in 24 Hours. A trip to Lisbon with É always calls for a date day with food, followed by sunny walks along slippery cobbled stones; a happy one too, if you know how to laugh at yourself

Colors of The Wind. This: shot casually nearby idle paddy fields at a remote village in Yogya while being caressed by the wind, wearing a flow-y dress with billowy sleeves, equipped with intricate cut-outs

O v e r w h e l m e d . August, where are you? The past week, since I returned from Portugal, it was as if my life was waiting to fall apart in front of my eyes. Two very expensive and important things

Half-A-Palace, Cat Rice and Rainbow Markets. With half a day to explore Yogya city (the other half inevitably spent at the world’s largest Buddhist temple), this is what I did and what you can do too.

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This Is What It Looks Like Up There Did you know that the world’s largest buddhist temple is actually located at Central Java, Indonesia? I would have guessed it’s somewhere in China! After this visit

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Make Space for Desserts! A few weekends ago É and I flew to Portugal, where he’s from. We had no solid plans as these trips usually mean free and easy family time. One thing we’ll never compromise though,

Because It’s Worth The Journey for Unmistakable Foodies. When you’re traveling east in Slovakia, you’re traveling in time. Time stops. Slovakia is actually a very untouched European country. In a drive

Changing Your Chickens One Lemon at a Time. On days you don’t feel like dining out but simply are too exhausted to cook for one, two or five at home, the best resort is usually reaching out to ‘short and

A Guide to Travel and Dine at A Rebuilt City. If it wasn’t for a short weekend getaway with É, we would have chosen other Polish cities like Kraków for its architecture or Gdańsk for its beer spa (!) rather

10 Must Do’s at The Cosiest Place in The World The moment I settled in my spacious seat, I knew I was with the Dutch. It almost felt like a train library. Everyone was reading or munching an apple. The

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And How To Find A Missing Cat. “Why me?”. That was the first thing that ran through my head when we confirmed that we lost Cinga. My 30th birthday gift, daily faithful companion when É’s at work, pride

8 Things To Do in Bruges If you’ve made it to Brussels, it wouldn’t make sense to skip Bruges. A train ride costs 14.70€ and you’re there in no time. (Purchase your ticket with trainline.eu instead of

Top 10 Things To Do in Brussels. The moment I landed in Brussels, I wondered if I made a big mistake. I only planned to stay for a day, and that day was thick with fog; so thick one could not see past

Learning to Love Yogya and Prambanan Temple Heavy furnitures with hidden dongeng carved deep decorate the walls of the hotel. Even the menus are laminated with batik. I am served a refreshing blend of

Dressing Up An Old Denim Shorts I Almost Threw Away Dig deep into your wardrobe and you will find that one item you once loved and wore so often, yet the love silently wore off with every wear. We are