Green Tangerine in Hanoi, Vietnam
Green Tangerine in Hanoi, Vietnam

A Taste of Hanoi: Madame Hien and Green Tangerine

The best thing about Hanoi, apart from the sights, is food. Glorious food. No argument about that. Sweet, herby and tangy—what’s not to love about Vietnamese food? Now you can get bun cha or pho from just about any sidewalk eatery or stall, and they would be just as good as—or even better—than those served

Read more

Mother of pearl lacquer painting
Mother of pearl lacquer painting

Take Home Vietnamese Lacquerware and Paintings

We all have different images of artists etched on our mind: a lanky man cloaked in white, painterly robe, smoothing out his curly mustache as he admires his opus; a lovely apparition of a woman, a doyenne of the arts, her porcelain fingers lightly sweeping a brush across the canvas; and finally, an artisan in

Read more

Tugak or Fried Farm Frog
Tugak or Fried Farm Frog

Exotic Food in Pampanga: Where and What to Eat

Homecooked Filipino food tends to be on the safe side, save for the occasional dinuguan (pork blood stew) and kare-kare (a peanut-based stew which makes use of oxtail and tripe as its meat component). Those, however, pale in comparison with some interesting dishes from Pampanga, the province that’s also better  known as the food capital of the Philippines. There

Read more

City Comfort Hotel Bukit Bintang Review
City Comfort Hotel Bukit Bintang Review

City Comfort Hotel Bukit Bintang Review

City Comfort Hotel combines luxury and modernity at an unbeatable nightly rate. City Comfort Hotel is part of a Chinese hotel chain with over 300 outlets in its parent country. Having expanded its reach to the Malaysian market, the hotel’s mission is to provide cheap accommodation in Kuala Lumpur for families and business travelers without

Read more

Cong Caphe Staff Military Uniform
Cong Caphe Staff Military Uniform

3 Famous Cafes in Hanoi for Your Coffee Fix

It goes without saying that Vietnam is the coffee—and should we dare say, tea—capital of Southeast Asia. Nobody does coffee like Vietnam, and you know it’s true, if you’ve been to other countries in the region, or have at least, sampled several variants from your home country. Coffee was part of Vietnam’s French heritage. The

Read more

IMG_4331
IMG_4331

Healy Mac’s (Irish Bar & Restaurant) Review

Ribs and beer—proof that life couldn’t get any better at Healy Mac’s.   The choices along Changkat Bukit Bintang could be too much for a first-time visitor, and without Google’s precious advice, we found ourselves a little lost in its cosmopolitan jungle. We went through the stretch of bars and restaurants opposite the shopping block,

Read more

Splendora Hotel Hanoi Review
Splendora Hotel Hanoi Review

Splendora Hotel Hanoi Review

There’s a reason why Splendora Hotel Hanoi is always included in top 10 lists of where to stay in Hanoi, Vietnam. Right smack in the Old French Quarters, Splendora Hotel Hanoi offers quaint accommodations for travelers who want to live within a walking distance of Hanoi’s attractions. Boutique Splendora is just a few minutes minutes

Read more

Holiday Inn Express Review
Holiday Inn Express Review

Holiday Inn Express Kuala Lumpur City Centre Review

This pared-down version of the Holiday Inn Hotel franchise will surely be a hit to those who are looking at hotel accommodations in Kuala Lumpur that are value-for-money, but don’t sacrifice quality. Located in Downtown Kuala Lumpur’s “Golden Triangle area,” the hotel’s target market are business travelers, as well as couples and families looking for

Read more