2014 has come and gone… It was probably one of my best years ever… First of all, Big Teddy came along we had quite a lot of fun together and much more to come in the future. I’m so […]
Japan 105 – Kaneyo Restaurant (京極かねよ) @ Kyoto
Kaneyo Restaurant (京極かねよ) is a restaurant serving unagi (eel) for over 100 years in Kyoto that still cook the eel in traditional way since the beginning. All the eels are grilled over charcoal and basted with a fantastic sweet sauce, […]
Japan 104 – Nishiki Market @ Kyoto
After Ramen lunch at Gogyu, we strolled to Nishiki Market (Kanji: 錦市場; English: Nishiki Ichiba) and got lost in all the food and shopping along the 5 blocks of over 100 shops. It is a famous marketplace in downtown Kyoto, […]
Japan 103 – Gogyo Ramen @ Kyoto
Our 1st brunch in Japan was Ramen of course! I found this ramen shop on Tripadvisor and we walked there from our hotel. The restaurant is located near the Nishiki Market which we did a lot of snacking and shopping […]
Japan 102 – Matsubaya Ryokan (松葉家旅館) @ Kyoto
Traditional Japanese Ryokan Near Kyoto Station – Matsubaya Ryokan (松葉家旅館) Matsubaya Ryokan (松葉家旅館) was our 1st hotel we stayed in Kyoto. Japan has so many different choices of accomodation, it took me a while to decide on which type of […]
Japan Travel Tips – Tips to Survive & Navigate Kansai Area
Japan Travel Tips – Preparing Your Trip To Kyoto, Osaka and other Kansai area This is a long overdue post on Japan travel tips since my last year’s trip to Japan in May (full itinerary here and here), but since […]
Cuti Cuti Malaysia 111/ Food For Thought 219 – Weng Yin Seafood Village (九哩香海鲜村) @ Port Dickson
Since we had lunch at the hotel, we decided to drive out at night for some nice Chinese seafood at Weng Yin Seafood Village (九哩香海鲜村). It is located at 9 and a half mile along Jalan Pantai, on the left […]
Cuti Cuti Malaysia 110 – Avillion Port Dickson
This year’s birthday I’d spent it at Avillion Port Dickson thanks to MATTA travel fair promotion. We paid RM700 nett for a 2D1N stay at the Premium Water Chalet (normal price about RM870), quite expensive still for a beach resort […]