Photo of the Day: Nom-Nom Miam-Miam

Photo of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you as we shelter in place. May 28th, 2020 Well, it seems I struck a chord with yesterday’s Paris post of the Musée D’Orsay ~ a favorite among readers! And thank

Singapore’s Edible “Garden City” Project

Singapore has long been known as the “Garden City”, thanks to the vision of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In the early 1960s when Singapore was establishing itself — a country newly independent from Malaysia — he formulated a long-term plan to create a country full of green spaces, with trees and tropical vegetation to counter balance the dense

Taiwan’s Tasty Night Markets

I think many travelers would agree that the best way to really get to the heart of a new place you’re visiting is to just sit down for a good meal. Local food always paints a picture of the geography, economy, lifestyle and tradition of the area you’re exploring. There’s no better place to eat and explore than a local

World Streetfood Congress

The World Streetfood Congress came to Singapore last week, for 10 days of collective belly stuffing. Forty vendors from around the world served up everything from Vietnamese pancakes to pork satay to seafood tostadas to bananas with coconut milk and sesame seeds (that line was sooooooooooo long we didn’t even get to try them!). There were tacos, too — from

Thunder Tea Rice, Oh So Nice

The thing I love most about being in a foreign country is that pretty much every time I set foot out the door I see or discover something totally new to me. Today, it happened at the mall. Yes, the mall. I went to Vivo City (a ginormous mall that claims to be “Singapore’s largest retail and lifestyle destination”) to

Antoinette!

Let it be known: dessert at Antoinette is a decadent affair, not to be missed when in Singapore. This is a recent discovery for me, and if Antoinette had a Frequent Flyer card I’d be earning my free ticket within weeks. Antoinette has four shops in Singapore, and so far I’ve only been to two of them — the one

Esquina

One of the things I really like about Singapore is that there are little gems hidden and discovered all over town. They come in the form of gardens, temples, views, shops and of course… bars and restaurants. Esquina is just that: a tiny, sparkling diamond in the rough. The first time we walked by Esquina it was a sleepy Sunday