Seoul is a great cosmopolitan city to be in: it’s full of life, energy and excitement. Koreans are such technology-conscious and fashion-conscious people: everywhere I went, everyone is connected. Seoul is the most connected city in the world, where…
I think I mentioned before that one of my favourite artworks is the famous Japanese woodblock print called “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa“. I actually have it on a pair of swimming trunks!
When the summer comes, I always go to the park to get a good tan, to read my book and to breathe in all the good, fresh air. And I’m hooked onto Arizona’s Pomegranate Green Tea! Not sure whether it’s their…
I LOVE my Kindle! I think I’ve read a lot more after I’ve got it, and I never go anywhere without it ever since. To protect my Kindle, I got myself a great looking cover, with silk printing. The…
London is practically my second home, but I had never been to Camden Town until now. It is a tourist spot, attracting up to 100,000 people every weekend. But I was so wrong in avoiding it all these years!…
It’s ironic that my first post about a Hunan (Xiang) dish is not known or recognised in Hunan at all, but it is the best known Chinese dish across the whole of the United States. This dish was inspired by…
I’ve started drinking a glass of hot lime juice drink first thing every morning. Basically, it’s juice from one green lime, mixed with hot water. Nope, no sugar. I’ve a friend who swears by it and is never sick, because…
Many thanks to Hotel Ibis London Euston-St Pancras for hosting me! Travelling to London by Eurostar from continental Europe has never been more accessible than now, and that convenience was multiplied several folds when I stayed at this particular…
The Groot Begijnhof of Leuven is one of the best kept secrets of Belgium. A ‘Begijnhof’ was an enclosed women’s refuge that provided them a quiet and religious existance. This particular one dates from the early 13th century and is…
I’m an Oxford shirt kind of man. The fact that they are so fitting and elegant is the reason for the growing variety of Oxford shirts. I like soft pastel colours like baby blue or non-obtrusive designs like very fine…