Fun Facts About Leiden
Fun fact #1: You can get pancakes that are bigger than your head. Seriously — these things are huge: I had this pear and whipped cream pancake at Pannenkoekenhuys Oudt […]
Tag Archives: Food
A Trip Down Balestier Road
Singapore’s National Heritage Board (NHB) has put together a wonderful set of “Heritage Trails,” and on Saturday, Prescott and I picked up a small NHB guidebook and set off down […]
The Lovina Tour
On Saturday, Prescott and I took what our hosts at Lata Lama called “The Lovina Tour”: eight hours of driving, trekking, swimming, soaking, sightseeing, high adrenaline, and serene meditation. We […]
Blown From the Sand
While we were in the US this summer, Prescott and I visited the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. This museum was founded in 1951 as a 100-year […]
Across the Gulf & to the Farm
Three days ago, we drove from Delphi down to the Peloponnesian Peninsula. The drive took us along the Gulf of Corinth, which pretty much divides Greece in two (the Gulf […]
Back to The Bay
There are many, many bays out in our neck of the woods, but only one makes it onto the required visit list for those traipsing around Southeast Asia: Ha Long […]
Ghosties, Granite, and GIFs
It’s that time of year again — the time when hungry ghosts come out to eat at night, and people burn joss paper and leave offerings out on the sidewalk: […]
Pilgrimages
Thailand continues to be in mourning for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on October 13 last year. This king was the world’s longest-ruling monarch when he died, and he is […]
Bush Walks and Vine Talks
Sunday was Prescott’s birthday! We started the day off with an amazing breakfast at Drift in Margaret River, where Prescott ordered poached eggs and I had muesli with fruit and […]
Down Under
Prescott and I are in Australia! We’ve come for the three-day weekend (it’s Hari Raya Haji, the Muslim feast of sacrifice, back in Singapore) and for Prescott’s birthday. Our journey […]
