February 16, 2026 Spirituality A Spiritual Visit to Jakarta Murugan Temple with Amma I will return one day when the Jakarta Murugan Temple is complete, filled with life, colours, and words of hope and gratitude.… Keep Reading
February 9, 2026 Cuisine Cooking Delicious Levantine Cuisine with A Syrian Immigrant Marketed as Refugee Insights with Delicious Food, it sounded like a promising mix of Levantine cuisine and culture packed in one afternoon.… Keep Reading
February 6, 2026 Travel Jakarta to Bandung on Whoosh—There Before I Know It Bandung as a destination came later, with Whoosh as the most recent addition, orchestrated by me—it was on my bucket list.… Keep Reading
January 31, 2026 Nomad Notes Not a Newsletter: Jan26 Edition Summary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.… Keep Reading
January 4, 2026 Nomad Notes Notes From a Traveler’s Notebook in Nakameguro Starbucks After queuing for 30 minutes, we are finally seated on the first floor of Nakameguro Starbucks Reserve Roastery.… Keep Reading
January 3, 2026 Nomad Notes Hello from Ginza Starbucks Reserve My inner voice is curious. Even the simple winter cinnamon latte at this Ginza Starbucks Reserve is enough to spark reflection.… Keep Reading
December 31, 2025 Nomad Notes Not a Newsletter: Dec25 Edition Summary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.… Keep Reading
December 30, 2025 Nomad Notes A Fukuoka Observation After 3 Days in the City It’s my third day in Fukuoka, and here are a few things that have stayed with me — let’s call this a very subjective Fukuoka observation.… Keep Reading
December 29, 2025 Nomad Notes Healing Ritual in Kinosaki Onsen In Kinosaki, slowing down is inevitable. The onsen town welcomes people with tattoos,rejecting the rule that other bathhouses still hold on.… Keep Reading
December 28, 2025 Travel Kinosaki Onsen JR Limited Express Train Diary Hello from the JR Limited Express, somewhere between Kyoto and Kinosaki Onsen. Really— is there anything better than train travel?… Keep Reading