March 2, 2026 Travel Not So Essential Japan Travel Tips for First Time and Returning Visitors I hope some of these Japan travel tips help you travel and enjoy Japan more fully. If you have your own tips, share them in the comments.… Keep Reading
March 1, 2026 Travel My Matcha Pilgrimage to Uji Japan’s Matcha Capital On the train back to Kyoto, I wondered whether a night stay in Uji would be different. Better. Slower. I want to go back to Uji one day.… Keep Reading
February 28, 2026 Nomad Notes Not a Newsletter: Feb26 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
February 27, 2026 Cuisine August Jakarta Brings Indonesian Cuisine to the Global Fine Dining Stage Everything was delicious with a beautifully elevated experience, still oozing the core of Indonesian hospitality.August is 10/10 recommended.… Keep Reading
February 23, 2026 Market Australia Souvenirs Worth Bringing Home (Beyond the Koala Keyring) The best Australia souvenirs to bring home, from manuka honey and Peter Alexander pyjamas to opals, Aboriginal art, local books and keepsakes.… Keep Reading
February 21, 2026 Market Ramadan Night Market at Queen Victoria Market Melbourne Kudos to Queen Victoria Market for this effort toward diversity. May the Ramadan Night Market bring harmony to the community.… Keep Reading
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
February 2, 2026 Culture Japan Culture Beyond the Temples: Four Experiences Worth Your Time Explore Japan culture beyond the city with experiences, from sansai and foraging to staying in an onsen town and hiking ancient trails.… Keep Reading