Berlin Culture Experience On A Weekend in Germany

The Berlin street food we had was delicious, and cultures beyond German culture heavily influenced some of it. Here is some of it: Currywurst Currywurst is the most famous Berlin street food mentioned in travel blogs. It would practically be a traveller’s sin not to try it, at least once. Using that very excuse, I tried my first Currywurst…

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The Best of My Berlin Days

Today is my second night in Berlin, technically the third morning as I am writing this past midnight from the stylish and semi-utilitarian apartment we Airbnb-ed during our stay here. The apartment is located in the government housing quarter (similar to HDB in Singapore or Government Housing in Melbourne). On the first day, after…

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Belgian Culture and Travel Experiences in Brussels

People who travel from far away often overlook Brussels as a travel destination. But if after seeing a waffles-filled Instagram feed of your friends who have been there; or being half-forced when travelling with family (which happened to me), you decide to add it to your Europe trip where you are going to spend…

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Rotorua Airbnb with Alpacas Roommates

Located up the hill, City Lights the Rotorua BnB was a fifteen-minute drive from the city centre. It was a rectangular house with a red door. The owner, Naomi, and her adorable dog, Jelly, greeted us. She showed us around, and by the time she left, I had fallen in love with the place.…

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Hyderabad Culture Weekend Westin Hotel and Hyderabadi Biryani

I think the cultural travel experience you should not miss is eating the local food while travelling, or even trying different cuisine restaurants in your city. This is the story of my first trip to India, which started my obsession with Hyderabadi Biryani. We reached Hyderabad after midnight and stayed only for the weekend,…

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Celebrating Chinese New Year Day in Beijing

Nǐ hǎo qīn’ài de dúzhě, I am celebrating the Chinese New Year day in Beijing, China. How cool is that? Chinese New Year day from Beijing In the morning, I got ready and stepped out of the hotel only to be greeted by the “closed for Chinese New Year” sign (in Chinese, thank you,…

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