Hi from Berlin—Kreuzberg, to be specific. Don’t ask me to pronounce it; I had to Google it just to spell it. I’m having a flat white—my first one today, my first one in Berlin, and, come to think of it, my first one on this trip. The weather is lovely—warm, windy, and a bit…
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It's hard to believe Berlin's public transport is unreliable, given the German saying, "Five minutes before the time is the German punctuality."…
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Cao Cao is a Vietnamese restaurant - marking the second time I’ve had Vietnamese food as my first meal upon arriving in Berlin.…
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Melbourne’s Equivalent of Berlin’s Dead Chicken Alley…
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The not-in-the-itinerary visit to Lacock got me thinking about giving space to lesser-known places whenever I visit a new country.…
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I dream of discovering lesser-known but enchanting spots in Bath, befriending a local and writing my days away there.…
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I woke up today, looked out the window, and thought, "OMG, I’m in London!" The realization came a bit late, I know.…
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Toeps' book starts with Japan. She takes the reader on an imaginary trip to Japan, where everything is different (if you're not Japanese).…
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I was standing in the middle of a souvenir store inside the Takasaki train station when a cup caught my attention. Mogu Cup was written on the label together with the Yen symbol followed by a few digits, but no other description except for the name of the crafter, Hokuto 59. The beautifully crafted…
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Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark! I am at the tail end of my Scandinavia trip, and I am ready to go home. Oh København I came with high expectations of Copenhagen, including its culture, people, and food, thanks to all the stories I had heard about it. I had a cousin who declared Copenhagen to…
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