Photography: The Gentle Ghent

Ghent, Belgium: October 2014 using my Sony Nex 5-R Colorful Flemish Architecture and Art, 15th Century Brick houses and buildings, old canals and waterways, towering cathedrals, medieval castles, small Linger as you like coffee shops and bars, art galleries… and of course more Belgian chocolate and beer! Welcome to Ghent. Don’t miss viewing Van Eyck’s…

Travel: The Dutch Capital

December 2014: Writing this entry now while I am in an airport lounge eating my breakfast before my flight to Europe, Warsaw and Berlin to be exact for the holidays. Again, I promised myself to upload an entry at least every two weeks, but with the hectic schedules I have at work since it was…

Dubai: Marina Social Teases The City!

3 March, 2015. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai residents and visitors got a taste of what InterContinental Dubai Marina will bring to the city’s gastro scene with celebrated chef Jason Atherton’s pop up at the Dubai Food Festival Beach Canteen over the weekend. Teasing diners’ taste buds, Atherton’s exciting menu, led by Chef Patron Tristin Farmer,…

Travel : The Revamped Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach in Phuket.

It’s already Mid-March and the end of the first quarter of this year and I have not travelled somewhere yet! This looks promising for a much deserved rest and relaxation. Phuket, Thailand, 5 March 2015 – A welcome addition of 18 family rooms and multi-bedroom suites is just one of the sweeping changes guests can…

Dubai: March Events at Jazz@PizzaExpress

Jazz@PizzaExpress is the newest and first licensed member of the UAE PizzaExpress family, based in JLT’s Cluster A. The iconic live music venue and restaurant offers a fresh new menu loaded with new recipes that compliment this signature restaurant, as well as all the old favorites. Listen to live music every night from fantastic local…

Abu Dhabi Festival 2015’s Islamic Arts Exhibition

Exhibition in collaboration with The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts follows a series of workshops with Abu Dhabi schoolchildren (Abu Dhabi, UAE: 11 March 2015): Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation, in collaboration with The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts (PSTA), has launched the Abu Dhabi Festival Islamic Arts Exhibition 2015 – a month-long exhibition…

Travel: 36H in Brussels

Why go to Paris when you can’t eat the Eiffel Tower. Why go to Rome when you can’t drink from the Trevi Fountain. When you can go to the Belgian capital and eat all the best chocolate pralines & truffles in the world and choose from thousand kinds of beer to quench your thirst. Plus…

Ga Roti: Vietnamese Roasted Chicken

When people get bored, they sleep. When I get bored, I cook. After watching Anthony Bourdain’s new show Parts Unknown which featured Vietnam, I was transported again to a time when I was exploring the dishes of Central and North Vietnam two years back. After several attempts on perfecting my Vietnamese Roasted Chicken, I finally…

The Travelling Nerd: Nepal

Alright, this was supposed to be posted months ago. I just came back from my Autumn in Europe road trip and my Nepal trip last July hasn’t been uploaded yet! So here it goes… When we talk about short exotic trips for the long weekends, Nepal won’t fail. This country will assure you your quick…

Lazy Weekends: Argo Tea Dubai

When you have those weekends in Dubai that you just want to find the best spot to hang out, tucking in to your own corner and just read a book and have coffee or tea after a full and heavy English lunch of bacon, potato and eggs… Argo Tea will happily opens its doors for…

Brunch at Tom & Serg

In a cosmopolitan city(Dubai, of course) where phenomenal service and amazing food is hard and somewhat rare to find(half of the town has mediocre food and crappy service), Tom & Serg, popped up in the sand pit January 2014 comes into the playground and opens their little sandbox welcoming people from all walks of life…

History 101: Pergamon, Berlin

Memory: When I was around 6-10 years old, while my friends were busy playing in the fields and running around outside getting dirty(I still have my fair share of running, biking and jumping outside, but not all the time) Most of the time, I was at home, nose stuck on massive history and cultural books(thanks…