Category: epicurean

  • Der Mamil fliegt nach Kuching zum Veloele

    Mamilomat fahren ist das Golf des 21. Jahrhunderts – die Menschheit macht Fortschritte. Freitagabend 10. Juli 2015, Changi Flughafen: das Merida sicher im neuen EVOC Sack verstaut, Unmengen von Mamil-Zubehör verpackt und eine urbane Schultertasche lässig umgehaengt. In der Lounge stopfe ich mir den Magen mit belegten Broten voll und trinke ein Glas Rotwein. Perfekter…

  • Sichuan 2015 in a nutshell

    24.05. SIN-CTU; cold Mala noodles in JinLi (admittedly touristee, but so what…), wine and great live music @ Riverside Bar-street (Siguan Road, opposite the Shang) 25.05. bumpy & choppy ride to Rilong along S303 through Wolong Panda Reserve – seven years post Wenchuan EQ 26.05. chill-in walk, fantastic sights in Changping valley 27.05. hike from…

  • Tea @ Tiandi

    A trip to Chongqing (for the China illiterati: Chongqing is a small village with 30 million inhabitants) brought me to the Tiandi district, where a Hong Kong real estate developer is trying to replicate the spirit of the original (上海天地) with a lot of commitment and money.                   …

  • Exploring a New World

    Im rather underexposed to the Levant, the Arab Peninsula and the Gulf region. I got a chance to extend a business trip by one day and spend some time meandering through Qatar (ie being chauffeured around an air conditioned Honda with a driver from Kerala…) Step 1: getting there from Singapore; flying via Dubai Step…

  • Local kopi and coffee shops

    If you want to go fully local….It needs a bit of experience, expertise and language skills to order a coffee or a tea in Singapore… The choice is all yours !! kopi = coffee (easy ey…..) teh = tea (also rather trivial) si = with condensed milk o = with evaporated milk Kosong = no sugar…