Why do I want to write a blog on restaurants in foreign land? It's because eating and travelling are my two greatest passions that I can keep talking about incessantly. I know that deciding where to dine on a trip is a lot of work but it is part of the fun of planning a trip. Finding a good restaurant and seeing your friends and family truly enjoy the meal is a very satisfying experience. So I always appreciate good gastronomic suggestions from reliable foodies and I'd like to become one of your sources!
What can I NOT leave home without? My blanket and my teddy! Just kidding... honestly there's really nothing I can't live without beside my contact lenses. Afterall I've lost my luggage so many times that I can survive on anything I can get from a 7/11. But here are a few things I'd always bring for any trip that lasts more than 2 days:
1) LeSportsac Pullman bag - You'd think that you only needed a cabin-sized trolley for a 3d/2n Taipei trip. Surely everything you need fits snuggly in there. And you always think that you wouldn't shop much anyway. So wrong! Coz you always shop and you'd only end up hand-carrying bags of things you bought onto the plane like any clueless tourist. So why not pack into your luggage a fold-up bag as big as a cosmetic bag but unfolds into the size of a suitcase just in case? Just pack all your clothes into the soft bag and check it in. The trolley can be used for things that require more tender loving care, like cookies or the new pair of stilettos.
2) My Macbook - Something I absolutely cannot live without for more than 48 hours. I need it to check-in online, book restaurants, find directions... and I don't people to miss me too much while I'm gone!
3) The lightest and smallest cabin-sized trolly with 4 wheels - A trolley just big enough to fit my Macbook, some contact lenses, a set of underwear and a top, iPhone and Macbook chargers, a Kindle, a light shawl and some magazines. I don't like carrying things on my shoulders because I don't like sore shoulders when I'm on holiday. Sore shoulders should be from crazy shopping sprees, not from being a porter. My favorite one is Muji's Bellow Pocket 4-Wheel Carryon. It's ultra light with a pocket outside where you can easily slip magazines into.
4) Disinfecting wipes - I like to clean my seat on the plane, the toilet, door handles, phones, and remote controls in hotel rooms very thoroughly. Yes, I can be quite anal. But then you know how many people like to pick their noses and not wash their hands after going to the bathroom?!
5) Canon S90 - Compact, crystal sharp photos with vibrant colours, and large aperture for low-light conditions and shallow depth of field. My favorite little camera!
Anna Ho ::
Anna is a typical Gemini with degrees in English Literature, Fine Arts, Interior Design and Psychology. Among her numerous interests, her most devoted passions are eating good food and traveling. Her affinity for good food started when she was a toddler, as her 'Ma Jeah' (i.e. an extinct band of professional Chinese domestic helpers from the county of Shunde famous for their excellent cooking skills and long braided hair) developed her palette for yummy food. Starting from the age of 6, she has been trotting around the globe and scouring for good restaurants. Blame it on her parents because they taught her that a vacation without good food would be meaningless and unmemorable. But she stresses that good food does not equate with expensive food and that a cheap meal does not necessarily make it a good one! She now travels about once a month and visits every noteworthy restaurant near and far.
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Natasha Loo ::
Vancouver born and bred; relocated to the vast and the curious Hong Kong in 2008. Sees life through a prism of good eats, luxe travel, and true love. A lover of food, travel, and cooking. Whether it's cheap eats, frugal dishes, or michelin star dining, there is no discrimination, but the "substance" to be judged. A devoted yogi, and a health and well-being follower, I wish to share my little know-how’s; as a freelance food magazine writer and a honest critic, I wish to share my journey and experiences with interested others. Life's too short to forget life’s stimulating passer-byers. Ultimately, food gastronomy or being at the world's best spa resort is meaningless unless you share it with your most loved. Quote to live by- "live to eat, and not eat to live". I'm truly smitten.