Kathmandu is one of those places that always ends up in ‘places to visit before you die’ lists. I for one have been fantasizing about Kathmandu for decades (!). These fantasies have a soundtrack, too: Will Ackerman’s “A Happy Home in Kathmandu” (from the album The Opening of Doors, 1992), a song that I have loved […]
Walking around the Lake near the Old Quarter in Hanoi yesterday, I chanced upon this ironwork that was placed at the foot of a tree. I just love the thoughtful inclusion of the traditional Vietnamese house in the design. A note about Footnote: Footnote is an ongoing photo series featuring my, well… feet, taken in […]
It’s almost Christmas! If you want to do your Christmas shopping, do it now. For bargain-hunters, I recommend that you go to Dapitan. Shops there have a wide variety of items: from Christmas decors to household items to even some of the weirdest things you’ll ever see. Last weekend, Hubby and I went there to […]
If you’re in Europe, it’s probable that the temperature is dropping rapidly as we speak. So it’s no wonder Europeans are flocking to Western Europe for a much needed break from the cold. Here’s a guest post to whet your appetite for the beach even more. ***** If you’re heading to the Canary Islands, the […]
Here’s something not many people know about me: I can ‘nurse’ a chocolate bar for hours. Yup. You can give me a regular-sized Toblerone, for instance, and it can take me the whole day to eat it— only because I want to relish it down to its last gooey bit. Not that this information is […]
