PLACES Family-Friendly Things to Do at Suseong Lake in Daegu Posted on May 7, 2017May 20, 2024 There are a lot of Things to do at Suseong Lake in Daegu, South Korea– cafes, food, bars, walking, and enjoying the reservoir on a duck boat. Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL Asian Foods Adventure: Unveiling My Most Loved Dishes Posted on April 5, 2017April 22, 2024 I loved almost everything I ate while traveling, especially the street foods and most definitely the street food in Thailand and Cambodia– where we almost always pulled up a plastic chair to a plastic table just a few feet from the curb. Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL Brunch at La Mia Emily Posted on March 23, 2017May 18, 2024 Brunch is served from 11-1 pm daily and cost 11,500 Won per person. Brunch includes eggs (cooked your way or scrambled with/ without bacon), hash browns, sausage and bacon, tossed salad, toast or bagel, fresh fruit and your choice of coffee or juice. Today we had sliced bananas and oranges. Merline enjoyed an Americano and I had a caramel macchiato under a blue sky and a comfy blanket. Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL The Ultimate Food Guide: Where to Eat in Daegu, South Korea Posted on January 21, 2017June 28, 2024 My Favorite Places to Eat and Drink in Daegu We aren’t limited to BBQ and traditional fare (with amusing names) in Daegu. You can get a really good bowl of pho and a great hamburger in the same neighborhood. Many restaurants have pictures you can point to, but a few have… Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL Date Night at Vino Suave Wine Bar Posted on November 8, 2016June 9, 2024 In a country where soju reigns supreme, the addition of a wine bar is a welcome sight to this “wino”. So tonight it’s date night at Vino Suave Wine Bar. That wine and chocolate were worth getting dressed after I had settled in for the evening. Read more
PLACES 8 Things to Do in Bangkok, Thailand for Couples Posted on July 9, 2016November 10, 2024 I’m surprised I liked Bangkok as much as I did. We did not get a massage every day like we planned. And we ate at a couple more restaurants than we usually do in Thailand. The vibe is the ‘same same’ but different. I usually don’t enjoy the hustle and bustle of the big city. But Bangkok is different. First of all it’s in Thailand, one of my favorite Asian countries. Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL Best in Asia: Dining at Gaggan Restaurant Bangkok, Thailand Posted on July 4, 2016September 7, 2024 I’m no foodie but I know when its good and trust me Gaggan Anand is a really good cook. He’s also really nice, funny, creative, he’s the owner and creator of the TOP RATED restaurant in Asia for the last two years. He’s trained with the world’s best, highly awarded and praised and through it all has remained pretty humble. I don’t know if I was in his shoes, whether I could make the same claim. Read more
CULINARY TRAVEL My Favorite Spots to Eat and Drink in Daegu Posted on March 1, 2016August 4, 2024 I really had no idea we would eat (or drink) out as much as we do. We wanted to live downtown, so we could walk out the door into the mix and that’s exactly what we did for the first 8 months we were here. We still eat out a lot, its good and cheap and now that its just the two of us, its pretty easy too. Read more