Start of my winter escape

It felt like any ole day with gym and yoga before doing chores through the day. Kim drove me to the airport around 2100 for my 2355 flight to Singapore, the start of my journey to Iran and Galapagos, amongst other places.  First up would be Singapore, connecting to Palembang. My winter escape for 2018 comes […]

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Eating at Uncle Man’s in Auckland

  Most Malaysian food overseas is cooked by Malaysian Chinese (or even Mainland Chinese nowadays), so it is always a good “find” to encounter food cooked by Malays. Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, April 27, 2018

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Eating in Vietnam

My culinary adventures through Vietnam in 2011 and 2012. Don’t you think Vietnamese food has the perfect balance between freshness, lightness, flavour and spice? Posted by Alex Chan on Tuesday, June 7, 2011

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Eating in Penang

Penang is supposedly the cuisine capital of Malaysia. I reckon its reputation is very much justified. This album captures my intake through three stopovers through the island. Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, January 10, 2011

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Eating in Malaysia

All the delicious food from various cultures meet in Malaysia. Mmmmm! Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, May 9, 2009

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Eating in Syria & Lebanon

Meals, snacks and drinks on my adventures in Syria & Lebanon. Posted by Alex Chan on Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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Eating in Sri Lanka

Some Sri Lankan food pictures on my two stopovers in the country. Managed to enjoy some good stuff not seen outside the island … by myself anyway. Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, July 2, 2010

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Eating in Sulawesi

Eating in the far-flung island of Sulawesi in the east of Indonesia. Posted by Alex Chan on Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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Eating in France

Even the simplest meals are pleasurable in France … no need for the fancy stuff. Then we found Little Sri Lanka for… Posted by Alex Chan on Sunday, October 4, 2009

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Eating in Portugal

I think Portugal has the most interesting cuisine amongs the European countries … and flavoursome too. Some would find the salted codfish or bacalhau offputting enough but there’s plenty more goodies. Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, September 19, 2009

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