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Meghan and Prem have moved on. You can now find Meghan writing at Small Bag Big Appetite, and Prem at Disquiet. Thank you for being with us on our journeys!

Drinking Singapore: Coffee & Cocktails, Fall 2016 Edition

October 8, 2016

Singapore is no stranger to specialty coffee. It has become increasingly easy to find a good cuppa. The city has also taken a liking to cocktails, and while the New York influence is inescapable, many of these "speakeasies" and cocktail bars bring their own originality, both to the cocktails and the space.

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In travel highlights Tags singapore, singapore bar, singapore coffee, singapore coffee shop, coffee, cocktail, Populus Coffee & Food Co., Mavrx Coffee Apothecary, Nylon Coffee Roasters, Two Degrees North Coffee, Allpress, Chye Seng Huat Hardware Coffee Bar, Papa Palheta, Old Hen Coffee Bar, The Library, Gibson Bar, Manhattan Singapore, Shin Gi Tai, Operation Dagger
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Barramundi, Leek, Bonito Butter, Caramelized Onion at Cheek By Jowl

Eating Singapore, Fall 2016 Edition

October 4, 2016

How can we talk about Singapore and not talk about hawker centers? Well, that’s kinda the point of this post. We love Singapore for the mix of fantastic hawker center fare and international cuisine from around the world. This time we want to highlight just the latter, from our most recent visits.

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In travel highlights Tags travel, singapore, food, meta, cheek by jowl, candlenut kitchen, cure, whitegrass, odette, singapore restaurants
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Tallinn, Estonia, Spring 2016 Edition

August 5, 2016

As a child, having lived only in cities in India, when someone asked me where in the world I'd like to go, Estonia firmed its way into my imagination before I had any conception of what I might want a place I visited to be like...

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In travel highlights Tags travel, tallinn, estonia, europe, kalamaja, telliskivi creative city, epic coffee, peeter mander, kohvik sinilind, renard speed shop, coffeebar 10133, coffee, restaurant, bar, food, drink, must puudel, kohver, restoran fabrik, kohvik moon, restoran o, sfaar resto & store, sfaar, restaurant tchaikovsky, pudel baar, speakeasy by pohjala
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Street scene in Ho Chi Minh City

Eating Vietnam, Part 5: Ho Chi Minh City

June 8, 2016

Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, is a bustling metropolis with millions of people and, probably even more, motorbikes. It’s a sprawling city with much more of a Western influence than Hanoi. Nestled among this modern culture are alleys full of local food vendors serving up traditional and inexpensive food.

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In travel highlights Tags travel, food, vietnam, ho chi minh city, saigon, street food, plastic stool, bun thit nuong, banh mi thit nuong, banh khot, banh xeo, bot chien, com tam, com tam suon nuong, hu tieu, bun bo hue, bo la lot, banh cuon, banh tet, tet, ca dieu hong chien vi, vietnamese, vietnamese new year, chuoi nep nuong, pho, pho bo
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Looking Back: 1 Year Anniversary

May 22, 2016

It’s been a little over a year since we put our idea of a blog to action and exactly one year since our first blog post.

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In travel highlights Tags travel, food, vietnam, mexico city, brae, bogota, colombia, asia, red clover tattoo, recipe, colombian fruits, blog
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