The Taiwan trip was the first of my four-nation journey and in the early hours of my fourth day I was scheduled to fly out to Singapore. To avoid struggling with the luggage in the wee hours of the day,…
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RBC’s New Travel Credit Card with 35k Points
Air travel is slowly returning to normal and Canada’s RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) is offering a travel credit card with a handsome bonus and other benefits. So, I got the RBC Avion Visa Infinite card which comes with 35,000…
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Taiwan Trip Memories – Day 2 of 3
If Day 1 of my three-day Taiwan trip was quite a relaxed one, Day 2 was meant for some strenuous exercise. Recap: on Day 1, I had a relaxing hot springs bath at Beitou, a visit to the Raohe Night…
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Taipei Trip – Day 1 of 3 (Memories)
I had arrived for my Taipei Trip in the very early hours of the day. I was staying at the Marriott Courtyard, and there was a bus service from the airport that stopped right in front of the hotel. The…
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In Japan, An Act of Kindness
Japan had excited me since my childhood, and a few years ago I did get the chance to spend some time visiting Tokyo, Nara, Osaka and Kyoto. And during that trip I came to experience the Japanese kindness. On my…
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Benefits of Bitter Taste – Part 2 (More Recipes)
In my previous post, I had described the importance and benefits of bitter taste in our food. That post, The Benefits of Bitter Taste, I had outlined that while western cooking has gone so mild in bitter taste (except perhaps…
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The Benefits of Bitter Taste
I was recently watching a cooking show episode of a well-known, since deceased, US chef. His comments on the merits of bitter taste made me think how different Asian cultures approach this taste compared to western cooking. Bill Briwa, in…
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An African in Greenland – Book Review
I don’t remember how I came to know about this book but the title – An African in Greenland – and its declared contents captivated me. An African making his dream of living in Greenland come true in the sixties.…