Lola and I just got back from our whirlwind European adventure this afternoon.
We bring back sore, aching, blistered feet (no thanks to Paris’ and Amsterdam’s cobblestones), tonnes of photos (two 2-MB memory cards fully used up) and lots of memories.
I will be posting pics and entries about our trip in instalments within the next few [...]
One of the things that Lola enjoyed the most in Jakarta was nasi padang.
Nasi padang, to the uninitiated, is West Sumatran food. Nasi is the Indonesian (and also Malay) word for rice; Padang is the capital of West Sumatra. Interestingly, nasi padang restaurants only exist outside of West Sumatra and can’t be found in Padang [...]
I’ve been flying to Jakarta for far more times than I can remember for the past 5 years, but always for work, never as a tourist. So, with Lola tagging along for this trip, I saw Jakarta with a whole new pair of eyes. And I saw more of Jakarta in 2 days and 2 [...]
Joy, oh, joy! Lola and I finally got our Schengen visas today, thereby making our trip to Geneva, Paris and Amsterdam officially on. Yay!
What’s a Schengen visa anyway?
The word ‘Schengen‘ is actually the name of a small village in Luxembourg (population: 400), where officials from France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands signed in [...]
Continue reading about Schengen, Schmengen (Have Visa, Will Travel 2)
There’s a story behind every unforgettable pic. And for these pics, the story is short and sweet: we were at the beach on our first day in Phuket, the children were playing with sand, Lola and I were enjoying the water, and the sun was starting its descent into the horizon. I realised that I [...]
