I can’t remember where I heard about this book but I’m always up for some fun Singlit so I actually made a trip to the library (instead of looking on Libby) to borrow this! The Formidable Miss Cassidy is a historical fantasy novel set in end-19th Century Singapore. Leda Cassidy has arrived in Singapore to… Read More Book Review: The Formidable Miss Cassidy by Meihan Boey
I was looking for things to do in my half-a-day (more or less) in Nagasaki when I came across the Giverny cafe! It’s part of the Mihara gardens (link to site), which are two small gardens, a cafe, a bar, and a few shops all clustered together in a small neighbourhood in Nagasaki which overlooks… Read More “Tea Free” Experience at Giverny Cafe in Nagasaki
After reading and enjoying The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett, I was interested in reading more from her. So when I had a long trip, I decided to borrow the book as a palate cleanser between all the nonfiction I was reading. And wow. I started this book only intended to read a chapter or… Read More Book Review: The Appeal by Janice Hallett
As you know, September was a difficult month for me. But because October was so incredibly busy (as you probably saw from the sudden burst of activity on the blog), September feels like… months ago. October was both very long and very short at the same time and I’m both ready and not-ready for the… Read More October 2024 in Review
When I was looking for hotels to stay for my last night in Japan, I casually told my fiancé that I found a place that looks good. He later told me: “when you mentioned that the place lets you borrow books and bring it up to the hotel room, I knew you were going to… Read More When I Stayed… In a Book-Themed Hotel (Lamp Light Books Fukuoka Review)
After listening to やさしい民俗学‘s series on the history of the kimono, I decided to read Kimono – A Modern History and brush up on my knowledge of the kimono. As the title indicates, this book is about the kimono from 1850 onwards, till about 2014 when the book was published. Split into six very long… Read More Book Review: Kimono – A Modern History by Terry Satsuki Milhaupt
While I was looking for a place to stay in Nagasaki, I came across this listing on Airbnb and fell in love pretty much immediately. It’s a traditional Japanese house in a quiet neighbourhood and it costs what I was budgeted per night for a hotel. So sorry, this is not really a review, it’s… Read More When I stayed… in a Traditional Japanese House
While I was looking for books to borrow for my trip, I saw this and thought it would be a good fit. I might be going to the Near East and the Far East and yes, I am coming from Southeast Asia but all these countries have, in recent times, been heavily influenced by if… Read More Book Review: The Light of Asia by Christopher Harding
I was going to start off this post by saying that I don’t usually talk about where I stay on trips, but then I remembered I have talked about medieval houses and chocolate rooms so honestly, I should not be surprised at myself that I wanted to talk about the three cute places that I… Read More When I stayed… in a “First Class” Capsule Hotel (First Cabin Review)
I first heard about this book on the Medieval podcast (link to episode) and it sounded so interesting that I put it on the TBR list. And then when I actually went on a fairly long trip, I decided to borrow and it and I was definitely glad I did because both countries that I… Read More Book Review: A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages by Anthony Bale
