I don’t get to travel as much as I used to, but all travel posts go here!
I’m not sure if you’re sick of the France posts (because you know, this is still technically a book and tea blog), but my MBA cohort and I recently went on a team-building trip to Île Saint-Honorat, an island just off Cannes, and I really wanted to document my experience for the future. île Saint-Honorat… Read More Team Building Trip to Île Saint-Honorat
A friend from my MBA course invited me to join her on a day trip to Eze and since I’ve never been there, I happily accepted! Eze is actually pretty accessible from Nice. There is a bus stop near Garibaldi station where you can board bus 82 to Eze village; this bus is run by… Read More Day Trip to Eze + Walking Nietzsche’s Path
(whispering to you: To be very accurate, the title of this post should be “First Five Days in Nice, France” but I wanted to alliterate as much as possible) Hello everyone! I’ve been pretty absent from this blog because I’ve been busy preparing an international move! Today is day 5 since I’ve arrived (starting from… Read More First Five Days in France
When I was a kid, going on a holiday overseas meant going to Genting (Johor was too close to count). Apart from rare trips to Hong Kong and once, Dubai, my family always chose to take a five hour drive up north for our holidays. We were in Genting so often we were members. But… Read More Going back to Genting in 2019
Before I went to Yakushima, I went online to look for some itineraries for inspiration. I quickly realised that most of the online itineraries were based around hiking, which is great if you’re a hiker but not so great if you’re me and only planning some beginner-level hikes/walks. In the end, I decided to just… Read More My 2D1N Itinerary for Yakushima
Before we got to Yakushima, we had to make a pretty big decision: were we going to drive, or were we going to take the bus? My friends, who previously visited, had taken a private tour and that was something that wasn’t in our budget. It was pretty close, but since we wanted some flexibility… Read More Driving around Yakushima
So this is the main reason why I went to Yakushima. I got to know Hachimanjyu Tea while I was working for teapasar and decided to visit them on my trip to Japan to say hi properly and thank them for being willing to work with us. Who is Hachimanjyu Tea? Hachimanjyu Tea is a… Read More My Visit to Hachimanjyu Tea Farm
I went to Yakushima for tea, but it would have been silly of me to go there only for the tea. After all, Yakushima was the inspiration for the forest in Princess Mononoke (it’s a great movie – go watch it if you haven’t!). Since we were going to stay the night, I wanted to… Read More Beginner Hiking Trails at Yakushima
Now that I’ve finally finished my England-holiday posts, I’m finally ready to move on to the Japan posts! Let’s hope it doesn’t take another three months for me to write all that I want to say. First things first: GHIBLI. I found out about this exhibition when I was checking out the events in Huis… Read More Suzuki Toshio & Ghibli Exhibition @ Huis ten Bosch
The only time I managed to get to a tea house in Hong Kong last month was when I went to Fukien Tea House. Sadly, we spent more times on the mountains and avoiding the protests and didn’t really have the time to explore the city. But, I heard good things about the Shui Xian… Read More Snapshots of Fukien Tea House + Zhen Cong Shui Xian Tasting Notes