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Buzzing Bangkok, a vibe like no other
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Address - JW Marriott
Ambiance/Facilities - Top notch gym, pool and jacuzzi, spa, cafe, bar, restaurant, money changer, concierge
Highlights - Best international buffets and location
Avg. Price per Person - Booked with Avios points
Rating - 5*
5 days of exploring all the corners of this bustling city was easy to do if you’re based at the Marriott. Tuk Tuks, Grabs (car and bike) and taxis are always available. Just 20 mins off the main road and yet a peaceful oasis. the rooms are a good size, the lifts are fast and the amenities are exactly what active people need. But the best thing about this hotel are the staff, gentle, attentive, polite but absolutely not intrusive.
Bed and pillows are comfortable, housekeeping are fast and turn down service with a little gift every evening. Lots of glass bottled water and good TV channels.
With the amount of good food available in Bangkok we still opted for the half price breakfast Buffett every morning. Once we were done with the English/American, Mediterranean, Asian breakfast we couldn’t eat again until 7 pm!!! Ice cream for breakfast alongside 20 different fruit juices, fruits or doughnuts and pastries, the best omelettes or noodle soup made to order, it’s all delicious.
As for the location even a 40 min grab ride to a floating market the other side of the city only cost just over 200 Bhat. We opted for tuk tuks to take us to the many Michelin recommended restaurants and it never cost us more that 300 Bhat. Quite a few malls within walking distance and food stalls and markets galore along every street. Nice park by the canal for those who want some nature within walking distance.
All in all the perfect place to explore and enjoy Bangkok and all that it has to offer.
Be spoilt for choice at Shilin Night Market
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In Taiwan, instead of heading to the many cafes and restaurant, one thing that you should never miss out is the night markets located around the city of taipei. Of course, Shilin Night Market is the night market that both locals and foreigners are well aware off when visiting taipei. Shilin is popular since it is located in the heart of taipei and is located around many schools, therefore attracting the many locals. The prices in the food street here in Shilin are also much lower than the ones sold in the mall and plus, the vendors cook the food fresh right infront of your eyes.
Make sure you come here with an empty stomach, because there is too many stall vendors here and im sure one night wont be able for you to try each and every stall. Shilin market is open everyday and it is located at: No. 101, Jihe Rd, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111
Las Musas: fantastic Mexican food 🌮🍸 in Beijing
Las Musas it's absolutely one of our favorite restaurants in Beijing! 🧜♀️
The food is fantastic, and their Margarita pitches are wow! We love the spicy mango on the rocks and the frozen coconut margaritas! 🍸🥥
There is happy hour Monday to Friday until 6.30 where you can take advantage of the promotion buy one get one margaritas, except Tuesday because of... Tacos Tuesday! 😍 120rmb for unlimited tacos and discounts on pitchers 🌮🌮🌮
The restaurant itself it's also very nice: festive, colorful Mexican atmosphere and beautiful design and materials!
Don't miss out on Las Musas when in Beijing! You will find your new favorite tacos spot! 🧡🌮💚
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The Many Store Vendors with Local Food
Many locals and foreigners when visiting hyderabad will head to the streets of charminar located at Charminar Rd, Char Kamam, Ghansi Bazaar, Hyderabad where you will see a wide array of stalls not only selling apparels like Sari and clothing, or cups or souvenir but instead local food prepared by these street vendors themselves.
Of course, many will say that you will require a strong stomach due to the unhygienic way they prepare, but what I recommend is watch them prepare infront of you instead or head to the stalls where most locals buy from and you will know these are the popular and clean ones loved by the locals here.
Most of the food sold here have prices on them so that you do not be quoted a foreigner price instead. So what are you waiting for, come to the street of Charminar in Hyderabad and make this a bucketlist experience like no other!
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The Authentic Indian Breakfast Cusine
Staying in Fairfield By Marriot At Hyderbad Gachibowli has been indeed perfect! But what makes thing even more perfect was the amazing breakfast spread that the hotel provides.
This hotel breakfast is located right beside the main lobby called koma 2.0 where I believe morning is a restaurant for breakfast buffet and night time is a ala carte dinner dining. The hotel has various spread of local Indian cuisine like the Hyderbadi Biryani, the lemon rice, the paneer paratha, Punugulu(oooo my fav), the many times of podi idly which makes this perfect. Becuase if you are on a business trip, you would not want to get an upset stomach before your work or meeting which made this an ideal spot for a great morning start.
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The Many Eateries At Hyderbad Airport
Arriving or departing from hyderbad airport and afraid that there might be nothing to do. Fret not, you should head to one of the many eateries located right outside of Rajib Gandhi International Airport called Aero Plaza where they are opened from 10am - 4am daily. And surpsingly, the later it is the more happening this place becomes.
You should make this a bucket lists to come here before you fly as you can dine in one of the normal food court, or the up class dining restaurant, just chilling and relax while watching the locals passing by.
There several options not only located on the 1st floor, but on the 2nd floor too! So do drop by before your flight!
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The Famous Thai Cafe Around Thailand
Have you ever heard of the GreyHound Cafe in Singapore which is located at the basement of paragon, they too have also expanded to honglon. This doesn't seem anything Thai, but infact its a very popular Thai cafe especially for Bangkokers to go to especially for a date night or for someone who prefer upclass dining.
They have more than 5 outlets around Bangkok where its first open in Emporium shopping mall. They have many popular dishes here like the fried wings where its bite size where they cut the wing into half and its easier to pull the meat off the bone, or the calamari fritti or even the pomelo salad. There are a wide variety of options in the menu with prices definitely much cheaper here in Bangkok and I assure you, you will have a satisfied tummy or even go back for more.
You can look at Google reviews or food critics giving good reviews on this cafe, this is a must visit when you are here in Bangkok.
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Food Hunting In Ipoh
Malaysia is a place and haven for food lovers. At every street, at every corner there is just something good and nice smelling be it the sizzling crispy roti prata or freshly fried chicken for your nasi lemak!
Ipoh is a place where its mostly populated by the Chinese, you will find many many food options that are dedicated to the Chinese community like dim sum. You can head to Ming Court, a Hong Kong dim sum speciality located at 36, Jalan Leong Sin Nam, Kampung Jawa and is very very popular with locals, the place gets filled up even before 7.30am on weekends!
There is also a popular dish in ipoh called the ipoh hor fun where its flat rice noodles, either soup or dry to go along with smooth silky steam Chicken. You can find a good chicken ipoh hor fun at the and chun located at 73, Jalan Bandar Timah, 31650 Ipoh. Oh they also have this egg custard which is also so smooth and silky! You don't need to go to cafes to pay a hefty price!
In general ipoh is filled with many great options and food varieties if you know where to look. This is also a great weekend escape for Singaporeans who wish to have a short Getaway. Make ipoh your bucketlists this weekend!
#bucketlistreboot #malaysia #ipoh #foodie #restaurant #foodhaven #foodmy #goodfood #foodhunt #goodfoods #perak #foodtrial
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The Mini Insights Of South Melbourne Market
Heading to Melbourne soon? Out of the many Sunday markets, night markets or farmer markets you have to head to South Melbourne Market. To me I prefer South Melbourne Market to Victoria Market and here's why!
South Melbourne Market located at 322 - 326 Covnetry St is a Foodie Haven for food lovers! They are not open and closed on Mondays Tuesday and Thursday. South Melbourne Market has a Market foodie tour which gives you insights of how the traders and farmers pick their seasonal products, cooking tips and shopping advice.
For a free tour, you can head to the information counter and get the free map and roam freely around. You can find from fresh vegetables, to bakeries, butchers, fresh seafood and cooked seafood, desserts and sweets and of course coffee.
How is this place not to be a must visit and love?
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Kuala Lumpur Food Trial Experience
Heading to KL and want to know where the best coffees are, the popular food places that you should at least try or where locals normally go to?
Well, we went on a food trial in Kuala Lumpur and make sure that these places are popular.
1. Light Capture By H.O.N.S located at 81 & 83 Jalan Tun H S Lee, City Centre which is just a short 4 mins walk from Central market where you can get insta worthy shots and good coffees and western food in a Old shophouse care setting.
2. Lim Kee Cafe located in Tian Jing Hotel at No.66 Jalan Sultan City Centre where this is a Chinese kopitiam but made it into a modern cafe where you will still find that the furnitures resembles how its like in olden times. A good rest stop from the hot sun and they serve really good coffee, cakes and polo bun.
3. Soong Kee Beef Noodles & Low Yau Kee Porridge located at 86, Jalan Tun H S Lee City Centre which is just opposite of Light Capture Cafe. As they open at 11am do be there early though as crowd starts coming up and filling up the tables, they are famous for their porridge and really good handmade beef balls and noodles with tender slices of beef. A very popular local place.
4. Hakka Restaurant located just opposite of Pavillion Mall at 90 Jalan Raja Chulan. For those who drive there are ample parking here. This place, as it names says is popular for hakka food like your abacus Yam dish, the stir fry egg and shark finish, hakka stuff yong tau food and such. You know this is popular due to the many reserved tables during dinner time.
5. Miru Dessert located in Pavilion Mall that serves really really good Korean shaved dessert. A definite must visit after a good dinner at hakka. This place is a small cafe and generally gets filled up especially after 8pm.
6. Bun Choon Dim Sum located at No.8 Lorong Panggung, another very popular dim sum place for locals is one of the best selling egg tarts in KL. From a bakery now they also start selling dim sum which is equally good. Do head there early as we were turned down to wait for 40mins due to the small restaurant above of approx just 7 tables.
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The Popular Pig Organ Soup @ Jalan Besar
Jalan Besar is a place filled with many rows of food stalls, it is in a way also a food haven for many.
The Cheng Mun Chee Kee Pig Organ Soup located at 24 Foch Rd, Singapore 209263 is a corner shop house along geylang and it is hard to miss.
This place has been serving customers for decades that they have 2 outlets due to a family business going seperate ways, but both stalls are equally good.
I have a friend who doesn't really like pig organs but would only give in to this particular outlet, the broth has this aromatic umami flavour that you will see almost everyone ordering the same bowl of pig organ soup!
This place so open till 2am in the morning and is very popular among the supper crowd. Don't be surprise that this place is crowded with people even at 12 midnight on weekends. Definitely a great supper place ^^
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The Famous Chatuchak Weekend Market
When one come to Bangkok for a holiday, you have to head to Chatuchak Weekend Market which only opens on Saturday and Sunday from 930am onwards although all shops will be open roughly around 10ish or so. This is not only a tourists attraction but it is also a local favourite too but we prefer to head early as the heat and the crowd is a killer here!
Chatukchak is popular simply because it is the largest outdoor market in all of Thailand and possibly also the largest around the world! Imagine this, there are ablut 15,000 booths selling a diverse array of merchandise and food, and it is said roughly about more than 200,000 visitors visit the market on a weekend alone! Chatukchak is divided into sections, from teen clothings, to hardware and table accessories, to food and groceries, wrapping and packaging, paintings and many more. So do check out the BIG Map located at the corners of Chatukchak.
A tip is also to make sure to remember which exit you cam from as there is a possibility to get lost, simply because there more than 27 sections divided in the market alone!
For prices, you are able to bargain as the prices are not fixed. But of course there are some stalls which already label the prices and generally they won't budge or possible just giving you a 10-30baht discount. So not much of a scam here in my opinion.
For 1st time visitors, do make sure you bring a hat or an umbrella and also possibility a fan to cool yourself down as it can get really hot knowing how bangkok weather can be. Bring also, ample amount of water if your are not planning to buy any.
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Siam Paragon, a Foodie Haven and Aquarium
Not sure where to stay in Bangkok? Stay near Siam BTS and Siam Paragon is just smack right next to it! Siam Paragon is one of the largest malls in Bangkok which opened in 2005 with a retail floor alone of 400,000 Square metres and a total of 10 floors including basement.
Not only does it has luxurious shopping brands like gucci, louis vuiton, hermes and many others at almost every level, there is also a HUGE area of FOOD FOOD FOOD! From restaurants to bite sized to go food, cafes and a food hall called gourmet eats that served popular Thai cusine.
There is also a sea life aquarium at the lowest level of siam paragon which is the LARGEST aquarium built in South East Asia with a total of 100,000 square metres and over more then 500 over different species of fishes. There is an entry fee, and I recommend to book it on trip.com, especially when you can also redeem your points too!
Also for great hotel deals, look out on trip to check hotel situated close to Siam, as there are multiple hotels located around this region and most hotels are actually linked to siam paragon itself, via a sky bridge.
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Short lunch getaway from work
#hochiminhcity is one of the best place for your impromptu trip , I literally went there during my lunch break and wfh from a cafe. If you’re craving for good pho and delicious banh mi . This is the place to be. Though Hanoi foods are better, this is a shorter alternative.
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It's all about Food Food Food
Royal Caribbean is known as one of the leading international cruise liners around the world with many activities on board which are also family orientated. But what's more important is the vast array if Food options that the royal Caribbean cruise has to offer.
There are more than 5 over options of complimentary dining like the mini bites, the windjammer buffet spread, the ele loco fresh and many others, they also have the speciality dining Venus where this is mot complimentary but provides a more upscale, quality like dining experience and there are akso several bars located around the deck where some will provide a free flow option based on the kind of plan you choose to purchase.
The cruise is for someone to just have a laidback holiday, enjoy the food experience and just push away all your troubles. If it is, this should be under your must do bucketlist experience.
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The Wide Array Of Food Options In BKK
Why are there so many tourists heading to Bangkok all year round because of the many food options found in every street, every hotel in Bangkok. Although, Bangkok used to be really really cheap where a bowl of wonton me can cost you less then $2.50 or even the mango sticky rice which can be found at less than $3 at times too!
Bangkok has been growing in tourism since the pandemic and prices have drastically increase but still very affordable as compared to many countries. If you are someone who like upscale dining, Thailand is a place to go to especially if you are going to Bangkok because there are restaurant found in Bangkok 1/3 the price as compared to Singapore.
Some recommendations are:
The Greyhound Cafe
The Wine Connection
MK steamboat restaurant
The many mookata and bbq options
So what are you waiting for, Bangkok is still a wallet friendly place, also make sure to book your hotels on trip for the best deals to make you holiday vacation a budget friendly one.
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