Singapore Eats : Jewel Cafe and BAr at RAngoon road

The interiors.

The place is not crowded even on a Friday night.

Was expecting it to be crowded due to it being featured on newsapaper just a few days ago.

It is simple but good looking place.

 Southern Fried Chicken, add $2 to upgrade fries to Truffle fries.

Chilli Crab Pasta.

Southern fried chicken was not bad but not understanding.

I don't seems to understand Truffle so I shall not comment.

I love the chilli crab pasta, it is a must try.

I like the chunky crab bits, the chilli gravy and the cute little fried mantou. A must try.

Ordered a tiramisu for desserts. 

Was good but not understanding.

The menu

129 RAngoon Road

Directions: take to Farrer Park Station and take escalator to city square, but do not exit to city square, take opposite exit. Cross the road diagonal and walk downwards for around 5 minutes)

Singapore EATs : Medzs

Tried out the Medzs Value Lunch yesterday.

The price for a meal at a restuarant in town, this price is considered quite decent to me.

The concept is like a mache, you have to walk to each counter to order food and all the information will be stored in a little card.

SEt A:MAin course with a drink is $8.90. 

SEt B: MAin Course with a drink and salad/rosti/dessert is $10.90.

Set C : Main course with drink and dessert and salad/rosti is $12.90.

Main course selection change from day to day, you have to walk to each counter and look at the black board stating the main course for the value lunch for that day, there was around 5-8 selections

Rosti is plain rosti with sour cream and cheese.

Dessert is various from day to day, there is 2 desserts to choose from.

I ordered a Set A and a Set C and share the rosti and dessert with my sister.

The main attaction of the restaurant, beautiful lamps.

Servings are not that big but will do for girls..

We had pasta with ham and mushrooms and boneless chicken for the main course.

A rosti.

And chocolate moose for desserts

and ice lemon teas.

The main course was quite delicious, serving size is average.

The rosti is a bit weird as there is this big piece of cheese on top of it and also it is a bit oily.

The chocolate moose is good but not fantastic.

Will be good if you want not to expensive lunch at a decent place with decent food when you are the city.

BRanches: 

Orchard Central B2 

Contact: 62389028

Millenia Walk L1

Contact 63377507

Singapore Eats : Pietro Ristorante Italiano

Went to this restaurant to celebrate my sister's birthday and also because it is located near my place.

Not a need to travel.

First impression was ok, the place is simply done.

The place was quite packed. 

Hence, it was a bit noisy so if you are hoping for a romantic dinner, this is not the place.

If you are planning a gathering with friends or families, this is the place.

Complimentary bread.

We ordered two main dishes: Risotto alla Pescatora and Rivioli.

The servings was a bit small, so intent was for us to order appetizer?

It was not bad but not fantastic. Sister was disappointged because the Rivioli was supposed to have scallops, but we only taste fish.

Ordered Pizza Margherita as we were still hungry.

This is good, I like the thin and fragrant crust, toppled with cheese. It is simple but delicious.

My favourite dish of the day.

Tortino di Lava con Rum

Chocolate lava cake with rum and vanilla icecream.

It is good.

They have one for one promotion during lunch for certain dishes.

More worth to go during lunch.

Address

12 Jalan Kelulut 

Phone

64845528 

Hours

Daily: 11:30 - 14:30

Daily: 18:00 - 23:00

Summary of Korea Busan : Free and easy Trip Itinenary

TRansport: Bus from Yeosu to Busan
Click on the links for more information

Accomodation: Funstay Inn

Busan food and eats: Food!!

 Places we visited:
We did not visit a lot of places as it was raining for one whole day. :(
Did some impromptu changes to our itinenary

Korean spa: Spaland

Shinsegae : Biggest shopping mall 

 Nampodong and Biff square: Nampodong and Biff square

Jalgachi fish market

Taejongdae Park

 

Dongbaek Park,Haeundae Beach and Dongbaekseom Island

Chiangmai free and easy : Street food and restaurant food

We were walking to our travel agency, saw this small little stall with a sweet little couple selling rotee.

It is like prata, with special ingredients.

The chocolate banana should be the most popular one.

Quite yummy.

This can be found at the night market too.

This is the famous Ping Ping SEafood restaurant at Anusarn Night Market.

Will not really recommend this. Not really authentic Thai food to me. The price was average, cost 1050 baht for the 6 dishes. The tom yam soup has a very strong taste of the spices that we did not drink it at all.

The chicken was too dry.

It is a popular restaurant for tour guides to bring loads of tourists.

The night market has stalls selling snacks, sweets and ice cream.

 They poured the actual fruits in and just blended.

Healthy food juices to keep us in best conditions during our trip.

7-11 and other convenience stalls are all around. Some are for breakfast and some is for me to snack during long sightseeing trips.

 Burger King breakfast.

Khao Soi (Egg Noodle Curry) and Satay and Papaya salad

I love the noodles, not too spicy and two different texture of noodles (one fried).

I ate the chicken version but I heard there is the seafood version.

My tour guide bought me to this stall, no idea how to get there but the place looks very clean.

I love their satay too because it pure meat, I don't really like Singapore satay at times as there are too much fats.

Cafe at Chiangmai University

FRuits!!

We followed some guides and went to a food court near our hotel.
My advice is don't go there. I think is inside Kalare night market.
The food looks like they have been on displayed forever, does not look fresh. My pad thai looks it is soaked in oil and it is not really cheap, one plate is like a few Singapore dollars

Dustin D2 organised a night bazaar just outside the hotel.

Sell delicious and clean street food. There are grilled squid and satay.

The small white dish in the middle photo is crispy fried chicken wings, not sure what is called but I know is delicious

Because the food at the food court was too horrible to be eaten. We went in search of another restuarant, not sure is because the previous food was too horrible. 

The food here is very tasty and is only a few dollars more expenisve than the food court. 

The walls are filled with scribblings of past patrons.

The good thing about this place is that they let you decide what to go into your curry or noodles so if you don't want all the extra frills, you can just don't ask for it.

We had macdonalds as we were quite in a hurry to go to the airport and it is different from Singapore. We had fried chicken and something that looks like Zinger. Not bad.  Between, there seems to be no KFC at chiangmai.

Chiangmai free and easy :Maesa Elephant camp

Maesa Elephant camp. 

We choose this camp as it was the nearest, just need a half day.

We booked from the same agency at 800 baht per person.

However, we joined a group this time as there is not a need for a personal guide at the elephant camp as everything is quite simple.

1.our tour guide brought us to ride the elephant. The elephant rider will help you take a photo with the elephant midway through the ride.

There are photos taken by them on sale after the ride too.

I think is around s$10.

2. After we were bought to see some elephants, you can take photos and interact with the elephants and also buy bananas to feed them.

3. We watched the elephant bathe.

4. Elephant show.

Then the half day tour end. For any interaction with the elephant, taking photos. It was recommended to give around 20 baht tips. Bring some snacks and drinks along.

Summary of London Free and easy TRip Itinenary

Took a flight with a stopover as we wanted to fly back from another part of Europe. It is cheaper and also we like KLM services and lastly is only 2 hours more for the flight to London.

Our flight

Most of the hotel were too expensive or too old or no Triple sharing available.

We booked an apartment.

It was at crowded district so it was not too quiet

It is walking distance between 2 stations, around 5 minutes walk from each.

We can walk to Chinatown and a lot of places of interest without taking the trains.

The only negative is no housekeeping, no lift (second floor), shower was not good and no one to ask for information.

Positive is we can always eat takeout which is much cheaper or cook our meals, lots of space and cheaper. FRee and good wifi.

Accommodation

DAy 1 : Check in, join free walking tour, went for high tea and then caught a play. It was tiring, we booked the walking tour online. The high tea too, chose one that is walking distance and also on promotion from afternoontea.co.uk. The play was also booked online, just in case seats were sold out.

We were so tired that day because there is a time difference and when we were watching the play, it was 4am in Singapore that we keep dozing off.

OUr day 1

Day 2 : Went to the supermarket to stock up on basic necessities, food for breakfast and dinner and some snacks. Since we booked the noon train to Bichester Village (factory outlet), we had time for fish and chips and also a small little tour in Chinatown. 

At night, we did visit M&M shop and we ordered take away from Four Seasons ( famous roasted duck).

DAy 2

Day 3 : Shopping at Oxford and Bond street. It is a very long stretch of road. I suggest that Primark should be first stop, as it will be easier to locate size and the store is not crowded and things are not in such a mess. Short queues for fitting rooms too.

Day 3

DAy 4 : Did our own walking tour of  St Paul's Cathedral, Millennium Bridge, London bridge, Tower of London. Visited Borough market for yummy food.

DAy 4: St PAul's Cathedral, Millennuim Bridge, LOndon Bridge

DAy 4 : Tower of London

DAy 4 : Borough Bridge

Shopping at HArrods and Convent GArdens

Taking a walk to catch London night Scenery