Month: September 2014

Gyukingu, Japanese BBQ, Kota Damansara, Malaysia

Gyukingu, Japanese BBQ, Kota Damansara Savouring Salacious Saga at Gyukingu, Kota Damansara Words by Han Sen Hau Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) Describing Gyukingu is incredibly easy: it is a haven for carnivores. Inquiring our hostess on more leafy op…

Clifford Pier, Fullerton Bay Hotel, Singapore

Clifford Pier, Fullerton Bay Hotel, Singapore The Clifford Pier, Fullerton Bay Hotel, Singapore The recently launched (May 2014) destination restaurant, The Clifford Pier, is also one of the city’s oldest landmarks. Built in 1933 as the jetty for arriving s…

New Majestic Hotel, Boutique Accommodation, Singapore

New Majestic Hotel, Boutique Stay, Singapore The lobby is awash with white. Sapphire and cerise wing back chairs make a stark contrast to the ivory paleness of the rest of the room. A bronze statue of an Asian man, naked, kneeling on one knee with head slightly bowed…

driving instructions Singapore to Kuala Lumpur

How to Drive from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore

Caning Jaramillo For years we’ve flown from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore assuming it’s the fastest way to arrive. We recently made the trip by car, however, and soon discovered how convenient and easy the trip actually is. After our smooth first attemp…

french restaurants in singapore

Cocotte, French Cuisine, Wanderlust Hotel, Singapore

Little India might seem like an unlikely neighbourhood to find some of the most talked about French cuisine in the city, but indeed it is the home to some of the most frank European fare we’ve had on the island of Singapore.  Nestled on the ground floor of the Wand…

Anantara Seminyak Resort and Spa, Bali, Indonesia

Seminyak is one of Bali’s most fashionable beach locations and Anantara Resort and Spa makes the most of its proximity to restaurants, bars, spas and chic boutiques by providing luxurious contemporary accommodations to match the happening surrounds. Loca…

Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua, Indonesia

Bali’s exclusive gated community of Nusa Dua is home to the Grand Hyatt Bali. Celebrated for its laundered sandy beaches, aquamarine shallows, restricted access and proximity to the Convention Centre and Golf and Country Club, the location is transparentl…

Wild Orchid, Anantara Resort and Spa, Seminyak, Bali

Situated directly on Seminyak Beach, Wild Orchid restaurant first captured our attention with their gourmet breakfasts. After nearly three weeks of travel in Bali, we’d done our fare share of sampling and found the morning fare at Anantara Resort and Spa undoub…

O’Batignolles, Wine Bar & Bistrot, Singapore

O’Batignolles, Wine Bar & Bistrot, Singapore   O Batignolles Wine Bar and French Bistrot Comforting and unpretentious, this quintessential Parisian style bistro is an inviting locale at any time of day. Stopping in for a hearty meal, or just …