Food and luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Kirsten Durward and Monica Tindall It’s at times like this that I reflect on the diversity and contrasts easily found in Malaysia, this morning found us gazing at the sea over the Malacca Straits, tomorrow I will be feasting from street stalls, but tonight we are s…
Over the next few weeks lots of newbie expat friends will be arriving to Kuala Lumpur to make Malaysia their new home for the next part of their lives. It can be both exciting and nerve wrecking arriving as a resident, not as a tourist, knowing that the loves and […]
We do love a our brekkie at The Yum List, so in a recent hop through the beautiful Coffs Coast we spent a good deal of time tracking down menus, sipping hot beverages and indulging in a bellyful of morning delights. After some serious food hunting and tasting, here…
What do you do and how did you get into the industry? My grandfather loved cooking. When I was little, I used to watch him cooking up a storm for the family. With steam coming from the pots and fragrances embracing the house, I was always fascinated by how he […]
Bordered by a beautiful golf course on one side, and white sandy shores and serene blue sea on the other, I already feel calm and at ease, ready for an afternoon of pampering, at The Spa housed in the JA Jebel Ali Golf Resort. Beach with Garden Greenery Golf Course M…
We do love our coffee at The Yum List, so here’s our pick of Five Cafes Serious Coffee Lovers Should Not Miss in Kuala Lumpur in: Best Coffee in Kuala Lumpur (Click on the title links for full details) BEAM Worth the trip out to the industrial zone to […]
The Yum List recently spent a delicious five days in the City of Angels. Here’s a summary of our favourite finds in Bangkok. (click on the links for full details) Where to Stay in Bangkok Shangri-La Bangkok resides on a prime riverside plot, next to the BTS skytrain, …
Monica Tindall A luxury romp in Dubai must start and end with a classy transfer, and Connection Chauffeur has a range of luxury vehicles to get us around the city in style. Our much anticipated four days of extravagance sees us taking in aerial views of the city in …
“An elegant retreat in a desert sanctuary” Dubai, in the least, could be described as ‘exciting.’ Towering skyscrapers, high-speed motorways and what seems to be interminable development, are interwoven with stunning mosques, traditional souk markets an…
Dunes Cafe at the Shangri-La Hotel Dubai has a great breakfast buffet. Recently given an overall, the range and quality of items in the morning line up is rather extensive. More to come on the hotel in upcoming posts, but for now, here’s a photo memory of some o…
What do you do and how did you get into the industry? David: I’ve been working as a barista in Pickle & Fig for two years. It all started two years ago, January 2013. It was the beginning of Pickle & Fig and one of my friends invited me to […]
Hot off the streets in Dubai’s scorching June weather and Fruteiro Do Brasil appears to us like an oasis in the desert. Something fresh, cold and wet is exactly what we need, and this juice bar beckons us to pull up a stool, cool down and quench our thirst. Table By […]