Faerie Tales

The British Poet Laureate 1972-1984  described the beauty of Cornwall at Camel estuary along the now disused 260-mile rail line on the f...

The stark and beautiful  St Mawes Castle   on the southern coast of England. It's an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in...

Outside of Singapore, I try to eat as much fish as possible, especially the species that are difficult to find at home or only impor...

Bought a copy of Mitsuyo Kakuta 's new book. The title roughly translates into 'Thousands of Nights, Yesterday's Moon' ...

With only like... 24,000 residents or so, Truro is the civic and historic center of Cornwall. Quiet and full of heritage, so much green sur...

There's this whole thing about Cornish pasties . Apparently it was a nine-year campaign which culminated in 2011 to be successfull...

Steamboat dinner at Wah Lok Restaurant . Or hotpot, as many call it. I like having steamboat at this restaurant. Most of all, the selec...

I still don't cook. Was never keen to cook. I don't find joy in doing it. Baking, no friggin way. The smell of butter and flour...

The range of tea available in London is simply amazing. I'm not talking about the blended teas; we've got a good array at home t...

Roundly rejected watching musicials at West End. It's really very difficult to convince me to watch one nowadays. I think I overdid it ...

Stepped into Aunt E's house, gave her big hugs, put down bags and bags of groceries, and rushed to the garden to see how the apple t...

The friends partied at the Street Feast in Haggerston earlier and loved it. It's now popped up at Dalston Yard at Hartwell Street...

There're so many new coffeeshops in town that an app is required to navigate through them. I don't want to lug another guidebook ar...

The beautiful Royal Albert Hall always has such rich offerings. Love rock gigs held here. Did you watch that gig of The Killers at this v...

It's odd that I'm not as familiar with British cheeses as I should be. It has always been French and Swiss cheeses that are a stapl...

Not going to pass up the chance to eat hen's eggs, especially if it's collected fresh in Cumbria. London's fine too, since I...

Had an insane craving for sashimi and sushi that refused to be quelled. I could wait to return to Singapore and stuff my face silly at S...

Okay, sorting out the trash here is serious business. But apparently the UK is lagging behind the recycling league table  which ranks c...

The bright sunshine on this daily basis is making England much more cheerful than winter. Sure, it drizzled a little here and there, an...

I already know my taste profiles for beers. Golden ales and its ilk are cool as a light drink. The Lakeland beers are quite beautiful ...