Syndicated Article
Date: October 7, 2009
Just had my post ‘Turkish Delight‘ included in an e-book ‘Travel Alone & Love it!‘ compiled by Solo Traveler. A nice ego-boost 🙂 Download your copy – hope you enjoy the reads!
San Francisco Pics
Date: October 1, 2009
San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Have put some of my SF pics up on Flickr Update: have added some more pics Oct 14, 2009
Brunch Review: La Bréhandaise crêperie
Date: September 24, 2009
Looking for a bit of ‘joie de vivre‘ for brunch? take a trip out to Queen West just past Shaw St, for a visit to La BrĂ©handaise crĂŞperie to indulge in traditional french galettes (buckwheat crepes), french wines, or if you prefer to stay local, quebec apple cider and cheeses. From the first step in, you’ll … Read More
Comfort Food
Date: September 10, 2009
I haven’t written about a restaurant for a while, but last night I ventured out to Leslieville (my favourite neighbourhood for the past 4 years), and visited Hanoi 3 Seasons again, and had to spread the good word. If you’ve been following my choice restaurants, then by now, you’ll know that I opt for the … Read More
Turkish Delight
Date: June 13, 2009
Istanbul is by far the jewel of Turkey, if not the Near East – not sure if I’d go so far as to say that it is a cross between Asia and Europe though – not quite sure what Euro-philes mean when they say that anyway, but it felt more ‘Modern’ than many European cities I’ve … Read More
Help Me with my Resolutions!
Date: March 23, 2009
This weekend was Navroz (Persian New Year) , which is when I normally start my resolutions for the year. This year I tried starting them like normal people on Jan 1st, and now that Navroz and a bit more than 2.5 months of 2009 have passed, I’m assessing how my theme for the year is going. … Read More
Saheb, Saheb, please, please, just one coin
Date: February 26, 2009
I don’t get this…. Is this a form of modern day colonialism or just plain greed and child labour exploitation? I guess the argument is that, the child actors from Slumdog Millionaire should be happy they have a job at all – after all, there are over 65 million people (twice the population of Canada) … Read More
Oh Man, Oman!
Date: April 25, 2007
Oman has got to be the sleepiest place i’ve ever been… well I only had a chance to check out the Muscat region – but it was still boring… really beautiful with white washed houses all less than four stories, and surrounded with mountains, trees and the ocean – but dead boring… The most excitement I had is when I … Read More
Authentic Ethiopian
Date: April 19, 2007
To be honest, although I really like it now, I wasn’t a huge fan of Ethiopian food when i first tried it… i found the tastes completely different to what i would expect – but the atmosphere of going to a traditional Ethiopian restaurant is a lot of fun… I had to go again before leaving just to get … Read More
Watch out goat – the good times are over
Date: April 17, 2007
Up until Easter last weekend, most Ethiopians had been fasting for the previous 55 days…kinda like Lent, but stricter and longer… they basically don’t eat anything until 6pm each day (some break their fast at 3pm), and then even after that they won’t eat any meat or meat by-products. I haven’t really understood the reasoning – some … Read More