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February 16, 2024 Alexandra Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon Travel Blog, Southeast Asia Travel Blog, Vietnam Travel BlogAsian Cuisine, Best, Mouth-Watering Food, Traditional Food Experience, Tried Restaurants, Vietnamese Restaurants

Top Saigon Restaurants in 2024: International Dishes Made in Vietnam

Some of the best Saigon restaurants, often scattered in and around District 1, are preciously kept, well hidden and waiting to be discovered gems. In this sense, to be able to taste something extremely delicious, you have to make your pathway through rows and rows of parked motorcycles or climb not the most beautiful interior stairs. But it’s worth the effort. Each time.

From fast food to fine dining, Ho Chi Minh City restaurants are worth to be explored. Especially when we are talking about a large cuisine of international dishes, heavenly-cooked by the Vietnamese.

It was a real delight to hop from restaurant to restaurant together with my special one in search for the best meals in Saigon.

Best Penang Temples---Thai Penang Temple

February 9, 2024 Alexandra Malaysia Travel Blog, Penang Travel Blog, Southeast Asia Travel Blogancient architecture, Cultural Attractions, temples & religious sites

7 Most Beautiful Temples of Penang, Malaysia, & Other Hidden Gems Worth Exploring

The many and absolutely magnificent Penang temples are all gathered on a tiny piece of land, northwest coast of Malaysia. These famous temples of Penang are remarkable examples of an extremely diverse religious legacy, and are magically surrounded by lush gardens, colourful heritage houses and white-sand beaches.

The main settlement on the island is the UNESCO-listed George Town.

Cultural Center in Bukchon Hanok Village

August 31, 2023 Alexandra East Asia, Seoul, South Koreaancient architecture, Cultural Attractions, heritage villages, Things to Do

Bukchon Hanok Village Guide & Map: A Living Story of the Joseon Dynasty (Updated 2023)

A long list of out-of-this-world things to do in Bukchon Hanok Village, Seoul, South Korea. Ready?

The ancient South Korean Bukchon Hanok Village is a rare time-machine neighbourhood. An attraction worth of topping any list of places to visit in Seoul. The village takes you back more than 600 years ago, to the ancient Joseon Dynasty era, while confining pieces of what used to be the lifestyle of the upper class of those times.

In all my travels, I have hardly ever seen such a surprising urban artefact.

Bukchon means Northern Village and it was called so due to its strategic position on the Joseon Map, north of Cheonggyecheong Stream and Jongno.

Traditionally, this was the residential quarter of high-ranking government officials and nobility. Even though some of the old hanoks have been modernized being transformed into the so called fusion hanoks, there are still plenty of well-conserved examples of art and architecture reminding of the ways old Koreans used to live.

Bali tours, Bali day trips in the countryside

August 27, 2022 Alexandra Bali, Indonesia Travel Blog, Southeast Asia Travel Blog, UbudDay Trips, Private Drivers

Booked & Loved: 3 Bali Tours & Day Trips From Ubud With a Private Driver

Dreamy Bali tours, day trips from Ubud, with the comfort of hiring a local driver, are a rare insight into most secluded corners of a Hindu fairyland. Surrounded by the wild-emerald waters of the Indian Ocean, the Island of Gods is a tropical paradise, shattering all barriers for art intricacy and natural wonders.

Exploring Bali on your own, with a rented car or by using the so popular motorbike, can be a freedom and excitement-filled adventure. Especially for the skilled ones. But Bali tours with private drivers are also a genuine and affordable way of understanding the local culture of this heaven-made Indonesian destination.

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