Yes... I'm falling behind with my daily posts. Mea culpa, but life is just very busy at the moment! For today, let's take a deep breath and relax with some calming oils. My friend Ling-Yee specialises in creating aromatherapy mixes for different needs in life - and I have my own 'Ruth's sweet dreams' inhaler… Continue reading Interview with Ling-Yee’s Aromatherapy
Category: Hong Kong
Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market revisited
I've been back to the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market a few times now - either to show HK visitors a long-forgotten part of the city, or just to purchase a few fruits while I was strolling around Kowloon. It is such an interesting place. I wish I could get up early one morning (or… Continue reading Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market revisited
Interview with Salt & Chili
I stumbled upon Grace's blog Salt & Chili because I was looking on the web on what people were writing about Panino Giusto, and then I noticed that she writes great blog posts about food outlets in Hong Kong, but also recipes she tried and tested. What I love about her blog is the combination… Continue reading Interview with Salt & Chili
If you are bored… visit all MTR stations
You probably have seen this already... but if you haven't check this out! Mark O’Leary and Aisling McDonnell spent a year ‘collecting’ all 83 Hong Kong MTR stations and published their colourful photo series online on their blog. Within days their story got viral - the SCMP covered it, it was on Wall Street Journal's… Continue reading If you are bored… visit all MTR stations
Hiking: Wan Chai loop
A few Saturdays ago I joined the Hong Kong Hiking MeetUp group for a hike around Mount Cameron - it was an interesting hike, as I've never done the full loop before and it also included some bushwhacking. It was totally worth it. We started at the Hopewell Centre and walked up the steep slope… Continue reading Hiking: Wan Chai loop
Interview with Alan P. in Hong Kong
Today I have the great honour and pleasure to feature Alan P. in Hong Kong on my blog, who has shot some of the most amazing Hong Kong street photography pictures that I've seen over the last two years. He captures every day life on the streets of Hong Kong, and it is in such… Continue reading Interview with Alan P. in Hong Kong
Hanoi: Quan Ba flower night market
Back to my posts about Hanoi...While our main plan was to only relax in Hanoi and drink Vietnamese coffee, we agreed that we would spend one day photo shooting. We decided to get up at 4am in the morning, so we could visit the Quan Ba flower market. This is a wholesale flower market which… Continue reading Hanoi: Quan Ba flower night market
At the Red Bull Flugtag 2014
There was a break without any rain yesterday afternoon, so it was a good opportunity to go and see the Red Bull Flugtag myself. The only problem was that hundreds of people had the same idea, so there was a big group of people already at the location close to the central ferry piers. When… Continue reading At the Red Bull Flugtag 2014
Hanoi: Old quarter and St. Joseph’s Cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral resembles Notre Dame de Paris - of course, once you look around the cathedral there are lots of small shops, markets and streets that look like anything else than shops, markets and streets you would find in Europe! You are in Asia, in Hanoi, so there are lots of fresh food stalls,… Continue reading Hanoi: Old quarter and St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Interview with Bam’s kitchen
This Monday, it's time for proper, home-cooked food. I'm not talking about my own cooking, but about Bobbi's cooking in her own, Bam's kitchen. She creates yummy dishes that cater to many tastes and requirements - not just to her teenage boys but also people that might be gluten or lactose intolerant, or just want… Continue reading Interview with Bam’s kitchen
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