TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

I have been wanting to post a daily life update in the Netherlands a while back but I just didn't have the time to collate all the pictures I took. So, the idea was to do an every 2-month update (ideally monthly) and now I am 6 months too late! Goodness gracious, haha. I took so many food pictures that I do not know how I am able to post them all of them here? I have to make choices. This is one of our weekend breakfasts. 

Aperitivo at Bar Piadeneria la Capanna.

Two years ago I visited San Marino. It was a short solo trip in the northern part of Italy, visiting the foodie cities of Bologna, Parma, and Modena. I squeezed in San Marino since it's not too far away and the little country has fascinated me for some time now. I really wanted to check it out.

This cafe has a spectacular interior design showcase of artistic details in Renaissance style. To me, it's simply, wow!

After dinner at the Parlement Restaurant in the castle hill, I went around the Old Town (Stare Mesto in the local lingo) for a little evening walk before retiring for the night. My hotel is located in one of the tiny cobbled-stone alleys so it's just a stone's throw away from any nook and cranny of the Old Town.

I have been wanting to visit Bratislava for years but never came around to actually planning the trip. Bratislava panorama from the castle hilltop.

So tell me people, who loves to check out the local (street) food scene when travelling to a new place? Well, raise your feet please! *pun intended* hehe These braised pig trotters are a delicacy common in southern China, particularly in Guangdong and Fujian regions.

Seafood soup with peanut base for dinner at a street-side stall.

Xiamen is not one of those "Bucket List" or "Tick-the-Box" types of travel destination for non-Chinese tourists. To be honest, I am liking the idea that I have been here because of this, hehe. The Forty-four Bridge facing the sea.