Travel Kudos
We weren’t lucky enough to get a table at Restaurant Nili without reservation again so we ended up eating dinner at Restaurant Gaissa. The main restaurant of Restaurant Gaissa is located on the second floor of Santa’s Hotels Santa Claus. It’s surprising how empty Restaurant Gaissa is given how packed every other restaurant is. The […]
There are only a handful of restaurants in the small town of Romaniemi in Finland. Ask anyone in Rovaniemi for a restaurant recommendation and Restaurant Nili will always be one of the top choices. I highly recommend you to make a reservation beforehand but my friends and I were lucky to get a table without […]
Not only Arktikum Museum a great place to learn about the history and culture of the Artic, it also houses a hidden gem, the Arktikum Cafe. Located near to the entrance of the Arktikum Museum, Arktikum Cafe is cosy with creamy white walls and wooden tables and chairs. Buffet Lunch This cafe offers buffet lunch […]
Besides Northern Lights in Iceland, Rovaniemi in Finland is another popular place for catching the Northern Lights. There are many local travel agencies in Rovaniemi that have tour packages to catch Northern Lights in Rovaniemi. Northern Lights in Rovaniemi The tour group I was with collaborated with a local travel agency. The travel agency informed […]
If you have just arrived in Helsinki and you are looking for a restaurant to have a good lunch or dinner with your friends, I recommend Brasserie La Place. Take a train from the airport (Lentoasema) to Helsinki Central Railway Station (Helsingin päärautatieasema), walk 5 minutes and you will reach the French restaurant on the […]
During the Iceland trip, besides trying out restaurants in Iceland and chasing Northern Lights, one of the most memorable experience was Troll Expeditions Katla Volcano Ice Cave. Katla is one the world’s most powerful volcanoes and the most dangerous in Iceland. The last eruption in 1918 caused the southern coast of Iceland to extend by […]
Outside of Reykjavik, the rest of Iceland looks very barren but if you know where to look, there are some good restaurants to be found. Here are the restaurants that I have tried in Iceland: Stapinn It’s really more of a cafe than a restaurant, there are only about 30 seats in doors and another […]
Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are so elusive and difficult to catch. You need to clear skies and even then, you might not get to see this natural wonder. The guy I was sitting next to on my flight to Iceland was a Finnish guy who had a Japanese colleague who flew to […]
I finally visited the Oriental Kopi that my friends have been raving to me about. The original restaurant is in Kuala Lumpur but we visited the first outlet in Johor Bahru at Johor Jaya. The coffeeshop occupies a corner shophouse in Johor Jaya. The green and white signage that proudly proclaims “Oriental Kopi” is easy […]
After depositing our bag at Piggy House Kukup Chalet, we made our way to Kedai Minuman Ah Kneong for dinner. Kukup is a fishing village known for the houses on stilts, connected by narrow concrete pavements. Kedai Minuman Ah Kneong is converted from a stilt house, it’s humble-looking with a dark-blue signboard. This restaurant is […]