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Harbour City Chocolate Trail 2015 & Dinner with Ben Heine
The Harbour City crew kindly invited us to join a special dinner with multidisciplinary artist Ben Heine to celebrate the launch of their annual Chocolate Trail. This event is now in its 6th year,...
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Visiting Siem Reap: Angkor Wat
We’ve previously posted about Siem Reap, Cambodia here and here. Having returned from Siem Reap again recently (this time with the kids and my cousin), we’ve come back to Hong Kong with a new...
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Visiting Siem Reap: Banteay Kdei & Ta Prohm Temples
After a few hours spent at Angkor Wat, we took a short drive to the ruins of Banteay Kdei. Unlike the Angkor Wat temple, Banteay Kdei was originally built as a Buddhist temple in the 12th-13th century...
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Visiting Siem Reap: Angkor Thom Temples
After we visited Angkor Wat, Banteay Kdei and Ta Prohm temples, Arnold and our daughters decided to head back to the hotel. It was getting very hot and we had covered a lot of ground! It turned out to...
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Hotel Review: Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra, Siem Reap, Cambodia
During our recent short break in Siem Reap, we stayed at the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra. Arnold and I had stayed there in 2011 and loved it so much that we had to bring our family there to experience...
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Visiting Siem Reap: Markets & Food!
Hope you’ve enjoyed our Visiting Siem Reap series so far. This is the fifth and final installment focusing on markets and food in Siem Reap. We managed to squeeze in visits to two markets in Siem Reap...
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Restaurant Review: Big Fernand French Burgers, IFC, Hong Kong
Hear ye, hear ye, there is a new burger joint in Hong Kong town! And this one comes to us all the way from France! Big Fernand opened its first store in Paris in 2012. “Fernand” is a tribute to all the...
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Hotel Review: Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila, Philippines
The Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Manila, Philippines is famous for being the hotel of choice for dignitaries, VIPs, celebrities – including President Obama. And you’ll find that the pricing (especially...
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Restaurant Review: Jiang by Chef Fei, Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou
Last month I was invited to visit the Mandarin Oriental in Guangzhou. As you may have seen from our Mandarin Oriental San Francisco post, we’re huge fans of Mandarin Oriental hotels because of their...
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Restaurant Review: Jamie’s Italian, Harbour City, Hong Kong
Jamie’s Italian opened recently at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. As you would expect from a restaurant based on Jamie Oliver’s food philosophy, the environment is welcoming, homely and...
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Restaurant Review: Mandarin Grill + Bar Restaurant, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
I thought that Melbourne was the best place for food but I must admit that Hong Kong is fast changing that thinking. I was invited by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to experience their one Michelin Star...
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Hotel Review: Intercontinental Hong Kong
Last week I posted up my review of the W Hong Kong where we spent the first half of our Staycation in Hong Kong during Easter. In this post I’ll be covering the second half of our stay at the luxurious...
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Restaurant Review: Cafe Causette’s Lobster & Bubbles Menu, Mandarin Oriental,...
Last week I had the privilege of being invited by Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong to try out their brand new “Lobster & Bubbles” Menu at their famous Cafe Causette. I love the taste of anything...
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Hotel Review: W Hotel, Hong Kong
This Easter we decided not to fly out one of the many destinations in Asia that are just a hop, jump and skip away from Hong Kong, and stay put. Even though we’ve lived in Hong Kong for three years,...
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