The next leg of our adventure would see us driving in a westward direction to Palampur, but we had to first drive backward on the same road we drove two days earlier till the town of Mandi. Once again, in order to avoid the anticipated heavy traffic after a long weekend (Indian Independence Day), we left Manali at […]
Manali – Paradise On Earth
We arose very early in the morning and braced ourselves for the longest road trip of our adventure in Himachal Pradesh. To avoid the heavy build-up of traffic in Shimla, we figured it would be wise to leave the town at 6am. Sanjay was already waiting for us at the foot of the lift, where he dropped […]
Shimla – Pride Of Himachal Pradesh
Chandigarh, the capital city of the state of Punjab was where we flew into from Delhi and it’s essentially the closest entry point to Shimla, capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh. Google Maps estimated the journey to be just 3 hours and 24 minutes, but in reality the drive from Chandigarh airport to Shimla […]
Himachal Pradesh In 7D6N
This would be the second time hubby and I travelled to India with my parents-in-law (we were in Delhi and Agra three years ago). Needless to say, we had to go through the entire process of visa application and typhoid vaccination (read more here). The only advantage this time was that the visa application and approval […]
Poppo Kanteen
Poppo Kanteen is definitely the place to be for those who love local delicacies of Asian fusion cuisine. Poppo Kanteen started off as a canteen operator in one of the secondary schools in Batu Pahat, Johor, where its purpose was to provide the school with a brand new set of food choices. Because of that, the design […]
Korean Steamed Eggplant in Soy Sauce (Gaji-Namul)
Eggplants belong to the plant family of nightshades, which are very good sources for dietary fiber and nutrients. Eggplants have been my favourite vegetable since young and I have been researching on ways to cook them differently ever since. One day, as I was watching the Korean variety show, Running Man, I came across a side […]