22 January 2013: It was the last day of my brief visit to Taipei. With just a few hours before my flight to Shanghai, I decided to get out of the hotel, take the metro two stops to Zhongxiao Dunhua and have lunch at a restaurant (Du Xiao Yue 度小月擔仔麵) that was recommended to me.…
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One of my favourite things to do on a weekend morning when I’m in Brussels is to go to Place Flagey and walk amongst the stalls at the open-air market. Often, my visits to Place Flagey’s weekend market are driven by a craving for French cheese, which was what happened last weekend :…
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Happy New Year! Champagne is usually drank at New Year’s Eve, as well as weddings and birthdays. Or in the case of the late Lily Bollinger, as quoted in the Daily Mail in 1961: ” I drink it when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have…
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Before I moved to Brussels, I spent a sabbatical year in Paris during which I learnt to cook and edit photos in Photoshop, went for French classes and diligently did my homework, as well as explored the city on foot almost every other day. Quel plaisir! Paris is a city that is made for walking…
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I came across Le Galopin while researching for somewhere to bring my friends from Singapore who were in Paris at the same time when I was back in the city for a short holiday. That it is at Rue Ste. Marthe in the 10th arrondissement was a key deciding factor as the area isn’t overrun…
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Angelina Hue 