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DestinationsMongoliaTravel Stories

Cows and Speedbumps – Riding in Terelj (Mongolia, Day 3)

November 26, 2015September 12, 2017 Michelle1 Comment

Third day We had lunch at this absolutely gorgeous little spot which was a couple of km away from the main trail – the horses seemed to know lunch break was coming up and started moving faster. They’re not so different from us! I let Brownie canter and then gallop Continue Reading

Tagged Horseback riding,Mongolia,Terelj,Travel
DestinationsMongoliaTravel Stories

Saddling Up: Riding in Terelj (Mongolia, Day 2)

September 27, 2015September 12, 2017 MichelleLeave a comment

One of my favourite things about this trip? The pace: taking things slow but riding fast. This has got to be the perfect way to live. We would wake up at about 8am and have a leisurely breakfast before starting to pack up our things for loading onto the packhorses Continue Reading

Tagged Horseback riding,Mongolia,Travel
Baking

Trying my hand at: Lavender Butter Cake

September 21, 2015September 12, 2017 Michelle2 Comments

When you think of lavender, what comes to mind? I always associated lavender with potpourri, soap, aromatherapy, etc., so I was really excited when my parents gave me a tin of culinary lavender all the way from Bridestowe Lavender Estate in Tasmania, Australia. The good people at Bridestowe even provide Continue Reading

Tagged Cake,lavender butter cake
DestinationsMongoliaTravel Stories

Riding in Gorkhi Terelj National Park (Mongolia, Day 1)

September 11, 2015September 12, 2017 Michelle1 Comment

Have you ever felt like you were being pulled towards a certain place? By unrelated and seemingly random events, which seen in isolation may not seem like much, but when added together just makes you feel like you were meant to go there at least once in your lifetime? That’s Continue Reading

Tagged Horseback riding,Mongolia,Terelj,Travel
DestinationsMongoliaTravel Stories

Ulaanbaatar: 3 Days in the Mongolian Capital (Part 2)

September 5, 2015September 12, 2017 Michelle2 Comments

Continued from my previous post – Part 1. We spent 3 days in UB in total but did almost all of our sightseeing in one day, during the city tour given by Davaa. And as far as one-day city tours go, it was fairly relaxed – we covered the monastery, the museum, Continue Reading

Tagged Mongolia,Travel,Ulaanbaatar
DestinationsMongoliaTravel Stories

Ulaanbaatar: 3 Days in the Mongolian Capital (Part 1)

August 30, 2015September 30, 2017 Michelle1 Comment

It isn’t on many travellers’ radar yet, but I loved my time in this still relatively undiscovered, untouristy part of the world. If you love going off the beaten track, this is for you. My primary motivation in going to Mongolia was to ride for days on end in the wilderness – Continue Reading

Tagged Mongolia,Travel,Ulaanbaatar
Baking

Chocolate is the Answer: Chocolate Fingers Birthday Cake

August 23, 2015September 27, 2017 Michelle5 Comments

Chocolate is the answer – who cares what the question is? Fresh off a very inspiring red velvet cake baking class, I decided to be adventurous and try a more decorative cake than I usually attempt for my dad’s birthday. After all, it’s a birthday cake, and what better occasion is Continue Reading

Tagged Cake,Chocolate Fingers Birthday Cake
DestinationsReflectionsThailand

Thinking of Bangkok

August 18, 2015September 12, 2017 Michelle4 Comments

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) – e. e. cummings The story of how Bangkok captured my heart starts in San Francisco, November 2013: It was a cold and foggy night, like it always is in San Francisco. I was a few months into my Continue Reading

Tagged Bangkok,Reflections,Thailand
BakingReviews

Eating Dessert First: Red Velvet Cake Baking Class

August 17, 2015September 12, 2017 Michelle2 Comments

Life is short. Eat dessert first. For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved eating anything made with flour – bread, muffins, cakes, pasta, just to name a few. Trying to cut down on carbs makes me extremely grumpy, so I’ve more or less given up on the whole low-carb Continue Reading

Tagged Red Velvet Cake,Singapore
DestinationsMalaysiaTravel Stories

Diving in Redang: Life is the Bubbles

August 10, 2015November 17, 2017 MichelleLeave a comment

We got no troubles Life is the bubbles Under the sea! -Sebastian, The Little Mermaid (1989) Diving, to me, is like flying, but underwater. You can glide along looking at everything underneath, above and around you, with the ability to control how high or how low you go almost effortlessly. There is Continue Reading

Tagged Diving,Malaysia,Redang

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