One of my favorite places in Melbourne is the Queen Victoria Market. These are black oranges by the way. Luckily the apartment we stayed at was less than 5 minutes walk from Queen Vic as the locals call the century old market in the heart of the city. The market occupies two whole blocks. WeContinue reading “Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne”
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Yummy Eats at Manda Centrale
Just the other day I read about a new night market opening near Shaw and planned to visit it one day since it’s so near my home and business. Yesterday the rain clouds, good timing and my driver’s decision to pass the area as a shortcut from Edsa I got the chance to go toContinue reading “Yummy Eats at Manda Centrale”
Seafood Dinner at Taipei Hwashi Tourist Night Market
I have 3 cousins who live in Taipei and all are fluent in speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. How I envy them. For dinner we met with my cousin, Angie the oldest of 3 siblings. She took us to Taipei Hwashi Tourist Night Market for dinner.This night market was different from Raohe St. nightContinue reading “Seafood Dinner at Taipei Hwashi Tourist Night Market”
Tamsui Old Street Night Market
This was the view that met us when we walked to Tamsui Old Street Night Market. There were more locals than tourists from what I saw. There were also lots of dogs with clothes being walked by their owners. As soon as we arrived we were greeted by so much snack stands. The whole placeContinue reading “Tamsui Old Street Night Market”
Raohe St. Night Market 2012
Two years ago I went to Raohe St. Night Market with some friends. This time I went with my parents and some friends. The advantage is my parents can speak and read Chinese so we were able to order different food. Our first stop was dinner at this small restaurant with a Chinese only menu.Continue reading “Raohe St. Night Market 2012”
Filipino Food at Mercato Centrale
I brought my friend Ariel who’s from San Francisco to Mercato Centrale at the Bonifacio Global City on a Saturday afternoon.It was hot, hot, hot and there were fewer vendors from the first time I went to Mercato. Nevertheless there were a lot of good food to choose from. Ariel was quite excited when heContinue reading “Filipino Food at Mercato Centrale”
Farmers Market & The Grove
After our spectacular dinner at Fig & Olive we went to the Farmers Market and The Grove to walk off all the calories we consumed. It was also my first time to see these two places next to each other. During the day the Farmers Market had tenants selling organic produce, meats, poultry and seafood.Continue reading “Farmers Market & The Grove”
Holiday Shops at Bryant Park
As soon as we dropped off our things at the Residence Inn we walked to Eataly for a very late lunch. We had to pass by Bryant Park and we made a quick detour through the park to see The Holiday Shops. We were there last November but I just found out that they haveContinue reading “Holiday Shops at Bryant Park”
Panasonic G3 Camera at Salcedo Market
I was tickled pink when a representative from Pixel Pro‘s marketing department wrote to me if I could review the Panasonic G3 and GF3 system cameras. I’ve always dreamed of being a gadget blogger since I just love all sorts of gadgets and cameras. I told them I was just an amateur shoot and pointer and theyContinue reading “Panasonic G3 Camera at Salcedo Market”
Midnight Mercato
I was looking through iPhoto and found these pictures which I forgot to post. Better late than never! These were taken last February 2011.I had a date with my 3 young cousins that night. They treated me to dinner at Azuthai and I treated them to dessert at Bar Dolci. Since we were already atContinue reading “Midnight Mercato”