Dots!! Yayoi Kusama’s “Life is the heart of a rainbow” special exhibit at Singapore’s National Gallery
The special exhibit of Kusama’s work at Singapore’s lovely, newish, well-organized National Gallery was as wide-ranging as Kusama herself.
Arrival in Singapore: times have changed
Nothing like starting the day after a 16-hour flight with roti paratha and scrambled eggs! I had an early morning
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Saving your own tomato seeds to grow
Summer may be over, but delicious tomatoes are still around. Don’t forget to save tomato seeds to grow next year!
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Vietnam MFF: most favored foods
Here are my favorite pescaterian-vegetarian food picks on this trip to Vietnam… Top left: Chã cá, or table charcoal-grilled hake
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Traveling to Vietnam: tips and tricks that worked
After planning and preparing for this trip to Vietnam for months, I thought it might be useful to share what
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Raohe night market (饒河夜市): a concentrated chaos of Taiwanese street food, young folk, middle-aged tourists and sellers hawking cheap knockoffs
No visit to Taiwan is complete without a visit to a night market. Despite my exhaustion from jet lag and
Making Saisiyat 賽夏 aboriginal good luck owls in Nanzhuang, Miaoli, Taiwan
Owls are a good luck symbol in Taiwan. I had the amazing good fortune that my Auntie knows Teacher Zhang
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Making Saisiyat 賽夏 aboriginal good luck owls in Nanzhuang, Miaoli, Taiwan
Owls are a good luck symbol in Taiwan. I had the amazing good fortune that my Auntie knows Teacher Zhang
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Off to Asia!: 2 weeks with a <15 lb bag
I’m off to Taiwan (to see family), Vietnam (to vacation with friends) and Hong Kong (for a quickie dim sum
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