Monthly Archives: December 2013

CAPTIVATING Chedi Sakala…

…on the Island of the Gods Story and photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling GourmetTM Travel, Food & Wine Writer/Editor extraordinaire All rights reserved The intrepid and indomitable Travelling Gourmet flies to the Island of the Gods on SIA’s … Continue reading

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Daring David DiMuzio!

Story & photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling GourmetTM All rights reserved The inspiring and indefatigable Travelling GourmetTM meets one of the world’s best Jugglers who also… MAKES music with a guitar, sings and rides a unicycle…Truly a genius … Continue reading

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The Travelling Gourmet goes to a Casino…

on the High Seas… Story and photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling GourmetTM All rights reserved This is a true story.   Mariner of the Seas in the Andaman Sea (RCCL) Image copyright Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling GourmetTM … Continue reading

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EMPIRE Cafe in Raffles Hotel is now a ghost town

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Story & photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling GourmetTM All rights reserved The indomitable Travelling Gourmet visits Empire Cafe in Singapore’s Raffles Hotel to find… MANY empty tables and a deserted cafe! I…

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C’est mon opinion, et je la partage…on SPATHE

Story & photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling GourmetTM All rights reserved Food photos are of REAL food with NO photoshop who delves deeply into the French language or la langue francaise or le francaise… MARVELLOUSLY melodious and romantic … Continue reading

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DON’T buy Hewlett Packard products ever!

Story & photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling GourmetTM All rights reserved The implacable and indomitable Travelling GourmetTM tells you of the trials and tribulations with his trusty Hewlette Packard laptop computer which is now totally INOPERATIVE>>>> MY HP … Continue reading

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Grand Park City Hall’s Christmas Buffet Extravaganza!

Ho! Ho! Ho! and Makan-lah at Grand Park City Hall to celebrate Christmas and the Occidental New Year! Story & photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet The intrepid and indefatigable Travelling Gourmet checks out the Xmas and New … Continue reading

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The return of Chef Wang Yong from Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou…

Story and photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet TM All rights reserved at West Lake to Jiang-Nan Chun at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore… Food photos are of the real thing with NO photoshop The debonair and inspiring Travelling … Continue reading

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Don’t come here if you want a quick bite…

Story & photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet TM All rights reserved Photos are of REAL food with NO photoshop The implacable and indomitable Travelling GourmetTM goes undercover to… MUCH hyped about Dean & Deluca (when it first … Continue reading

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Liquid GOLD…

Story & photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling GourmetTM All rights reserved All wine photos are of the real thing with NO photoshop The suave and debonair Travelling Gourmet tells all…about… MOST probably one of the wine world’s best … Continue reading

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