Travel with me from my childhood in Guyana, to my neighbourhoods in Vancouver, to my treks across the globe. I guarantee you adventures!
Travel
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What a headline right? Because us finding joy right now is quite the difficult thing to achieve…or is it? Right now as the world burns, as floods destroy, as war rages, as the economy tanks, as Canada fights with big techs, we feel sad, angry, guilty. We are conditioned to …
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Each dish, although grounded in history was lifted up to a status I could not have imagined for Greek cuisine. Greece was brought to celebratory life in a culinary evolution of the chef’s elevated vision for the culture and history. I always thought going out with a large group to …
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Whether I fly business class or regular economy, I am happy to go on an adventure, to get to a whole new place to discover. Never, ever lose sight of your adventure! Regular economy, I am used to it. The cramp spaces and the slight air of nervousness and frustration, …
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Malaysia is and will always be a food lovers paradise, but even more than that it is the best Southeast Asian country for culture-travel! The place is a mix of kinda European cafe culture and tropical rustic. The people are warm and friendly, and loves to tell a good story. …
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This is my 10 must-do activities list when I visit Victoria, BC, Canada. If you love people, travel and glorious food, and you haven’t visited Victoria, then you are missing out! How many times have you visited a place for work and never actually visit the place? Cryptic question, I …
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Every season is separate and distinct in Filoti, and every season has its reasons for being, for celebrating the gifts of the land and its people. Filoti Village was built in an ingenious way to allow the inhabitants to hide away in the mountains when they saw marauders heading in …
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Despina and Costas, 44 Miles Restaurant, used to operate Duetto Restaurant on Filoti’s main drag, if you should look up their reviews you will get an inkling of how well known they are for serving up fantastic food and good service. 44 Miles Café/Restaurant is a paradise in the midst …
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I arrived happenstance in March on the island of Naxos, in the village of Filoti, where they still celebrate the ancient “Dionysian feasts” of the Greeks Estimated reading time: 6 minutes I have an obsession. I really do. Filoti, Naxos, grabbed me by the heart from my very first visit. Actually, …
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Leh we go for a quartuh. It is ten in the morning. This is Guyana we Guyanese does drink whenever we want, all day and all night, he turned to grin at his sidekick in the backseat. I looked back to see the dimwit slapping his knees and laughing in …
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Every morning they meet at the break of dawn at Manoli’s taverna, the old men in the village of Filoti, Naxos Manolis Taverna, which is situated directly on the most important corner of the village square, is the first taverna to open in the early morning and the last taverna …
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I know I was supposed to love Singapore, but truth be told I was not as wowed as I so wanted to be… In Singapore, every place you look at seems to be camera ready. The restaurants are clinical-hygienic and filled with people eating but not bustling…not noisy nor vibrant. …