Category: Travel

The KEE Resort & Spa @ Patong, Phuket

Located directly adjacent to the rowdy and happening Bangla Road, The KEE Resort & Spa is a trendy hotel at Patong that offers a clean and modern experience to couple and family travellers alike. The hotel’s design is influenced by a Sino-Portugese architecture which is unique in Thailand but familiar to us, as it bears resemblance to the early Malaccan and Penang settlements.

The room type we got was the Deluxe Pool View. With a size of 40 sqm, it has the perfect space to accommodate two adults comfortably. Most of the amenities in the room are pretty standard and satisfies the expectations of a medium range hotel. The room’s bright and vibrant colours have a cheerful vibe that perks your mood.

Next to the bed is a central digital panel that controls all the lightings in the room.

But what’s really interesting to me is the smart tv which could be used to enjoy satelite tv, movies on demand, music and get connected to the Internet. A set of wireless keyboard and mouse is provided as the navigation tool so you could actually browse the web from the comfort of the bed. If you prefer your own devices the complimentary WiFi’s connection is reliable and the speed is quite fast too.

Located directly adjacent to the rowdy and happening Bangla Road, The KEE Resort & Spa is a trendy hotel at Patong that...

vkeong November 15, 2013 2 Comments 2 Views: (944 views) Featured, Food and Drink, Hotel Review, Phuket, Thailand, Travel

Bebek Semar Warung @ Ubud, Bali

Ubud is widely regarded as the cultural centre of Bali hence it is an ideal place to shop for arts and handicrafts. This mountainous region is also famous for few other things such as rice terrace, volcano views and also Bebek Goreng Bali which is Balinese fried duck. Restaurants that serve this local delicacy could be seen everywhere and they mostly cater to tourists who come in bus loads.

Besides serving bebek, these restaurants also share a similar characteristics of having a paddy field view. So the overall dining experience could be summarized as ‘eating ducks next to paddy fields’. After refusing to eat at two obvious tourist traps, our tour guide finally brought us to Semar Warung – a place where he at least had personally been to before.
The first thing we noticed was the lower prices compared to the previous two that we just rejected. I wouldn’t say it’s cheap but definitely affordable. However, I am still quite certain that this is a tourist restaurant, maybe just less so.

Luckily the food turned out to be quite good and we liked the bebek goreng @ Rp85k. The type of duck they use here is different from those we use to roast back in Malaysia. It is much smaller in size with a darker flesh akin to mutton and less gamey in flavor. But because the duck is fried, it could taste a bit dry but it was still delicious nonetheless. The spicy bumbu that comes togehter is extremely spicy and really spruces up the dish.

Ubud is widely regarded as the cultural centre of Bali hence it is an ideal place to shop for arts and handicrafts. This...

vkeong October 30, 2013 1 Comment 1 Views: (1,108 views) Bali, Food and Drink, Pork Free, Travel

Warung Nikmat Masakan Khas Jawa @ Kuta, Bali

A large population of Indonesia is Muslim and this often leaves us an impression that pork and beer are scarcely consumed in the republic. Well, that’s not the case for Bali because the majority of this province is Hindu. Babi guling, sate babi and their locally brewed Bintang beer are widely available at every nook and corner. Certified Halal food choices are quite limited unless you don’t mind having vegetarian or fast food for all your meals.

One of the halal eateries we went is Warung Nikmat – and like the name says, the food here is really enjoyable and affordably priced too. Warung Nikmat is definitely not a tourist restaurant because you could see droves of locals having their meals here. The restaurant has a “chap fan” (known as nasi campur locally) concept paired with Javanese dishes displayed in a glass cabinet. A la carte orders are also available here but they are really popular for their nasi campur.

Just pick the dishes you fancy (I chose based on the server’s recommendation) and you will receive some pricing cards that will be used for payment later.

A large population of Indonesia is Muslim and this often leaves us an impression that pork and beer are scarcely consume...

vkeong October 03, 2013 3 Comments 3 Views: (1,556 views) Bali, Food and Drink, Halal, Hawker Food

Warung “Chinese & Seafood” Kwetiau Medan @ Bali

This is totally unexpected but I had one of the most delicious mee goreng in Bali. It was unexpected because the eatery is just some random food stall near our hotel that we simply chanced upon. Before coming to Bali I had heard that food here isn’t great and some popular dishes are overrated. However, based on my personal experience I can assure you that there are plenty of good food around. And of course, do steer clear of the touristy restaurants.

Warung “Chinese & Seafood” Kwetiau Medan is the perfect example of typical local eateries which tourists would avoid. So I’m not going to lie and say I instinctively knew that the food here is good since that really was not the case. Besides fried noodles and rice there are also other ala carte dishes that are mostly related to seafood for group and family dining.

Even though Kwetiau Goreng is their forte the quality is no doubt more than decent, I feel the Mee Goreng Udang is much tastier and simply awesome in my book. From the looks you could tell it’s a Chinese method of cooking but the sauces and ingredients used are indubitably Indonesian.

This is totally unexpected but I had one of the most delicious mee goreng in Bali. It was unexpected because the eatery...

vkeong September 24, 2013 2 Comments 2 Views: (1,380 views) Bali, Food and Drink, Hawker Food, Pork Free

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