Experiences
Experiences document the things I have been doing in my free time. From travelling, to baking or if I started a new hobby that I have always wanted to get into. I am a very hypercritical person who always thinks about what I can do better and so even if I am doing something again, I will be trying a different way and of course what I thought throughout the process. This is really energy dependent so I may not be doing anything.
Posts
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My Gripe with Grimace
8th June 2026Back in 2024, McDonald’s released the Grimace Shake in New Zealand and used its mascot to advertise it. I thought Grimace would make a cute plushie, but I couldn’t find any cute ones online. Then I had an idea, “Why don’t I make one?” I had purple yarn and a crochet set from ages ago that I could...
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Moving through Melbourne
20th May 2026Back in December 2024, I had an outing with one of my university friends who had relocated to Melbourne and was telling me to come visit. I was keen to take that offer, but then I ended up going to other places, so it fell by the wayside. Early in the year when I saw that Australia tickets were o...
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Silk, Sequins, and Saris: My experience shopping in India (well, part of)
31st January 2026I was in India for the last two months, I was there for one wedding but ended up going to at least five. This time, I didn’t do much sightseeing; I just went shopping and went to weddings. So, to commemorate my time there, I thought a fun topic to cover would be my experience shopping for wedding...
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Keeping it 100s and 1000s
21st November 2025There seems to be a gap between this post and my last one. It just took me so long to get the website done, and I refused to add more posts until it was live. But I have been doing things apart from reading. One of those things is baking! I made a jelly island cake and have been practising my lat...
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Loitering through London
25th June 2025I always wanted to go to England and thought I would eventually make my way here. I didn’t put England, specifically London, on a pedestal, but many books I read as a child, and even now, were written by British authors or set there. When I learned that the moon looks different in the Northern he...
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Zooming through Zurich
4th June 2025My sister told me Switzerland is like the South Island in NZ, but more expensive. She is not wrong. I was blown away by the prices. I didn’t even bother to look at the bubble tea prices, God knows how much francs it would’ve been! We arrived at the Zurich train station early in the morning and ro...
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Frank apologies to Frankfurt
3rd June 2025Frankfurt was a city added on because it was between Amsterdam and Italy. We didn’t have any concrete plans for the city. First, we checked our bags at the hotel, and one thing I noticed about Germans is that they are very nonchalant. On the train the conductor just took our word when we said we ...
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Aimless in Amsterdam
2nd June 2025From Brussels we took a train to Amsterdam. I remember seeing many wind turbines on the train and wondering, “Why are there so many wind turbines?” Then I remembered how famous Dutch windmills were, so they had obviously replaced those with wind turbines. Such a doh moment. We arrived at our trai...
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Bustling in Brussels
30th May 2025We wanted to go to Belgium for the waffles, the chocolates, and the fries. So, we decided to go to Brussels. Brussels is not only the capital of Belgium but also the de facto capital of the European Union. There is a lot to see and do. Unfortunately, when we were booking hotels, we only booked on...
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Being Picky in Paris
29th May 2025I am just warning you, this will be a mean and unfair take on Paris. I doubt the French would expect anything less. Now, before you dismiss my musings from the perspective of someone who had a romanticised view of the city from films and TV, I assure you that’s not the case. I know the Paris synd...
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Basking in Barcelona
27th May 2025Barcelona is a very popular city for tourists and overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. I feel it’s where the British go for the sun! Barcelona is known for its football team and the works of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. We took the train from Barcelona to Madrid but were still hesitant about b...
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Moving through Madrid
24th May 2025For Spain, I oversaw researching what to do there. I did my research and also what to be aware of as a tourist. There were many warnings about pickpocketing, and people are out to scam you, be careful about your belongings and safety, etc. So, we were a bit concerned, but it was fine when we went...
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Navigating through Naples
20th May 2025We took a train from Rome to Naples; it was scenic as you can see parts of the coastline. We were lucky it was a lovely day. It was a cultural shock when we got off the train at the station. Naples was different after Rome, Venice, and Florence; those cities are bright, open, and relatively clean...
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Roaming through Rome
18th May 2025After Pisa, we took the train to Rome, my sister, Janki’s favourite city. She loves Greek and Roman history, and with how much there is to see, I can see why. Rome is like the bedrock of ancient Western civilisation, with the Roman Empire still influencing our modern-day political structures. Eve...
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Flying in Florence and Pisa
15th May 2025From Vicenza, we started our journey through Italy, leading to Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and finishing in Italy again. This would be around three weeks of travel. We (my sister, Janki, and I) had booked most of the places we wanted to visit, our flights, and h...
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Visiting Venice and Verona
12th May 2025My sister wanted to go to Europe with me because we were both unemployed simultaneously, and she said If not now, then when? I was hesitant because I felt I should be trying to get back into job hunting. But I guess I wouldn’t have much holiday leave later on in life and would probably have more ...