Just as a lark I priced first class air on Emirates from New York to Beirut this coming December. Lowest price is US$36,346. That’s for two of us, of course. And includes tax. Still, it’s not happening anytime soon. Or ever.  Which means my one, precious three hour (more or less) first class flight from…

Halia is Malay for ginger and dinner at The Halia is all about that spicy rhizome. There used to be one at Raffles Hotel (although it is apparently closed now) but there is something about enjoying an exotic open-air ginger-themed restaurant steps away from the Ginger Garden at the Singapore Botanic Gardens that is just too…

We’ve been off the ship and ensconced in Singapore since yesterday morning. Love this city. It’s gorgeous, fun, delicious, and unsettling. If democracy is supposed to be so great, how come we are all messed up and they aren’t? But this is a food blog, so I’ll stick to what we had for dinner. I…

I don’t really know why Seabourn has us stopping at Langkawi – on one of 90 tiny islands off the Malay Peninsula. I am sure some people are living normal lives here but mostly it looks like a duty free haven that specializes in selling Corning ware (really?) and a beach resort that caters to…