Seoul 2016 - Gwangjang Market

Gwangjang Market is a must go traditional street market in Seoul which has about 5000 shops and you can find everything here such as local street food, snacks, bags, shoes, hanbok, kimchi, seafood, pots and so on! As a Runningman fans, I make sure I put this in our itinerary because this is the market they visited in the show! We went there in the morning and the market is already flooded with locals and tourists! There's so many stalls selling all kinds of mouthwatering food such as japchae, bindaetteok, kimbap, kimchi, jokbal, bibimbap and so on. One of the must try items in Gwangjang Market has to be the bindaetteok! Bindaettok is a korean style pancake, made of ground mung beans, green onions, kimchi and pepper. We patronised this stall called Soonheenae Bindaetteok which has a bright orangey red signboard and it's the biggest stall among the rest, apparently it's the most popular one with endless crowd.  The bindaetteok is really huge so we just ordered one piece to share. It was so good we finished it in no time..haha! Remember to dip it with their home-made sauce! Gwangjang market is really a good place to go if you want to experience the local food as well as the authentic korean culture.


Gwangjang Market
88, Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Directions: Jongno 5-ga Station (Seoul Subway Line 1), Exit 8

SEOUL 2016 VLOG - Part I

Hey guys, just finished editing our seoul vlog part I! Please watch in HD!! Below are just the brief itinerary, I will do up a proper post with more details and pictures (!!) soon, click on the name of the place to read more! Meanwhile, please enjoy the video hehe :D

DAY ONE 

1. Hongdae- Hongik University Street 弘大商圈
-mrt station: Hongik Univ. Station exit 9

2. Hong Kong Banjum 0410 Plus 香港饭店
-mrt station: Hongik Univ. Station exit 9 
-must try: Jjajangmyeon, Tang Suk Yuk 

3. Kiss The Tiramisu
-along Hongdae street 

DAY TWO 

1. Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market 鹭梁津水产市场
-mrt station: Noryangjin Station (Exit 1) 

2. Gwangjang Market 广藏市场
-mrt station: Jongno 5-ga Station (Seoul Subway Line 1), Exit 8 Euljiro 4-ga Station (Seoul Subway Line 2 & 5), Exit 4 
-must try: Soonheenae Bindaetteok 顺熙家绿豆煎饼 

3. Ihwa-dong Mural Village 梨花洞壁画村
-mrt station: Hyehwa Station exit 4 
-must try: Milk Gongbang 牛奶工房 

4. Mukshidonna Tteokbokki Restaurant 摩休敦纳年糕锅
-mrt station: Hongik Univ. Station exit 9 

5. Cafe A:Re
-along Hongdae street 
-must try: Injeolmi tiramisu cake! 

DAY THREE

1. Nami Island 南怡岛
-mrt station: Yongsan Station or Cheongnyangni Station > take ITX train to Gapyeong Station > take shuttle bus or taxi to ferry terminal > take ferry to Nami Island  

2. Hongdae Myth Jokbal 迷思猪脚小姐
-mrt station: Hongik Univ. Station exit 9

Bangkok 2015 - Karmakamet Diner

This post has been sitting too long in my draft and I just realised i haven finish updating my taiwan and bkk travel blog..urgh! The fact is i have already finished editing all the photos just that im really lazy to think of what to write..haha! Sometimes you just need certain mood to update your blog..lol! Ok, enough of this, lets take a look at this gorgeous cafe in Bkk!!!!

I have always wanted to visit Karmakamet Diner since my 1st visit to bkk, i have been to bkk for like 4 times already and finally i got to visit this time..hehe! Karmakamet started as an essential oil shop and expand into a restaurant which located near Phrom Pong bts station, about 10-15 mins walk. We went there around 10 plus in the morning to avoid the crowd. I was blown away by its rustic interior the moment i stepped in. I can't help to carry my camera around and snap endless of photos..haha!! The cafe is so so so gorgeous with so many thoughts and efforts put into every detail, even the coasters are folded from the letter and also the Karmakamet 'newspaper' as the placemat..omg im so in love with everything here!

There were so many things we wanted to try on the menu so we spent a really long time to decide what to order. We settled with 3 mains and 1 dessert to share. For the mains, we had chilli crab pasta, big breakfast and croque madame.The chilli crab pasta is a must order!! Huge chunks of fresh crab meats, topped with fish roe and rocket salad, plus the right amount of spiciness, it has got to be my favorite dish of the day!

As for the dessert, of course we have to order the iconic and instagrammable 'strawberry in the cloud', hmm even the name sounds fancy..haha! The cotton candy was so huge omg and so pretty in rainbow colours! Underneath the cotton candy is a small cup of strawberry shortcake which is not remarkable..lol! We took so many photos of this rainbow cotton candy and or course selfie is a must for everyone, it's not every day you will see such pretty (and huge) rainbow color cotton candy ok XDD

Karmkamet Diner's food is considered at a higher price range compared to the other cafes in BKK but given that the pleasant dining experience in such a gorgeous environment, i wouldn't mind to visit again!


Karmakamet Diner
30/1 Sukhumvit Soi 24 Bangkok
Nearest BTS: Phrom Phong
Daily: 10am – 11pm

Revisit: Sugar On Top (JB)

I am sure most of you have already heard of this famous matcha hotcake from Sugar On Top, it's so popular i think everyone goes crazy for it. I am not kidding, i have been waiting for so longgg to try it but every time i past by the cafe, there's always a long queue outside so i just gave up lol! Anyway, Joanne and me revisit Sugar On Top during one of the weekends and kiasu us went there around 12 plus to make sure we got a table inside..lol! They have changed the menu since we last came, i think they added some new items and i quite like their new menu design!

We ordered 2 mains and 2 desserts to share coz we are just greedy like that. For the 2 mains, we got The Black Kraken and tom yum pork chop. The squid ink pasta was nicely done but the taste was a bit bland. Now come to this 'interesting' part of the tom yum pork chop (wannabe?), we were puzzled when we saw the kimchi on the pork chop..nvm maybe it's just some decoration? But after we both tried the pork chop, we concluded that there's no tom yum taste at all?! The pork chop was not bad actually but i think it should be named as kimchi pork chop = =

Ok, the most enticing part was the dessert!! Besides the must order matcha hotcake, we ordered a salted egg yolk cronut to share as well~ We have vanilla ice cream for both the dessert as it's the only available flavor on that day..sigh! The salted egg yolk cronut was surprisingly good, but it can get quite jelat after a while, better to eat it hot and share with more ppl! As for the matcha hotcake, we were glad it didn't disappoint us! Just look at how the matcha lava oozed out so beautifully, it's not too sweet and goes well with the vanilla ice cream. I only wish the matcha taste can be stronger! Overall the food is not bad but service can be improved.

Read my 1st visit here

Sugar On Top (SOT)
No 1, Jalan Kuning 1,
Taman Pelangi,
80400 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Mon-Sun: 11am - 1am