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Istanbul Day 1

OzsTravels Europe, Istanbul, Places, Turkey February 22, 2016December 19, 20242011 Corvus Öküzgözü – Boğazkere, Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Museum Pass İstanbul, Safran Restaurant Istanbul, Sultanahmet Square, Topkapı Palace Harem Apartments, Topkapı Palace Museum 4 Comments

İstanbul, what a place! It was, and still is, one of the cities that I have wanted to visit, as I had only heard great things about the place, the food, the history and the food. Three and a half days are not enough time to see all of the sights, but enough to know that I need to return for a longer stay.

The hotel we stayed at for the duration was the Intercontinental İstanbul, which is situated next to Taksim Park and Square, not far from Taksim Train Station and the Füniküler that takes you to Kabataş interchange where you can grab a tram that crosses the Golden Horn and takes you into the Sultanahmet District. For more

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2016 Chingay Parade Fireworks

OzsTravels Places February 21, 2016July 6, 20242016 Chingay Parade Singapore, Chingay, Singapore 4 Comments

Below are the photos that I took from my balcony of the Chingay Parade Fireworks at the Singapore F1 Track.

What is Chingay? Until researching this post I had no idea either.

Chingay is translated from Mandarin zhuang yi (妆艺), which in Hokkien means “the art of costume and masquerade”. The Singapore Chingay Parade is the largest float and street performance parade in Asia, the first one was held in 1973. The parade is held each year on the first weekend of the Lunar New Year.

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Gaggan Bangkok – Awesome Meal

OzsTravels 2016, Bangkok, Food, Food & Wine, Thailand, Wine, Wine Reviews February 1, 2016May 22, 20242012 Atlan & Artisan Epistem No3 Monastrell and Garnacha Tintorera, 2012 Jamsheed Yarra Glen Syrah, 2012 Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay, 2012 Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, 2012 Pahlmeyer Jayson Chardonnay, Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, Bangkok, Gaggan, Progressive Indian Cuisine, The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2 Comments

I doubt when you think of Bangkok that your first thought would be to look for the best restaurant in Asia or number ten on the Top 50 Restaurants for 2015 or even Indian Food for that matter, I suggest that you do from now on.

Gaggan was ranked as number 10 on S. Pelligrino the Worlds 50 Best Restaurants list for 2015 and is the number 1 ranked on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2015 and after being lucky enough to dine there I now know why!

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Australian Wine History Masterclass

OzsTravels Wine January 23, 2016April 21, 20162005 Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Hunter Valley Semillon, 2012 St Hallet Old Block Barossa Shiraz, 2012 Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013 Moorooduc Estate Robinson Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir, 2014 Grosset Alea Clare Valley Riesling, 2014 La Linea Tempranillo, 2015 Battle of Bosworth Puritan McLaren Vale Shiraz, 2015 BK Wines Skin & Bones White Adelaide Hills, 2015 Luke Lambert Yarra Valley Syrah, Australian Wine History Masterclass, Australian Wine History Masterclass Singapore, Wine Australia, X 2014 Vasse Felix Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 0 Comment

I was lucky enough to receive an invite courtesy of Wine Exchange Asia to an Australian Wine History Masterclass. This was the first time that this Masterclass had been presented in Singapore and was an enjoyable and informative session.

The Masterclass was presented by Wine Australia’s Global Educator, Mark Davidson. Mark’s presentation was on the History, Evolution and Revolution of Australian Wine, to do this he selected 10 wines and divided them into three flights. The first flight contained wines that could be considered to be Historical examples of Australian wines, the second flight was of Evolutionary Australian wines and the third contained Revolutionary Australian wines.

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Bar-a-Thym Singapore Jan 2016

OzsTravels Food, Wine January 21, 2016April 21, 20162011 Bibi Graetz Testamatta, 2011 Château Lynch-Moussas Pauillac Grand Cru Classé, 2011 Don Antonio Reserva, 2012 Jacob's Creek St Hugo, Bar A Thym, Bar-a-Thym Singapore, Chef Francois Mermilliod, Gosset Champagne Brut Grand Rosé, Louis Rodederer Brut Premier, Warrenmang Torchio Aged Pressings 1 Comment

To celebrate a birthday and commiserate a farewell a few of my friends and I got together at Bar-a-Thym Singapore. This would be my second time dinning at Bar-a-Thym, the first was the great Grosset Wines Dinner, so I was looking forward to going a-la-carte this time, but that was not to be.

The birthday girl is a friend of Chef / Owner Francois Mermilliod and he offered to provide us with a special menu, so how can you say no to that. The one problem with this is that I am not sure what each of the dishes were, this did not change the fact that the food was, as always, excellent, so I have guessed what a couple of the dishes were.

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5th Quarter Singapore

OzsTravels Food, Wine January 18, 2016April 21, 20161994 DeBortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon, 2000 Chateau la Pointe Pomerol, 2003 Duhart-Milon-Rothschild Pauillac, 2003 Seville Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, 2010 Chateau de Chantegrive Rouge Graves, 2013 Kistler Les Noisetiers Chardonnay, 5th Quarter Singapore, Singapore Restaurants 2 Comments

Recently my friends and I visited a new restaurant in Singapore called the 5th Quarter. The 5th Quarter has been open for about four months and is a part of the new Vagabond Hotel. Considering how new the restaurant is, Chef Drew and his team have done very well in ironing out most of the kinks associated with setting up a new restaurant. For more

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