Yet Con Restaurant at Purvis Street
Tucked away amongst rows of colonial-era shophouses along Purvis Street is Yet Con, one of the oldest names in Singapore’s chicken rice business. We were recently informed that this is one of the few places on this little island that still serve chicken rice prepared in the traditional Hainanese way, and so that Saturday afternoon the crew visited to sample their renowned Hainanese chicken rice and some of the other highly recommended dishes on their menu.
The vintage exterior of the restaurant (above), and pillar engravings …
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As we welcome the New Year, the crew would like to take one last glance at the year that had just passed. 2012 was a year of many challenges; economic uncertainty continued to be a major concern for people around the globe, and this has negatively affected the arts and culture scene. For many European countries struggling to keep budget deficits manageable, deep budget cuts on the arts and cultural sectors seem unavoidable. Despite its present usefulness, these cuts in turn will adversely affect the development of arts and culture …
St. Joseph’s Wangfujing Cathedral, Beijing
The Travcult Crew would like to wish all of our readers and their loved ones a joyous Christmas season. May this season of sharing be filled with love, joy, and warmth always!
Menya Musashi outlet at Raffles City Shopping Centre
We were told recently that a new Japanese restaurant, belonging to purportedly the best Ramen franchise in Japan, has just opened its doors in Raffles City Shopping Centre. That’s a pretty serious credential for a ramen store and therefore, we were more than keen to try it out. The arrival of Menya Musashi has definitely spiced the ramen scene in Singapore up a few notches higher. On any given day, this can be evidenced from the perpetual queues that form up outside Menya …
Sprawling across an area of 23 hectares, the Hort Park is one of the latest additions to Singapore’s system of connected public parks. According to the nparks’ website, the park was designed as a “knowledge hub for plants and gardening,” and hosts several interesting exhibits that highlight its primary functions. Among other things, visitors can marvel at several uniquely designed gardens, such as the Native garden (which showcases plants native to Singapore), a Balinese garden, a Herb and Spice garden (picture above), as well as the visually thematic Silver and …
Islam is a major religion whose contributions in shaping our modern society cannot be underestimated. Contrary to the opinion that Islam is incompatible with the Western world, a simple search over the internet will quickly reveal examples of achievements made by Islamic scholars that have helped advance human (including Western) culture; notably in areas such as arts, architecture, chemistry, and medicine.
Trying to learn more about these achievements ‘in person’, however, may not be so simple. At least not for the casual traveller. Few places in the world maintain a good …
