Elle fait le tour du monde et photographie des spécialités locales d’une façon hallucinante!

Happy Sunday! I spent the weekend doing my first #liveaboard on MV Nautica. We sailed from Singapore on friday night and woke up at Tioman island in #Malaysia, where we did five dives around the area. This is one of the dive sites, called Pulau Labas, made of entirely rocks. It was AMAZING! ???? #diveyourchoice #nauticadiving #scubadiving #diving

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 3 Août 2014 à 7h38 PDT

Today marks one year of @girleatworld (more on this below! ⬇️). This is a strawberry ice cream ???? at Karlskirche, an 18th century baroque church located on the south side of the Vienna, Austria. Vienna is such a fascinating city, full of arts and music but the most interesting thing has got to be that their water comes straight from the alps (like evian from tap!). Vienna is also where i learned that the architecture style i like is called "baroque". Exactly a year ago on July 31, 2013 I took off on my first solo backpacking trip from Singapore to Europe, where I took my first girleatworld picture. I visited Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Belgium. I didn't actually call it "@girleatworld" until this past May, but basically i've been doing this for a year! ???????? #vienna #austria #karlskirche #icecream #cones

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 31 Juil. 2014 à 5h01 PDT

Happy Friday!! It's finally the weekend!! I had granola yogurt at St Paul's cathedral in #London ????????⛪️ Built in the 17th century, it sits on the highest point of the city, making it one of the most famous sights in central London. ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ Some of you have asked if i have a personal instagram account... Yes i do! It is @ichabunni. Just be warned I post a LOT of food and travel pics. I have pics from London, Tokyo and Morocco. If you scroll a bit more, you can find pics from Vietnam, Bali, Europe etc. and if you REALLY more, you might even come across my South Africa and Zimbabwe pictures from 2012! ????

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 18 Juil. 2014 à 7h24 PDT

Happy Monday! Missing this Hello Kitty donut at the organized chaos of the shibuya crossing in Tokyo ????????????. The Shibuya "scramble" crossing is well known for people watching and a must visit while in Tokyo. When the traffic lights turn red, pedestrians would pour out from all sides and meet in the middle of the intersection. I find it very calming to watch from afar. Also, Hachiko statue is in one of the corners of this intersection! --- I've been spending some time re-learning Japanese through iknow.jp and I love it so much! To my fellow 日本語 learners, i highly recommend checking out iknow.jp @iknowjp to review your kanji, listening skills and vocabularies. It makes the learning process super fun compared to using flash cards! However, this app will not teach Japanese from scratch - you have to use this in conjunction of a text book since they do not teach you grammar. I wish apps like this existed when I was learning Japanese in college! You can also learn other language like Chinese and English for SAT learners #iKnowjp

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 18 Oct. 2015 à 19h08 PDT

#GirlEatWorld by @lena.soh - Koulouri in Athens, Greece ????????. Koulouri (or κουλούρι in greek alphabet) is a cheap sesame bread ring that locals would grab from street carts for breakfast every morning. It also looks similar to Turkish simit to me! Thanks @lena.soh for this awesome shot. Do yourself a favor and follow her amazing pun-filled european adventure over at ➡️ @lena.soh ⬅️

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 2 Nov. 2015 à 18h35 PST

Second day of Bali with ????@tanadewa_villas????: More balinese massage, an awesome lunch at Sea Circus, and now posted up at Potato Head Beach Club with a maitai waiting for the sunset! #islandliving Add me on snapchat ???? GirlEatWorld for Bali snaps!

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 21 Nov. 2015 à 1h09 PST

Happy mid-autumn festival! ???????????? This is an important holiday celebrated in many east asian culture, namely Chinese (Moon festival), Vietnamese (Children's day), Japanese (Tsukimi - literal translation of "Moon Viewing") and Korean (Chuseok / Hangawi). Though the name differs across countries and cultures, it seems to be originated from friends and family gathering for celebration of full harvest moon - hence the mooncake! In chinese tradition, the mooncake is a delicacy offered at celebration of mid-autumn. These days the mooncake is offered even for business clients which has resulted in fancy mooncakes made by high-end hotel brands. In Singapore, a good mooncake can cost anywhere between $52-$68 for a box of 8! You also have to be careful when eating these since they are deceptively high in calories due to the rich filling (normally red bean, lotus or salted egg yolk) There are many variations of legends associated with this festival but my favorite has got to be the one with a selfless rabbit sacrificing itself for others. The story goes: Once upon a time, three deities from the Moon???? transformed themselves into poor old men???????????????? and went begging for food on earth from a monkey????, a fox???? and a rabbit????. The monkey and fox gave them food, but the rabbit was poor and did not have anything to give. So instead, the rabbit decided to throw itself into a fire???? so that the old men can have food. The deities were so touched by the rabbit's selfless act that they let the rabbit live in the Moon Palace with them. Might sound like a crazy story, but apparently "Rabbit that lives in the moon" is observed in many east asian and aztec culture, resulting in variations of folklores that tells of a rabbit and the moon. This is believed to have originated from markings on the moon that resembles a rabbit, which can be seen during the full moon. You can search for "Moon Rabbit" if you are interested! ????????????????????????????????????????????

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 26 Sept. 2015 à 21h24 PDT

#GirlEatWorld (or #BoyEatWorld ????) by @mil_aaan - a cute Berner Mandelbärli at Old City Bern in Switzerland ????????, taken in front of the Zytglogge Clock Tower. Mandelbärli is an almond bear-shaped cake, a Bern classic inspired by The city mascot which is... Yes, you guessed it! ???? A Bear ????. In fact, "Bern" is thought to be the folk etimology of the word "bear" in german and according to local legend, the city is named as such because the founder decided to name it after the first animal he encountered during a hunt, which turned out to be a bear. Zytglogge is Bern's most recognizable landmark, a clock tower built in the medieval 13th century. It also features a 15th century astronomical clock although you can't see it in the pic since it's covered by the bear cake. By the way - if you sent me a direct message, there is a good chance I didn't see it! The best way to submit your picture is by tagging it #GirlEatWorld though I can only see this if your instagram is not private. You can also email your #GirlEatWorld inspired-pics to [email protected]!

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 4 Sept. 2015 à 10h13 PDT

???????????? Too cute to eat!!! When i saw this Hello Kitty dim sum featured by @danielfooddiary, my first reaction was "I MUST HAVE IT NOW ????". So, off I went to the Hello Kitty restaurant which offers tons of Kitty-themed dishes! Traditionally, this is Liu Sha Bao aka Salted Egg Yolk custard bun - which is a popular part of dim sum and best known for the liquid salted egg yolk filling which is sweet and full of flavors. Many people complained about the food quality here, but I think they have improved since the first opening a few months ago. You shouldn't go here expecting for the best dimsum (especially in Hong Kong), but if you are a Hello Kitty fan you MUST go! #toocutetoeat The Dapper collection by @danielwellingtonwatches launches today! It's men's watch but I love the deep blue hands. Use "dwGirleatsworld" for a further 20% discount at their website! Code has been extended to 30th October ????????

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 24 Août 2015 à 4h37 PDT

#GirlEatWorld Empanadas at Mallorca, Spain ???????? by my friend @sceetheworld. Empanadas is a savory pastry with various fillings like meat (but of course), veggies and potatoes. Though it is said to be originated from Portugal ????????, it's also very popular in Spain, latin american countries and even my home country Indonesia ???????? thanks to Portuguese colonization. But going back to the origin, empanadas is said to have been influenced by samosas from India through Portuguese colony in Goa. I can definitely see the similarity and am super fascinated by how food have traveled and transformed around the world!

Une photo publiée par ❤️ Mel's Food & Travel log (@girleatworld) le 21 Août 2015 à 23h14 PDT