Raffles and I have at least a million and one posts to write following our amazing trip to Japan. We’ve so much to tell you about our hopeless devotion to this weird and wonderful place. We’re eager to share tales of the country’s friendliness, its beauty, its culture, its food, its ninjas (you’ll spot them […] Read more…
I’ve just returned from a week of gluttonous gallivanting around beautiful Taiwan. I know, I know, poor me. I’m hardly expecting sympathy cards or flowers. I also should point out at this juncture that this particular trip was a bigger deal to me than most and that though, I was looking forward to tasting Taiwan […] Read more…
Holiday Inn Baruna Bali makes a family holiday easy, with a beachfront location, enormous lagoon pool, spacious family rooms, kids’ activities, resort dining and a little spa time for Mum and Dad. It is somewhat of an understatement to say that both Raffles and Sugarpuff love the water. Whether it’s in the sea, in a […] Read more…
“How would you feel about travelling to two countries and four cities in four days, racing against a bunch of prominent social influencers from 9 different countries?” Honestly? I’d feel like packing. Though I restrain myself from jumping up and down shouting “pick me! pick Me”, picked I am. And so I find myself being welcomed to Singapore’s Ibis on Bencoolen […] Read more…
I’ve written before about my love for Taiwan, one of the few destinations that I’ve ever visited with few preconceptions or expectations. I guess, if anything, I expected to find a lot of factories stamping “Made in Taiwan” on to plastic toys. Because I vaguely recall that the Barbie dolls I shaved and tattooed as a child came […] Read more…
The history of Singapore is both long and convoluted and, given my lack of standing as a historian of any note or, in fact, at all, I won’t even attempt to delve into its complexities, except to state the obvious… the glamorous and glorious Raffles Hotel has seen more than its fair share of the noteworthy […] Read more…
Think Narita is just the airport you pass through on the way to Tokyo? Think again. Follow the old streets into Narita City for smoky unagi, temple snacks and the extraordinary Naritasan Shinshoji, one of Japan’s great Buddhist temple complexes. Narita may be best known for its airport, but just beyond the terminals lies […] Read more…
I’ve been in Shinjuku station for 60 minutes and I’ve been lost for 58 of them. It may be due to the fact that I’m enormously stupid or it may be because the station, Asia’s largest, is friggin’ enormous! So big that more 3,500,000 people spill from its 200 plus seemingly identical exits every day. […] Read more…
Raffles has just started learning Chinese at school and all that scholarly Ni Hao-ing has brought with it a touch of Mandarin melancholy for a boy who has a bit of a crush on China. A family break in China last year was more by accident than design, the high flying capital of commerce being the […] Read more…
Sunsets are something that Bali does particularly well. And Jimbaran Beach is the place those in the know gather to enjoy them. Which is why, at sundown, we find ourselves leaving the Ayana Resort and Spa to instead sip a leisurely Bintang at bustling Jimbaran Bay with kids. At least sort of, as said kids […] Read more…
After nearly 20 years, I return to Bali with two kids, a villa the size of a small country and a determination not to buy a horse. It almost works. My first visit to Bali was nearly 20 years ago. You might say it was less than successful. You see, although I enjoyed a little […] Read more…
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again. Which is no frickin’ surprise really, given that horses don’t have opposable thumbs. Luckily for Raffles, who also had a great fall over the weekend, we didn’t rely on […] Read more…
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Hey, I’m Aleney! A mum, award-winning travel writer, magazine editor and gallivanting glutton. He’s Raff, the “boy” in boyeatsworld, and a fearless foodie, adventurer and eco-warrior. Along with his all-singing, all-dancing, all-adventurous sister, Sugarpuff, we’re exploring the world’s colour, culture and cuisine on a food safari for the junior set.
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