Dining With Jewelle

My friend Vee recently asked me if RM20K is enough for a 3 to 4 weeks trip to Canada and USA.

Not being a travel expert, I can only say maybe. We spent about that when we covered Vancouver, Rockies, Toronto, Ottawa and Charlottetown in 2002 and that was only Canada!

Talking about that, it was such a pity that travel blogs were not so well known then. There are times now when hubby and I would disagree on the places that we have actually went to, with no any written records or pictures. Although we did have a digital camera then, we didn’t make too much use of it.

It was such as pity because I think I had a great steak in Charlottetown but I just can’t remember how it looks like! And of course, how could we forget that prawn crackers masquerading as a Chinese “Chow Mein” at the Golden Wok Restaurant in Charlottetown? I wonder if this place still exist.

In fact, not only is the travel blogs from Real Travel such a good idea to keep memories of a trip, it is also useful for trip researchers to read about the experiences and tips of those who have actually went to a particular place.

The best thing is, it’s free to have travel blogs and it’s free to search for tips at the travel blogs at the Real Travel.

When I go for my New Zealand trip, you’ll be sure to have a blog from me there too!

One of hubby’s aunt sent us some mooncakes a few days ago.

This time, besides the shop bought cakes, she also gave us a box of mooncakes specially made by her.

Folks, these are the Teo Chew style mooncakes.

As you can see, the main ingredient is steamed yam.

FYI, this is the only type of mooncake that required deep-frying (as I read it) and the flaky crust is prepared by hand, layer by layer. Imagine the work!

I’ve never had this kind of mooncakes before and it was really nice. Unlike the usual mooncake, this type doesn’t taste too rich. I don’t really eat mooncakes because they are either too sweet, rich or too filling and I usually stick to the cheapest type which is the red bean paste.

Read more about mooncakes here.

So which is your prefered kind of mooncake?