Sample photos from the Minolta 24-105mm f/3.5-4.5 on Sony A7C. I explore the sharpness, contrast, focus, value, quality, and whether or not its worth it in 2025 in my review here.
One of Vietnam’s Strawberry Capital Cities During my one-week stay in Dalat, I lived outside of the city centre, tucked cozily on top of one of the many mountainous perches offered by the terrain. May Trang Villa was close to many farms in the area, and Deo May Strawberry Farm was on that list. After …
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This simple and easy pork-based bun bo hue recipe aims to replicate the classic Vietnamese breakfast soup noodle as simply as possible, without beef. Enjoy this delicious comfort food from the convenience of your home.
Garden City Dalat (or Da Lat) is located just a short flight away from Ho Chi Minh City. It’s a frequent travel destination for Vietnamese locals and international travellers. It’s a city of flowers and natural beauty, a city surrounded by mountains, farms filled with fruits, vegetables, or coffee looking over it. It’s a city …
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Da Lat: The City of Mountains, Food, and Coffee A short flight away from Ho Chi Minh lies Dalat (or Da Lat), a city perched on a plateau surrounded by rolling hills and pine-covered mountains. I had the delight of staying here for a week at the May Trang Villa, where I got to experience …
Exploring Ha Giang Visiting the most northern point of Vietnam bordering on China and riding with a group through some of the most dangerous – and scenic – roads in the world was a bucket list item I got to check off with this tour. There’s little that can replace the feeling of winding through …
Revisiting Ho Chi Minh It was just a few months ago that I was in Vietnam with the family. It was our first time in Vietnam, hearing the non-stop honking from the scooters, the smell of grilled bun cha on the streets, the shouting from hawkers trying to sell banh mis from the back of …
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This quick and easy kimbap aims to replicate Korean gimbap as simply as possible. Enjoy this delicious comfort food from the convenience of your home.
Home of Affordable, High Quality Thrifting I’m not a big shopping person typically, especially when it comes to clothing. Things change whenever I land in Tokyo, however. When you walk in a crowd filled with people wearing amazing streetwear, it’s hard not to be enamored with their sense of style. Buying secondhand things in Tokyo, …
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This quick and easy lu rou fan aims to replicate Taiwanese braised pork rice as simply as possible. Enjoy this delicious comfort food from the convenience of your home.