London | Mr Kong

Filed under: England, Places to Eat — Katja at 9:55 pm on Sunday, January 29, 2006

Mr Kong is the kind of Chinese restaurant that has a menu…and then a totally different secret menu! …read more…

Tokyo | Ito-Ya

Filed under: Japan, Places to Shop — Katja at 3:46 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Itoya, in Ginza, is a wonderful stationery store which you can find quite easily by looking out for a huge red paperclip hanging from the front of the building! …read more…

Sydney | Central Station Records

Filed under: Australia, Places to Shop — Katja at 4:19 pm on Friday, December 30, 2005

Central Station Records has an excellent and exstensive vinyl collection for all dance music genres which includes local Australian artists and well as hundreds of imports. …read more…

Tokyo | Loft

Filed under: Japan, Places to Shop — Katja at 5:07 pm on Thursday, December 29, 2005

Loft is kinda like Tokyu Hands but a bit less DIY and a bit more slick and stylish…sort of. …read more…

London | Velvet Illusion

Filed under: England, Places to Shop — Katja at 5:04 pm on Monday, December 26, 2005

Velvet Illusion is a wonderful clothes store with great 1960’s style gear including such cool mini-skirt’s and mini-dresses that you’ll wish you had the legs to pull them off every day. …read more…

Galway | Roisin Dubh

Filed under: Ireland, Places to Drink — Katja at 4:26 pm on Monday, December 26, 2005

We were extremely lucky to be in Galway during the annual arts festival in July, when the town hosts a veritable feast of music and performances. You can’t walk down Quay street without tripping over a street busker! …read more…

Remo General Store

Filed under: Australia, Places to Shop — Katja at 7:20 pm on Friday, December 23, 2005

Primarily known for it’s t-shirts, Aussie online store, Remo, has a brilliant selection of really unique products. It’s most famous icon, the ‘Eternity’ logo, was inspired by a gent called Arthur Stace, an alcoholic homeless man, who, after converting to Christianity, went around the streets of Sydney chalking ‘Eternity’ on the pavement in flowing copperplate writing. …read more…

London | Amato

Filed under: England, Places to Eat — Katja at 12:29 pm on Friday, December 23, 2005

Cakes! Biscuits! Chocolate! Cake!!! …read more…

London | Monmouth Coffee

Filed under: England, Places to Eat — Katja at 12:06 pm on Friday, December 23, 2005

Without doubt, one of the best coffee shops in London! With three locations, one in Covent Garden, and two at Borough Market, Monmouth sells wonderful beans from all over the world…Africa, Central and South America and Asia-Pacific . …read more…

London | Eat My Handbag Bitch

Filed under: England, Places to Shop — Katja at 8:38 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Nope, no handbags. No apparent bitches either but there’s definitely some pretty great post-war design! …read more…

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