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August 19, 2011
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Lo Mai Fan: Food in Southern China

Lo Mai Fan, South China’s ugly looking miracle.

 
Wrapped and cooked in curious looking lotus leaves, you could be misled into thinking that there’s something very pretty waiting inside.  Lo Mai Fan (sticky rice) or Lo Mai Gai (sticky rice with chicken) is a sloppy, sticky mess – and for God’s sake, please don’t expect colours because you’ll be hugely disappointed.

The mucky, brownish-yellow tint doesn’t really inspire hope in a Lo Mai Fan virgin.  But that’s food in Southern China for you. You’ve just got to have faith.

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August 12, 2011
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Ibiza Nightlife: Ibiza Town (Eivissa)

Club night ticket – 60 Euros. One single cocktail – 13 Euros. Taxi to the club – 20 Euros. It adds up. If you’re going to Ibiza, be prepared to pay big bucks for seemingly little things. 7 Euros for a small bottle of water in Club Space is standard; when you’re dying of dehydration and you need more than one sip of H20, it’s a downward spiral to bankruptcy. And if you plan to top up your alcohol levels inside the club, have a 20 Euro note at the ready.

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August 10, 2011
by Mags
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Simian Mobile Disco: We Love @ Space, Ibiza (Don’t Forget the Gizzards)

I love Simian Mobile Disco.  I love their chilled electro sets, I love their more techno stuff, I love James Ford’s chubby face and wild, curly hair – and I love their latest set in Ibiza for We Love @ Space (yes, I was there . Lucky, lucky me).

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ibiza holiday blues 2

August 9, 2011
by Mags
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Poorly, Poor, Pathetic: Ibiza Holiday Aftermath

I always knew it would be hard.  But I really didn’t expect it to be this hard. I’m having panic attacks when I’m in a crowd, panic attacks when I’m not in a crowd, and I’ve developed serious phobias to everything from moving fabric, reflective surfaces to rooms without windows. I fear driving, I fear looking in the mirror, and food hasn’t comforted me as much as I thought it would.

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July 18, 2011
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Bikini Body Diet Torture: Ibiza, Spain

To hell and back on my bikini body diet (in preparation for Ibiza, Spain)

As I write this, I am streamlining the focus of my eyes towards my computer screen, and my computer screen only.  Why?  Because someone sitting close by is eating a cupcake.  Continue Reading →

top restaurants in the world

July 13, 2011
by Mags
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Top Restaurants in The World: My Top 5

Yes, this is going in my Top 10 Lists category.  And yes, I should be writing a Top 10 Places to Dine in The World rather than just 5.  But it takes a lot to blow me away, and the last thing I want to do is search the dusty shelves in the back of my brain for places to fill my list with. 

Instead, I want to compress a big list to only the ones who really deserve a mention.  So here I bring you The Smart Girl’s top restaurants in the world. Use it as a guide or just soak up my thoughts…..

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lebua state tower review bangkok thailand

July 5, 2011
by Mags
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Sirocco Lebua & Lebua State Tower Review

Rated 5 ★star by TheSmartGirlsTravelGuide.com

I’m really not a luxury fan.  I’m more of a luxury critic.  It’s my speciality to nit-pick when my purse is feeling blue because the credit card has gone out and overindulged again!  My pet hate is a hotel which charges sky high prices just for the sake of calling itself “luxury”.  My Achilles’ heel is a hotel that offers you the world because you forked out money for it.

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