SPICEGASM.COM My travel tales and food hunting

I think I’ve mentioned before that I was not into blogging a few years ago. Another thing that I am not really into is taking pictures. Especially pictures of myself standing or sitting ALONE and posing like a movie star wannabe. Camera never really liked me since I was a kid. So many countries that I’ve visited, I never really bothered to take pictures. I kinda regret it now because the pictures would be great for making my blog to look more interesting. I will start to take more pictures in the future, especially food and scenery. Solo posing pictures of myself is still very much out of the question.

I will share with you some random pictures that I took from my previous trips. It might not be that awesome but is still pictures that are worth sharing I guess. Is not an attempt to “show off” to visitors of my blogs on how many countries that I’ve been to. Just want to share with you some of the pictures that was taken during my visits.

Here are some of the pictures while I was in Vicenza Italy.

Vicenza town with some cool old buildings and cobble stone roads that I only see in movies before my visit.

Enjoying coffee at a side walk cafe with your friends on a sunny cool afternoon. This one thing folks in Asia will never experience but is still not stopping the trendy folks in Asia trying to look cool in the local Starbucks under the hot sun.

We decided to have some coffee at this stall.

Kids getting excited to see assortment of snacks

This is how to look cool even without trying

Typical Saturday afternoon in Vicenza town center

When I saw this old man on this narrow pavement, I suddenly  felt like I have the skills of a  National Geographic photographer, I snapped the picture but sadly the results proves that sometimes your feelings might not necessary be right all the time.

I have no idea why I took this picture but I guess I can blame it on the “National Geographic photographer feelings” again.

More pictures to come in future post, so stay tune.

I visited my Godsister in Italy in year 2008. She lives in Vicenza, Italy with her boyfriend. The boyfriend is really a cool dude and he offered me to stay in his lovely house. At the time of my visit, I have no knowledge on how to blog nor was I really interested in blogging. Now that I’ve been bitten by the blogging bug, I think would be cool to feature them in my blog as a way to show my appreciation for their hospitality. It also allows me to share some of the pictures that I’ve taken with my family, friends and of course the visitors of my blog.

Was really a cool experience to be living in an Italian home and I got to be an Italian for a few weeks. To most people, I am the most boring tourist on earth. I hate visiting tourist spots and I am contented just to be visiting restaurant, pubs ( love getting buzzed and beer sampling ) and just watching the local TV stations. I believe in order to experience the country that you visit, best way is to stay with the locals. Staying in hotels and going to tourist spots is not really experiencing the country to the fullest.

Vicenza is just 20 km away from Venice and I have no idea why I declined the offer to go visit when Edo ( Godsister’s boyfriend ) offered to drive me there and show me around. I never regretted my decision as I was happier to be invited to have coffee with Edo’s parents during my stay. Seeing a typical Italian home and enjoying their company is all I ask. I had a good time with Edo’s dad talking mainly about our own country in general and mostly about food. The Italian are really stylish people, their poise and the way they drink coffee and fold their legs is really classy. I can’t help but to have the image of Al Pacino in the Godfather movie as I observed my Italian friends movement and gestures. I think is really cool and only an Italian can make drinking coffee looked so cool. No Asian or Chinaman in particular can pull that off. So if you are Asian, quit trying to look cool in Starbuck when you drinking your coffee.

Here are some pictures of Edo’s home :-

House Entrance

Garden

Living Room

Fire Place

Dining

Stylish Italian Man

Kitchen Stove

Study Room

My Room

Very nice toilet

So I think you would agree with me that this is better than staying in the hotel ya. I will post more pictures of my past travels in the future updates of my blog. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Edo and my Godsister for having me while I was in Italy. See you guys again soon.