The Flying Saucer At Sunset

Lenticular clouds (Altocumulus lenticularis) are stationary lens-shaped clouds with a smooth layered appearance that form in the troposphere, usually above mountain ranges. One was spotted in Singapore recently...

My Kiwis Are Planted By Handsome Italian Men!

Singapore June 2013 This morning, Merlion Wayfarer drank a freshly-blended kiwi smoothie. (Source : My Danish Kitchen) Now, Italy is the world’s largest kiwi producer. The trans-alpine country has an extension of 25,000 hectares of kiwi, basically spread over the most typical areas: The Veneto (around Verona), Emilia-Romagna (around Cesena) and Latina (Southern Rome). (Source : Lonely Planet) This could mean that what she...

Think Global, Eat Local

Singapore June 2013 (Source : My Danish Kitchen) After discovering that the kiwis in the smoothie she drank could be planted by handsome Italian men ("My Kiwis Are Planted By Handsome Italian Men!"), and thinking about the journey the poor kiwis took to be transported halfway around the world to Singapore, Merlion Wayfarer decided to compile a short-and-sweet list of why you should eat food produced locally (and regionally). Locally-grown...