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I am officially a buffet convert

I am sitting here writing a post-dinner blog to allow my dinner to settle. When Paul suggested the buffet for dinner here at the Magellan Sutera Resort, I thought he was crazy. He persisted after my initial ‘no’ response and urged me to at least look at it. When I spotted an assortment of seafood, … Continue reading

Eyes too big for our bellies!

Once again, Paul and I stuffed ourselves silly at Suang Tain Seafood Restaurant. Tonight’s dishes were stir fried choy sum, scallops with ginger and spring onion, crab with salted egg, beef noodles, lemon crispy skin chicken and the fried eggplant that we sampled last night. Mmm, mmm, mmm! The aftermath!

Twin-Sky – one review that was on the money

We set off on foot last night to find Twin-Sky Seafood restaurant, or more specifically, Suangtain Seafood at Kampung Air. Having followed some reviews from both trip advisor and our travel guide book on this trip, I was not feeling confident. I am pleased to report that this restaurant did live up to the reviews … Continue reading

Goodbye Gayana

Knowing that all good things must come to an end, I was still dragging my thong-clad feet yesterday when we had to leave Gayana Eco Resort – our ‘home’ for the past 5 days. We managed to have another blissful day before our departure however, starting with breakfast: We took in the amazing sights, including … Continue reading

Eating like Kings at breakfast!

In light of the fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, we thought we had better do the ‘right thing’ today and indulge in three courses. First for me was a serving of apple compote, which I topped with almonds, raisins and pumpkin seeds. Next I couldn’t help but sample the … Continue reading

What to do on a rainy day?

Owing to the rain, we had an extra long breakfast here at Gayana Eco Resort. Paul selected a sea bass hash with poached egg from the a la carte menu today, while I decided that I had best sample the savory pancakes. Here is some of what was on offer on the buffet, which is … Continue reading

There is something fishy about this place….

There are fish everywhere! At Alu Alu, I found myself in seafood heaven – all manner of seafood in aquarium tanks as you enter and you have the treat of watching a vast array of fish swimming around beneath the restaurant as you dine. The sightings were constant and included Trevally, Tiger Groper, jellyfish and … Continue reading