Culturally Adventurous

In East Asian cooking, the highest compliment a dessert can receive, is that it is "not too sweet". I subscribe to this philosophy as well, and prefer subtler sweets like Rosogolla and Puranpoli over cloyingly sweet Gulab Jamuns or Mysore Paks. But I have finally found a Mysore Pak I can enjoy.

If you like trains, buses, trams, taxis and all sorts of public transit, you probably have reason to visit places like Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and several places in Europe. But there's one problem. You can't bring them home with you. But there's a store in Hong Kong, that can solve this.

Japan's Sewerage PR Department, makes collectible plastic cards, issued as free souvenirs to tourists and collectors. They feature local attractions and mascots and are available all over Japan. This is a guide to start your own collection.

I wanted to watch a Theyyam performance, and not one that happens on a stage in a closed hall, but one in its natural environment. It's a bit difficult to come across information about it, but there's a method. Here's what I did.

Culturally Adventurous is a series of recollections from my travels, where I have chanced upon something totally normal in that place, but something a visitor often misses while going for the things with better PR.