Elim Chan I have been a classical music fan for over a quarter of a century, since first watching "Horowitz in Moscow" on VHS. This passion follows shortly after romance, travel and food, in terms of life's enjoyment. I have played and read about countless composers, and enjoyed many great performances thoughout my life. But relatively recently, my wife and I have found ourselves in the concert hall with Shostakovich, on a recurring and unexpected basis. Whenever travelling t

One of our favorite restaurant experiences is what I call the Personal Buffet. It is the kind of magic where the table is filled with many dishes to try, family style, but it is just for our little family of two. Load it up! Rijsttafel Sampurna Literally 'rice table' this was our first meal in Amsterdam, and we still talk about it to this day. This is the perfect blend of Indonesian and Dutch cuisine. Many, many, many little dishes are brought to the table, so you are surroun

I love travel planning almost as much as I love actual travel. Here are a few trips we have coming up this year. Philadelphia Book Date Night!!! I can't wait. We are taking advantage of train travel and visiting places in the great northeast. I will be spending my birthday in Philly this year. We are excited about a private bookstore date night experience! NYC The hardest part of planning a trip to NYC? Picking restaurants, there are so many. We will be heading back to New Yo

One of our favorite things to do when at home and when traveling is to eat. To say that we are foodies is an understatement. Even when we...

The Sea Containers Hotel is on the River Thames in the South Bank of London On vacation, we primarily try to select hotels in a good...

Luxembourg always sounded magical. Paris, London, Amsterdam came first, as they generally do. But after finally making it to the Grand...

Nothing says romance like a dinner cruise on the Seine River. We have talked about doing this for years; we were enthralled with the opening ceremonies from the 2024 Olympics, and that pushed this experience to the top of the list. The only glitch here was that we originally booked a Maxim's experience due to the advertised ambience (big Belle Epoque fans over here) and we were bumped from that boat (via email) a few days before embarkation. They company offered alternate dat

Perfume making in Paris

We love going to the movies, it is one of our favorite low-key date nights. Sometimes, a movie or a show will dip into our real lives....