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Why I haven’t taken the kids to ski school

Posted by Thien Lan on February 19, 2015February 12, 2015 in Kids friendly, Parenting

We’ve been in Zurich for 6 months and quickly figured out skiing is the national sport here. Shops are closed on Sunday but as soon as you see a tiny weeny ray of sun, people rush to the slopes. In…

Happy new year of the Goat

Posted by Thien Lan on February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 in Asian Food

Wishing you a fantastic new lunar year with great health and well being, success, happiness, love, prosperity, joy and lots of laughter. May your wishes come true and your meals taste better each day 🙂 Hope you get to travel…

High Tea at Sussigkleid 12 February 2015

Your invitation to the sweetest event in Zurich TODAY

Posted by Thien Lan on February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 in Career, Fashion and Beauty, Kids friendly

Hi everyone It’s Thursday, when the blog is updated with a new post, and it coincides with a big day for me today. I’ve been working with two friends for a couple of weeks to put this event together: Gwen…

Simply macarons best cakes in Zurich, Switzerland

Where to find the best cakes in Zurich?

Posted by Thien Lan on February 10, 2015November 4, 2017 in Food, Oerlikon, Zurich

I’m French, so I know my desserts, in particular cakes and pastries. I’m Asian so I know what’s good too! In Sydney we found a couple of French style bakeries like Victoire in Cammeray and Darlinghurst, La Renaissance in the…

Il Faro Grotto near the military museum in Dubendorf

Il Faro Grotto, Romantic Italian Restaurant in Dubendorf (Zurich)

Posted by Thien Lan on February 5, 2015February 2, 2015 in Food, Italian Food, Kids friendly, Near Dubendorf, Restaurant Review, Zurich

Ok guys, I know I raved about Pinocchio but I’ve got a new local restaurant crush with Il Faro. Not the one on Zurichstrasse but the Grotto one, hidden near the military airport. Enter the room and you feel like…

Parenting in Zurich, Switzerland

Parenting in Zurich, Switzerland

Posted by Thien Lan on February 2, 2015February 9, 2015 in Kids friendly, Parenting

This post was originally featured on Christine Knight’s Adventure Baby! Blog. Christine is an Australian friend who loves traveling and also lived in New York. She’s starting a new series about parenting around the world and asked me if Zurich,…

Lamb on hotstone at Kibiz

Kibiz Restaurant in Dietlikon

Posted by Thien Lan on January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 in Food, Near Dubendorf, Restaurant Review, Swiss food, Zurich

This restaurant review is for the locals. I’m sure you’ve been shopping in Dietlikon at the big Coop supermarket (which is our absolute favourite because of their French lay-out and scan system), Ikea, H&M, Jumbo or Toys R Us. Maybe you’ve even been…

Christine Knight Career change in Sydney

Making A Career Change: How I Did It

Posted by Thien Lan on January 26, 2015January 28, 2015 in Career, Parenting

Happy Monday everyone. Given the success of my Career Post, here’s another one where Christine Knight shares how how she made a move both professionally and geographically when she had a baby. Christine is an Aussie like minded friend: passionate about…

table with a view at Clouds Bistro Zurich

Clouds, bistro with a view in Zurich

Posted by Thien Lan on January 22, 2015April 30, 2015 in Food, Luxury, Restaurant Review, Zurich

Date lunches are back! We originally planned to use our Groupon deal at Chez Brigitte but when we rang to book we had a voicemail message suggesting they were closed and their website is down too… So, plan B. One…

Green tea at Kang In

Kang In, Cambodian Restaurant in Dubendorf

Posted by Thien Lan on January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 in Asian Food, Food, Near Dubendorf, Restaurant Review, Zurich

I’m always on the look out for Asian restaurants near me so I went to try Kang-In in Dubendorf. Very hard to find: they don’t have a big sign post at the top of the building. I drive by almost…

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