Category Archives: Architecture

Hotel Review: Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort

Posted on November 26, 2022 by findingfoodfluency

Disclaimer: In exchange for a two-night stay, I am writing this review. Anantara, a Thai luxury hospitality company with properties throughout Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, has three popular spots in Dubai alone. And if you’re solely going … Continue reading →

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Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower (with October 2022 Update)

Posted on October 23, 2022 by findingfoodfluency

Kurokawa Kishou’s 中銀カプセルタワー, the Nakagin Capsule Tower, was completed in 1972, close to both the swish Ginza district and the Tsukiji wholesale market (aka the place where you, as a native non-Japanese speaker are most certainly not welcome, particularly at … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, East & Southeast Asia, Japan | Tagged apartment, Architecture, flexibility, Japan, Japanese Metabolism, Tokyo | 6 Comments

Hotel Review: Hotel Nikko Bangkok, Thailand

Posted on May 2, 2019 by findingfoodfluency

Disclaimer: In exchange for this hotel review, I received a stay in Bangkok, Thailand in one of the Hotel Nikko’s Premier Corner rooms. Though I’ve visited Bangkok many times, I haven’t changed the location of the hotel much. Generally, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, East & Southeast Asia, Hotels, Reviews | Tagged breakfast, buffet, Hotel Nikko Bangkok, hotel review, japanese, premier corner room, Sukhumvit, Thailand, Thonglo | Leave a comment

Bangkok, Thailand’s King Power Mahanakhon Observation Deck and Skywalk

Posted on May 2, 2019 by findingfoodfluency

A skyscraper owned by a duty free company with an observation deck, to boot? This, I’ve got to see… Yes, on previous visits to Bangkok, Thailand I had been tracking the construction of this modern landmark, better known as King … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, East & Southeast Asia, Reviews | Tagged Bangkok, bar, duty free, glasswalk, King Power Mahanakhon, observation deck, selfie, skyscraper, skywalk, tallest building, Thailand, tower, views | Leave a comment

Hotel Review: Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Posted on September 7, 2018 by findingfoodfluency

Disclaimer: In exchange for this hotel review, I received a stay in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia in one of the Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur’s City View Rooms. Four Seasons Place, located adjacent to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, East & Southeast Asia, Hotels, Reviews | Tagged Asia, buffet, City View Room, food, Four Seasons, Four Seasons Hotel, Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur, Four Seasons Place, Golden Triangle, hotel, hotel review, Kuala Lumpur, luxury, Malaysia, Petronas Towers, review | Leave a comment

A Brief Tour of Al Balad, the Historic Center of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Posted on July 24, 2017 by findingfoodfluency

Although I was quite looking forward to visiting Al Balad, the historic section of Jeddah, Saudia Arabia, I was already slightly disappointed before my first visit. Due to various reasons which I will not delve into here (for starters, check … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Turkey, Southwest Asia/Middle East & North Africa | Tagged Al Balad, city center, coral, dates, historic, history, islam, Jeddah, Mecca, Red Sea port, roshan, Saudi Arabia, shirk, unesco world heritage site | 1 Comment

Restaurant Review: Al Orjouan at The Ritz-Carlton Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Posted on January 20, 2017 by findingfoodfluency

In this second of the two-part series reviewing the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we’ll now be focusing on the breakfast buffet at Al Orjouan restaurant. The phrase “buffet at the Ritz” presents quite the dichotomy to cynics. Buffets are usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Food & Drink, Hotels, restaurant review, Reviews, Turkey, Southwest Asia/Middle East & North Africa | Tagged Al Orjouan restaurant, breakfast buffet, colors, dates, food, hotel, Marriott International, review, Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts | 3 Comments

Hotel Review: The Ritz-Carlton Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Posted on January 9, 2017 by findingfoodfluency

Disclaimer: In exchange for this hotel review, I received a two nights-stay in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in one of The Ritz-Carlton‘s superior rooms. Additionally, this will be one in a two-part series; the first will be of the hotel and the room, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Hotels, Turkey, Southwest Asia/Middle East & North Africa | Tagged dates, food, hotel, hotel review, Marriott International, palace, review, Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts | 1 Comment

The Tianzi (Son of Heaven) Building in Yanjiao, Hebei, China

Posted on August 28, 2016 by findingfoodfluency

China is – or at least, until recently was- the world’s petri dish for what I like to call bizarrchitecture. You have malls with Venetian gondolas (and Somali video games), (empty) towns designed to be spitting images of European villages … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, China & Hong Kong, East & Southeast Asia, Languages | Tagged Architecture, Beijing, building, China, Chinese, 福禄寿, fu lu shou, Hebei province, hotel, sanxing, tianzi, weird, Yanjiao, 天子 | 1 Comment

Hotel Review: The Alexander, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Posted on June 25, 2016 by findingfoodfluency

Disclaimer: In exchange for this hotel review, I received a two nights-stay in one of The Alexander‘s two bedroom California king suites. (I had a last-minute need to be in Indianapolis, Indiana earlier than anticipated. Fortunately, Jake, one of the … Continue reading →