These are my experiences of antiquing in Barcelona. There are two antique fairs that I visited on our holiday just last week in Barcelona: The first antiques fair is: Encants Barcelona. Encants… read more
These are three recent acquisitions from the flea market in Barcelona (Spain). I got them from Fira de Nautumismo which was held every Sunday morning at Placa Reial in the Gothic quarter.… read more
UPDATE: I have decided to put this fantastic ewer on sale on ebay, click here or open this link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223349339186 It is for sale at a reasonable price! It would be a great… read more
What to do in Venice for three days? Well this is the right article to read as we were exactly in Venice for only three days! So what have we done? Check… read more
This is an antique water pipe that I acquire from an antique shop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is made from bone. Not sure which bone that is. It has Chinese writings on… read more
I would like to share our itinerary when we were in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, this summer. We stayed for four nights in Yogyakarta and the main highlight is to visit Candi Borobudur and… read more
This is the place for our anniversary lunch where the lunch is a present from my husband (Thanks Hubby!) It takes place at Salieri restaurant at the Strand in London. The restaurant… read more
This is my latest collection of antique map. The title of the map is La Ville de Palimbang dans l'Ile de Sumatra. It is made by the Dutch cartographer Pieter Vander Aa.… read more
I am so excited to write about Luxembourg. This small European country is not as big as its neighbouring countries such as France or Germany, but Luxembourg surely has its own charm.… read more
The trip to Mainz and Trier was our holiday trip to Germany in the end of November last year. The whole trip is for Mainz-Trier-Luxembourg. In this post I will write about… read more
Last Saturday was for the first time I attended the London Map Fairs. Located at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington, this two days fair is arguably the largest antique map fair… read more
This is an 18th century antique map by Henri Abraham Chatelain. The title of the map is Vue et Description de Surate et de Batavia. The map illustrates beautifully the town of Surat… read more
This is a piece of antique that I bought from The Hertfordshire Militaria and Medal Fair. See here for more information about the Fair. It is an antique swagger stick with silver… read more
This was my first time going to a Militaria fair. I was quite pleased. My husband was very pleased too. The fair is called The Hertfordshire Militaria & Medal Fair. And the location… read more
My friends and I went to the Greyhound Cafe to have a lunch. The Cafe is modern and stylish and we were given a lovely seat at the corner over-looking the street.… read more
This Easter holiday, we decided to go to Hexham to visit Roman Fort of Housesteads, Chesters and Vindolanda. It is very easy to visit these Forts using bus AD122. We use Hexham as… read more
This is my latest antique collection which I found when I was visiting Hexham. This is a small antique gold brooch. I found it when going antiquing at the Ashbourne House Antiques in… read more
This Easter weekend, we went to Hexham for a three nights holiday. It is approximately four hours from London. We took a train journey from London King's Cross to Newcastle using Virgin… read more
Today at lunch time, I went for a lunch out with my colleague to The One Tun pub in Farringdon. The address is 125 Saffron Hill, London EC1N 8QS. I like the Thai… read more
Rasa Sayang is a Malaysian Restaurant in Chinatown, London. It is located at 5 Macclesfield St, London W1D 6AY. We went there last Saturday because I crave for Indonesian/similar food. Yes this is my… read more
This is our favourite restaurant in St Albans! If you happen to be in St Albans, this restaurant won't disappoint! The address of Thai Rack is 13 George St, St Albans AL3 4ER.… read more
This is a very beautiful early Victorian silver pot holder. This is my gift for my husband birthday. It is a very ornate pot holder. It has a full London silver hallmark… read more
This is a lovely vintage sapphire and diamonds yellow gold ring. There are 8 diamonds with single cut each. According to the seller the total diamond carat is 0.1. Diamond clarity is… read more
This is one of the most beautiful antiques I have collected. It is a pair of hand painted wood carved cherubs. I bought it from Antiquitäten Kottmeier, an antique shop in Trier-Germany.… read more
This is an impressive holy water font of Madonna and Cherubs. It is signed by 'A. Lucchesi Faro'. I bought it from an antique shop in Mainz, Germany. After doing some research,… read more
This is a lovely vintage white gold sapphire and diamond ring. Lovely design ring with a total weight approximately 3 grams. It has a London hallmark year 1970. The set hallmark are:… read more
Hi guys, if you want to know what was the first antique item I collected? Here it is! Finally I post the item here. It is a silver powder compact which I… read more
I have now the pleasure to introduce you to a lovely enamel pocket watch. The dial has 'Vulcain' brand on it. And the dial is lovely enamelled with breguet numerals. It has blue… read more