Lucille Wong

  • Best and worst yum cha in Melbourne (as well as one pick in Sydney)

    I was born in Hong Kong and I moved to Melbourne when I was eight years old. I don’t speak much Cantonese but I’m fluent in yum cha. When it comes to choosing a yum cha restaurant, this is what I look for: Dumplings must be pushed around in a trolley, table service is not…

  • Staying in a ryokan

    A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn. They’re typically floored with tatami mats and equipped with sliding doors. They have rollout futons rather than beds. A high end ryokan would be made exclusively of organic materials such as wood, grass, bamboo and stone. Rooms would come with private gardens and bathtubs filled with water from…

  • Staying in a ‘luxury’ capsule in Kyoto

    The ‘luxury capsule’ is perfect for the traveller who wants the capsule experience with some additional comforts. Traditionally, capsule hotels have targeted drunken Japanese businessmen who have missed the last train home. These hotels offer coffin-sized ‘rooms’ stacked on top of each other. Each capsule is generally equipped with a single mattress, power point, clock,…