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Hi, I’m Clara

I’m an author, writer and traveller, but most of all I’m a storyteller. Come with me, and let’s go see the world.

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Touched a bull penis, crunched on crispy beetles and sniffed on some of the world’s smelliest cheese at the @disgustingfoodmuseum in Malmo. Sounds like a gimmick but it was a fascinating round-the-world journey of gross foods from various cultures. Swipe to watch cheese being fermented by live maggots (strong stomachs only!) The museum suggests that if disgust is a cultural construct, changing our opinions towards certain foods may offer alternative, sustainable food sources such as bugs. Sounds legit, but easier said than done. At the tasting bar, I sample gross foods from around the world including fermented Icelandic shark (smells like ammonia and feels like chewing rubber), bottled sauerkraut juice (super sour), cheese so strong it tasted like salted fish, and an assortment of bugs — winged, oily and wormy. Our beloved durian and century eggs also made it to the table. Truth be told, bugs were the mildest in taste, but hardest to swallow. No denying my personal prejudice, just glad I didn’t contribute to the museum’s 92 recorded vomits to date 🤣🤢

Stockholm with @deansmole is like real life, but better. We eat salads for dinner because food is exorbitant and stroll by the water at dusk and dream about a life here. At 5am, jet lagged and restless, we head to the nearest @maxburgers_se, empty save for a 50something couple locking lips like teenagers at a corner table. How wonderful, we say, to know such young love in middle age. To save $5 on subway fare, we take a four-hour walk through the cobbled streets of the old town, emerging amidst an upscale neighbourhood to duck into the $500-per-night Grand Hotel for a tiny sample of luxury. Museums and walking tours and monuments aside — this is what we will remember of Stockholm.

Wonderfruit 2019: First festival, first time camping alone, first time pitching a tent in the outdoors (and praying it wouldn’t collapse on me). I’ve travelled alone a lot, but my first solo festival brought plenty of surprises including an ant infestation in my neighbour’s tent, stumbling upon three nudists in a bamboo bath house and dancing in the middle of a laser-lit forest at midnight 🤪 When I am older and comfortable and settled I hope I’ll always remember the magic of feeling this young and free, this awestruck by the Pattaya sky as it blazed brilliant from day to dusk.

Baked sourdough at @sidewayssg , cruised the Southern Islands on @letarayacht and went spook-hunting on a night tour with @orientaltourssgp around some of Singapore’s “haunted” spots. Amazing that after almost three decades, Singapore continues to surprise me with her nooks and crannies. Full story in today’s Straits Times; 📸: @sorluan and @jasonqdw

Bhutan’s main sights are grand, towering monasteries and fortresses but truly special are the small moments within them - monks adjusting saffron robes, using mobile phones, doing chores, sharing a courtyard with local folk. If the country is on your bucket list (like it was on mine), I truly believe that the time to visit is now. Lonely Planet named it the top destination to visit in 2020 which means this gorgeous country is soon going to draw even more tourists. Go before the crowds arrive. Story and video in today’s Straits Times and big thanks to @drukasia, @ugeen_83 and @mavis__teo for such a special trip 😎

“Don’t scream,” warned my tandem pilot from @skywingsparagliding, but of course I began shrieking once my feet left the ground 👻 Paragliding was easily my favourite experience in a week-long trip around Switzerland. Will be speaking on how to plan your own adventure with a Swiss Travel Pass at the @klooktravel_sg travel festival this Sat, Oct 5, 1.15pm at Suntec Convention Centre. Hope to see you there!

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