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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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Went to Japan, ate Singapore food. This SG-style kopitiam in Sapporo checks all the boxes when it comes to decor, with Tiger Beer posters, FBI “好吃” stickers and even the orange and red cutlery we know so well. But unlike an actual hawker centre, this place is reservations-only and full of Japanese salarymen (and women) even on a weeknight. @cheriesyw, @pohtecktoes, @potaeteo and I were so amused that in the land of ramen, sushi and fresh seafood, our local favourites were such a novelty. So how’s the food? Ok only la. The chicken rice lacked a pandan aroma, bak kut teh was a confusing mix of herbal and peppery, satay lacked the requisite char and each dish cost between SGD10-15. Guess we have been truly spoilt by cheap and good hawker fare at home 🤷🏻‍♀️🤤

When you find that one photo where your face isn’t contorted from the workout or grimacing from foam rolling😹 Had a lovely weekend of pilates, art jamming, nibbles and drankz with these fit-fluencers, hosted by the good folks at @om_and_away, @themovingbodygroup and @jwmarriottsg. Thanks for a great time!💪🏼

Not sure if it makes a difference, an Instagram post in the wake of tragedy, curated from hundreds of kilometres away. It feels like humblebragging to chime in and say - I’ve been there, I’ve seen this beauty, I know these places. And yet, perhaps it means something to acknowledge that these bomb blasts are just as important as Notre Dame or 9/11 or Christchurch. Perhaps it means something to a country trying to heal, for the Internet to recognize their pain.💪🏼💔🇱🇰

Throwback to the time a typhoon forced us to cancel our Japan trip the night before our flight, so Dean and I embarked on a Grand Perak Tour instead. Spent a week in Ipoh, Taiping and Penang checking out street art, clambering around limestone caves and staying in refurbished shophouses-turned-hotels. We also ate so many slices of cake, bowls of horfun and plates of cheap seafood only for me to end up with food poisoning on the last day… from Penang’s famous Ayer Itam laksa. But it was delicious, so no ragrets: 10/10 would eat again🔥

All the feels watching @thetravelintern turn three. Thanks for taking a chance on me in 2015 - it’s been an honour to grow with you guys. When I was freelancing, people asked all the time if I worked for TTI. Here’s the backstory - I answered their first open call, got picked out of 500 or so applicants, and got sent by puppetmaster @pohtecktoes on a mystery trip to China where I only found out the destination at the airport (!!) The internship only lasted a month but I continued working with TTI on various projects, representing them on media trips and writing travel content for clients. And it was @pohtecktoes who introduced me to Siew Hua, who commissioned my freelance travelogues for The Straits Times before she offered me my current job. After three years, TTI has become a company AND a community. I’ve met so many good folks, as evidenced by these photographs. And I’m super excited to watch you guys push boundaries with fresh content, enable more people’s dreams, and make new friendships along the way ❤️

Prek Svay is only a 10-minute speedboat ride from the luxury resort on Song Saa island, but they are worlds apart. Families subsist on fishing, carpentry or cashew nut farming; backpackers lounge in beachfront bungalows; children play with stray animals and go to school for free.

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这是个好日子: On travelling and loneliness

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