A Visit to Northern Dales Farmer’s Markets

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On a Sunday morning, we decided to head out early to visit the Northern Dales Farmer’s Markets during our summer vacation. The market happens on the third Sunday of every month. We’re in luck as we’re there on the said day in August.

You can find them at Thirsk, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Stokesley, and Northallerton. They don’t happen on the same days. You have to check out their FB page to get updates of the dates or any news related to the markets.

It’s a very small market but with lots of choices of products from individuals and local businesses to see and buy. It is best to go early if you want to get something as they ran out fast. Quite an interesting monthly event to support the local businesses.

We bought some cupcakes, scotch eggs, kimchi, and samosa for lunch. After that, we went to watch movie

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Watch a Musical at Darlington Hippodrome

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What to do in Darlington located in the North East of England? Why not spend an afternoon watching a musical, comedy, drama, and more. You can do that at Darlington Hippodrome (Parkgate, Darlington DL1 1RR, United Kingdom). It’s an an Edwardian theatre. At the same time, you can learn about the history of the place and theatre performances in the mini galleries located inside the building too.

I was fortunate enough to catch the Cirque – The Greatest Show on 17th August 2024 when I was in the England. It’s certainly an interesting experience. It’s my first time watching such performance.

Certainly worth it to plan a visit here if you don’t feel like exploring around. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show for an afternoon. The building itself is a history of its own dated back to 1907. You can check out what they are showing on the official website. One thing though… Do not expect it to be grand or big. It’s quite small and good enough to avoid big crowd if you dislike crowds.

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Beamish Open Air Museum

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This year’s UK trip, we managed to visit Beamish Open Air Musuem, a museum located in Durham county. It is not your typical museum. It’s a living museum. A great place for the young and old to visit. A lot to learn and experience there.

One day is certainly not enough. It took 2 days to cover the whole museum. However, if you really want to scrutinize everything there, you’ll need more days. Good thing is that the entrance fee is valid for a year. You can go as many time as you want. So, if you’re local, it will be worth it.

Since we’re there during the summer, it’s not that cold in there. However, from the car park to the entrance, it’s quite windy and cold! Now, it’s already autumn. If you’re not from the UK or any four-season countries, you’ll need to keep warm. The place is in the countryside.

I didn’t take many photos and videos as planned. I was too distracted and overwhelmed. There were too many people around too. Even those photos or video that I manage to take, they all turned out ugly. hence, there isn’t many photos or video that I could share. Oh well…

However, I’m glad that I get to visit this award-winning museum. It’s really an eye-opener. Personally, I felt that it’s not quite possible for us here to do such scale of tourist attraction in Sarawak. We’re not there yet. What do you think?

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Unique Ice cream @ Hotel Chocolat

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Back then, I only knew Hotel Chocolat for its chocolates. Only the recent years I got to know its ice cream. The first time I came across the chocolate was back in 2007. That’s almost 20 years!

This year, I got the chance to taste the ice cream. I did the ice cream review on my Instagram.

I mentioned all the good things on my Instagram. However, it’s not all perfect. There’s also one down side about the ice cream. It melts really fast. So you can’t really take your sweet time savouring it.

By the way, feel free to read about my flight to the UK back in August in this post: An Eventful Travel from KCH-KUL-DOH-MAN

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Easy Steamed Tofu with Minced Meat

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This is my first time making steamed tofu with minced meat. Apparently, it is not hard at all. Quite easy.

By the way, I have no measurements for the ingredients. It’s all based on my gut feelings. However, if you know how to cook, I’m sure you know how much seasoning you need. There is no right and wrong at all.

Watch the video to see how I did it. A bit disoriented but it works too.

You just need to steam the tofu for 8 minutes with high heat. Meanwhile, stir fry the minced with seasoning and sauces of your choice. Remember to drain the water of the tofu after steaming. Next, pour the minced on top of the steamed tofu. Lastly, garnish with chopped spring onions and served.

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