Author: snippetsofsuri

Hello! I am Suri and originally from SelatPanjang, Riau Island, Indonesia. It is a very small town with no cars, no airport, no shopping malls. We travel by bikes, motorcycles and tricycles! and we use ferries or boats to travel out of town. Interesting isn’t it? I left my hometown for Singapore when I was 13 years old for education. Lived in Singapore for 4.5 years then moved to Melbourne, Australia for University. I am currently living in this beautiful city, Melbourne, Australia for close to 9 years now. Although far away from home and family, I still love my life here very much and hoping to stay put. Currently, I am a PhD Candidate studying the metabolism of turmeric by the gut bacteria at the University of Melbourne. This study encompasses multidisciplinary areas such as chemistry, microbiology and biochemistry. Currently writing my thesis and hoping to graduate ASAP! When not working for my PhD, I pursue my other passions in life! My passions for food and photography! To read more about me, visit my blog at snippetsofsuri.com. See you there! :D

Alps To Ocean (A2O) Cycling Tour | New Zealand

September 28, 2020snippetsofsuri

The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail is New Zealand in all its colour and natural beauty – from the highest mountains, past great lakes and rivers, and down to the ocean. I had the greatest pleasures of spending 6 days on this trail that start in the alternative Tekapo to Oamaru in April 2019. Here, I have highlighted some of the experiences, photos and videos taken throughout the tour. I hope you would enjoy this journey as much as I did when I wrote this and reminisced the past times.

Dalat to Hoi An Cycling Tour | Vietnam

September 20, 2020September 22, 2020snippetsofsuri

To describe the year 2020 as challenging would be an understatement. This year has passed by incredibly fast but it also feel excruciatingly slow at the same time! The world has been turned upside down. Majority of us are in this roller coaster, with no end in sight, of lockdown measures tightening or loosening to cope with the spread of Covid-19. In Melbourne, we are back into a hard lockdown since mid-July as we experienced a very serious community transmission of the virus towards end of June/early July. There is a very good sign that our obedience have paid off as new infections have dropped significantly for a week now.