Another Win For No Guidebook Travels … In Phnom Penh

Sitting on top of the “fast” boat to Phnom Penh, the wind ruffling my hair, Miss M beside me busily cleaning the deck with our last wet wipe, I.

14 years ago

Food File: Fried Frogs

A flat tyre is as good a reason as any to eat something. So what’s a girl to do when a flat tyre happens somewhere in the wilds of.

14 years ago

Food File: Lau Mam (Hotpot With Fermented Fish)

Bumping along in a crowded bus headed for the border town of Chau Doc in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, between the grunts from a piglet in a rice sack, Darling.

14 years ago

Everyday Expat Adventures: The Chocolate Crackle Episode

Vietnamese kitchen don’t have ovens. Our kitchen has a two-ring gas cooktop. Underneath is a cupboard where the gas bottle is stored. So when Miss M first became aware.

14 years ago

Food File: Fabulous Fondue

The best fondue in Nyon is apparently found at La Pinte in Rue de Rive. I had never actually tried fondue before but it’s the dish I wanted to.

14 years ago

Saigon Street Eats — It’s All About The Food!

It’s official! Our street food tours of Ho Chi Minh City are up and running. We’ve had amazingly positive feedback from our first customers at Saigon Street Eats. I.

14 years ago

Food File: Thai Roast Chicken And Bamboo Sticky Rice

One of my favourite breakfast options in Chiang Mai is honey-roasted chicken and bamboo sticky rice. The sticky rice is cooked inside segments of bamboo and is slightly sweet..

14 years ago

Food File: Bun Rieu

Bún riêu is a truly sensational Vietnamese street food — if you forgo the blood cubes. People have told me blood cubes don’t have much taste beyond a mild.

14 years ago