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One of the lasting memories from my first travels through South East Asia, was the variety of fresh fruit shakes on offer everywhere you go. Borneo and the Philippines had a few flavours available, but nothing like what I saw when I returned to Laos.
When I went fishing as a kid the rule of thumb for keeping fish based on their size, was the length of my hand. Whether it was fresh water or ocean, the fish wouldn’t hit the frying pan if it were any smaller. That [...]
I’m a stripy kind of gal. My closet stuffed with shirts of brightly coloured thick and thin stripes is testament. So when walking down the street in Kuching, and my eye catches sunny yellows on top of mint greens on top of ruby reds, I’m intrigued. When the sales clerk named Lottie mentioned free cake [...]
Ok-here it is. I’ve been drinking instant coffee. It’s not a truth I like to dwell on, but it is a travelling reality. Not every establishment has a thousand dollar espresso machine or a buyer of the best beans. I always look around for a destination bound coffee joint, but it’s important to remember the [...]
Are waffles French or Belgian? Whatever the case, they are part of the snack culture in Vientienne. Just when I was walking through the ‘Morning Market’ mall and thinking, is it too early for lunch? There they were, heart shaped and hot and ready [...]
Morning meals offered to backpackers can often be stale. Stale because you’ve had the same things several days in a row, and stale because the bread stick has been sitting on the counter for days or is simply like a overly crusty tube of [...]
As this trip is nearing an end and I think back on a few favourites from South East Asia, my best coffee consumed came from Brunei-who da thunk it? It was stroooooong, it was creamy, it was divine! -De Royalle Cafe -along the main cafe strip just past the mosque.
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