For our first of three planned visits to Bangkok, Mike and I decided to stay in the Sathorn district. We booked a hotel within walking distance to the Myanmar embassy so that (you guessed it) we could get our visas. Our home for three days was tucked inside a residential area with narrow winding streets Read Post
Video: How To Make Papaya Salad, Thailand
Somewhere on the streets of Bangkok we found a food vendor making delicious papaya salad (Som tam). After filming her make Mike’s salad, she motioned for Tara to help out with making the second one. Here’s how to make one yourself with all the ingredients labeled (in English subtitles). [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV7LJWOCusM]
Malaysia (continued): Three People, Two Islands
Our next stop was Penang, or Pulau Pinang in Bahasa Malaysia, the country’s official language (pulau means island). Before arriving, I read in Lonely Planet something along the lines of: People go to Penang to eat. They think they go for another reason, but they’ll soon realize they’ve gone to Penang for the food. Naturally, Read Post
Malaysia: Eating Our Way Through the South
Malaysia was never really on our itinerary. For that matter, Singapore wasn’t either. But before we were able to apply for our Indian visas, we had to purchase an onward flight out of India. We bought the cheapest one-way ticket we could find, which was to Singapore on Air Asia. The way we would continue Read Post
Can You Drink the Water in…
We don’t travel with guide books. They add too much weight, take up precious space and buying a new one for each country we visit would cost too much. Sometimes we read the ones left behind in guesthouses, but mostly we look to the Internet for a few important answers. Before arriving in a new Read Post
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