Tag Archive: travel tips

Feb
19

Local Knowledge: Hack from Luang Prabang

The waiter who looked after us during the Amantaka cooking course we did on the organic farm in the Luang Prabang countryside was brilliant. His service was impeccable. He was so good at his job that when we asked him what his future plans were, whether he had a dream, we expected he would say …

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Dec
31

Local Knowledge: Janet from Siem Reap

Our Local Knowledge interviews – and the other expert interviews we do for our local guides and Playlist series – are with locals we’ve befriended who have helped us get beneath the skin of a place, by sharing insider advice, hidden gems, local secrets, and their most favourite things to do. They’re generally people unconnected to tourism. …

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Dec
07

Local Knowledge: Vibol from Phnom Penh

We met 18 year-old Cambodian waiter, Pheng Vibol, or ‘Vibol’ as he’s called, at the wonderful Romdeng restaurant in Phnom Penh. Romdeng had been recommended to us by several locals as Phnom Penh’s best restaurant with fine Cambodian cuisine and a lively atmosphere. It didn’t disappoint. In addition to the delicious food, what we also …

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Aug
22

Exploring the Isaan: Road Tripping Thailand

We love nothing more than doing a road trip and if you’re going to do a road trip anywhere in Thailand, the country’s most off-the-beaten-track region, the remote northeastern Isaan, is the place to do it. A confession: I don’t drive. Well, I can drive and I have driven, but I don’t have a driver’s …

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Jul
07

Footpath Feasting: From Street Food to Soul Food

As travel writers, we have to eat out every day, sometimes twice a day. It’s only when we’re in write-up mode, when we’re busy working on magazine stories or a book, that we’ll stay in and Terence will cook, or we’ll order home delivery, or we’ll buy street food from our fried pork lady down …

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