48 hours in Hoi An is just enough time to get a taste of Central Vietnam’s culinary capital and its distinctive cuisine, superb street food and cooking classes, and outstanding restaurants. But be warned: it will leave you wanting to return for more. Here’s how to spend 48 hours in Hoi An, Vietnam. If you’re [...]
Our Vietnamese fresh prawn and pork spring rolls recipe is a classic gỏi cuốn recipe resulting in fresh, fragrant spring rolls that can be served as a light appetiser, part of a shared family-style meal or as finger food for a Vietnamese feast or barbecue. It might have made more sense for me to kick [...]
A Cambodia reading list at last! I can’t tell you how many times our friends, readers, tour and retreat participants, and itinerary clients have asked what Cambodia books they should read before they come or pack for their holiday reading. Well, here’s some essential Cambodia reading for you… This is by no means an exhaustive [...]
Cambodian food, Southeast Asia’s oldest cuisine, has been on trend since the start, cooking with fire, making use of edible flowers, foraging, and fermenting, long before they became fashionable. It's time for Cambodian cuisine to get more attention. I fell in love with Cambodian food on our first trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital, six years [...]
This Vietnamese fresh rice noodle recipe can be used to make both the sheets for the Vietnamese fresh rice noodle rolls known as Hanoi style pho cuon (phở cuốn Hà Nội) and the pho noodles or bánh phở used in Vietnam’s world famous rice noodle soup called pho (phở). This Vietnamese fresh rice noodle recipe [...]
Is Cambodia safe for women travellers is one of the first questions I get asked by women planning to travel here. Cambodia is actually one of the safest countries in the world – based on data, not anecdotes from travellers and bloggers. Is Cambodia safe for women travellers is one of the first questions women [...]
Sambor Prei Kuk temple complex in bucolic Kompong Thom province was recently added to Cambodia’s list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Set amidst forest and shaded by towering trees, the unique late 6th century temple city is one of Cambodia’s oldest. Around 170kms from Siem Reap, Sambor Prei Kuk – which means “the temple in [...]
This Vietnamese fresh rice noodle rolls recipe or Hanoi pho cuon recipe kicks off our series of Vietnamese spring roll recipes. These filling rolls can be eaten as appetisers before a main or served alongside other Vietnamese dishes sharing-style or family-style as we eat here in Southeast Asia. You probably thought I was going to kick [...]
Where to stay in Hanoi is easy – you want to be on, near or overlooking one of Hanoi’s atmospheric lakes. And as luxury and boutique hotels come at such an affordable price in Vietnam, why not stay by the water in style? These are our picks for lakeside luxury and hotels with lake views. [...]
Summer in Italy starts in August for most Italians. It’s when the kids are on school holidays and most Italians head to the beach – which is why living like locals in apartments in the cities the Italians escape or the beaches that locals go to is my idea of summer in Italy. Summer in Italy [...]
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