Lara Dunston 
Drinking safely in Southeast Asia starts with saying no to free shots, local moonshine, bar crawls, and drinks sold in buckets. Stick to cans and screw-top bottles, buy liquor from supermarkets and 7-Elevens, and sip at bars and pubs where locals and expats drink. Drinking and partying is a big part of an Asian backpacking … Read more
Our recipe for a tomato burrata salad with asparagus, basil pesto and dukkah makes a quick and easy salad of creamy burrata nestled on a bed of crunchy asparagus spears, sweet juicy cherry tomatoes, and mixed salad leaves. Dollops of basil pesto bring more flavour and crunchy dukkah adds texture. Serve as a side or … Read more
Our Christmas gifts for street food lovers include everything from a tote bag featuring Cambodia’s favourite street food snack to a cushion covered in Bangkok noodles. Available from our Grantourismo Society6 shop and created from images by travel and food photographer Terence Carter (one half of Grantourismo), these are Christmas gift ideas for your food … Read more
Our recipe for a rich pumpkin chickpea curry with cashews and coriander calls for Thai massaman curry paste, but this vegetarian curry is also delicious made with Thai red curry paste or any of the Cambodian curry pastes. Use our homemade spice paste recipes if you have time or store-bought curry pastes if you don’t, … Read more
Our pumpkin beetroot salad on whipped feta with pistachios and fresh mint comes together quickly and is loaded with flavour. A bed of homemade whipped feta is topped with cumin-spiced pan-roasted butternut pumpkin pieces and baby beetroots, sprinkled with crunchy pistachios and fresh mint leaves, and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. Serve with toasted … Read more