Things to do in Sapa in Northern Vietnam include cooking and crafting with the Ethnic Minority women, trekking through Sapa’s jaw-dropping mountains and countryside, shopping, eating and drinking in Sapa’s markets, and simply absorbing the breathtaking setting of Sapa. Located near one of northern Vietnam’s highest points and surrounded by valleys and rice terraces, it’s … Read more
These Vietnamese spring roll recipes have been a long time coming. We fell in love with Vietnamese food over thirty years ago when we became addicted to fresh Vietnamese spring rolls. We thought it time we shared some of our favourite spring roll recipes – fresh and fried, old and new, from north to south … Read more
How to choose a Halong Bay cruise – surely it can’t be that hard? I didn’t think so until I heard travellers complain of being put on boats they didn’t book and forced to share ‘single’ rooms with strangers. So you don’t make the same mistake, follow our tips based on our experience testing out … Read more
Our Vietnam food tour has just finished – 22 days eating our way from Saigon to Hanoi via the Mekong Delta, Dalat, Hoi An, Hue, Sapa, and Halong Bay – and I’m back home in Cambodia, already planning another Vietnam culinary tour. Are you going to join us next time? A few mornings ago I … Read more
This five-spice crispy pork belly recipe is one of my favourite ways to cook pork belly. I’ve been refining my version of this dish over the last couple of years and I’m happy to say that I’m getting consistently fantastic results. I’ve been doing a lot of cooking while Lara has been away the last three … Read more