Kuala Lumpur Travel Guide
Sustainable Souvenirs to Buy in Southeast Asia and, No, Not Elephant Pants
Sustainable souvenirs to buy in Southeast Asia include anything that's handmade and handcrafted, fair trade and ethically-produced rather than factory-made, and locally created rather than imported. Traditional crafts, art and artisanal wares, along with eco-friendly, ...
One Day in Kuala Lumpur Itinerary for Foodies – Where to Eat, Snack, Spa, Drink and Dine
One day in Kuala Lumpur will never be enough time to eat your way through this fantastic food-loving city, but unfortunately that’s all that most travellers on a stopover allocate to the Malaysian capital, on ...
Monday Memories: a Return to Instagram and Food Photography
It was this photo (above) that resulted in me giving up posting to Instagram just over a year ago. It didn’t happen straight after I posted the image, but a couple of months later when ...
How To Eat Like Locals When You Travel
How to eat like locals when you travel? There’s an abundance of advice out there: slurp soup from a street food stall, sample home-cooked food at a local home, savour creative cuisine at a secret ...
Asian Food Etiquette — Eating, Drinking and Dining Etiquette
Asian food etiquette isn't rocket science. So why do so many travellers in Asia get it so wrong? So you don't become one of them, here's our guide to Asian food etiquette, whether you're eating ...
Asian Travel Etiquette — Greetings, Gestures and Good Manners
Asian travel etiquette is not so complicated to understand, nor is it mysterious. Almost every Asian guidebook, travel website and those free little tourist magazines seem to have a section on etiquette — how you should ...
Monday Memories: Curry Noodles in Kuala Lumpur
Foraging for street food in Asia can be heaven or hell, as I was reminded recently after slurping a bowl of curry noodles in Kuala Lumpur. Sometimes you end up with a dish that makes ...