Weekend in Barcelona? Yes, please. Barcelona has to be our favourite European city for a weekend getaway. When we lived in the Middle East we used to make a beeline for the Catalan capital the first chance we had. Oh how I wish we lived that close again! Now with the proliferation of low cost airlines, … Read more
Make a beeline to the Sunday morning Asana Organic Farmers Market in Siem Reap, when you’re in Cambodia. If you’re planning on renting an apartment and settling into Temple Town for a while, buy a cotton bag and do your grocery shopping. If you’re not, pop down for some picnic supplies and post-temple snacks. Asana Organic Farmers Market in Siem … Read more
Thai Experiments and Basque Cuisine at Aziamendi Phuket? Who would have thought. Certainly not us. But that’s exactly what was happening down at sleepy Baan Natai in Thailand’s South. Local Thai chefs working under the guidance of Michelin-starred Basque chef, Eneko Atxa have been creating some of Thailand’s most exciting contemporary cuisine. You might expect … Read more
From the Michelin Red Guide’s starred restaurants to Australian Gourmet Traveller’s Top 100, restaurant lists are always contentious – few more so than the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. The regional edition, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2015, announced in Singapore last night, already has everyone talking. But what does that mean for food-loving travellers like … Read more
Cuisine Wat Damnak in Siem Reap, the restaurant of chef Joannès Rivière, became the first Cambodian restaurant to land on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, the regional edition of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, where it was named Best Restaurant in Cambodia in 2015. In 2016 the restaurant moved up the list to #43. It … Read more