A weekend in Chiang Mai is just enough time to get a feel for northern Thailand’s former Lanna capital. While most travellers focus on the old walled city and gilded pagodas, the city is also home to fantastic food, serious cafés, seriously good shopping, and compelling contemporary art. A weekend in Chiang Mai is my … Read more
Siem Reap circus is a must do when you’re in Cambodia’s Temple Town. Supremely entertaining, it provides an insight into everyday life in Cambodia that you won’t see at Angkor Wat or sitting with other tourists downing cheap beers on Pub Street. It’s an absolute must-see. One of the must-do things o do in Siem … Read more
Travel books to inspire wanderlust – whether slow journeys on foot, bike or van or soul-searching escapes to sun-kissed islands or wild mountain forests – are just what we all need this Christmas after the tumultuous year that 2017 has been. Travel books to inspire wanderlust are just what the doctor has ordered for everyone … Read more
Best Phnom Penh bars range from an historic watering hole in a grand old hotel to a rooftop bar overlooking Russian market and a speakeasy hidden behind a Coca Cola fridge on a backstreet alley. You’ll find everything from classic cocktails stirred from boutique spirits to exotic Southeast Asian concoctions mixed from Cambodian ingredients. A … Read more
A classic Margarita recipe should be one of the first classic cocktail recipes a cocktail lover learns to make, especially if they’re a fan of all things Mexican, as we have long been. Popular around the globe, we learnt this classic Margarita recipe on our first trip to Mexico and still make it, wherever we … Read more