Eric Raisina’s Guide to Siem Reap Style – Where to Find Cambodian Chic

Eric Raisina's Guide to Siem Reap Style – Where to Find Cambodian Chic. Siem Reap Fashion Designer, Eric Raisina. Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Eric Raisina is something of a celebrity in Siem Reap, a city the fashion designer finds inspirational and integral to his work. We talked to Eric Raisina about his inspiration, his work, Cambodian fashion, and Siem Reap style. We first met Madagascar-born fashion designer Eric Raisina at his atelier when researching shopping in Siem Reap on our first trip to … Read more

Local Knowledge: Vibol from Phnom Penh

Local Knowledge, Vibol from Phnom Penh. Romdeng, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We met 18 year-old Cambodian waiter, Pheng Vibol, or ‘Vibol’ as he’s called, at the wonderful Romdeng restaurant in Phnom Penh. Romdeng had been recommended to us by several locals as Phnom Penh’s best restaurant with fine Cambodian cuisine and a lively atmosphere. It didn’t disappoint. In addition to the delicious food, what we also … Read more

Local Knowledge: Audrey from Saigon

Audrey Tran, Saigon Kitsch, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We met the delightful Miss Audrey Tran and her warm smile at her groovy shop, Saigon Kitsch, when I was scouting shops for the magazine story we were working on in Ho Chi Minh City. The 26 year-old French-Vietnamese Audrey told us that she had started Saigon Kitsch just six months earlier, after leaving her … Read more

Local Knowledge: Chef Bo from Bangkok

Local Knowledge: Chef Bo from Bangkok. Duangporn Songvisava, ‘Bo’ of restaurant Bo.lan, Bangkok. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We first met Thai-born chef Duangporn ‘Bo’ Songvisava, better known as Chef Bo and her Australian chef husband Dylan Jones – protégés of the legendary master of Thai cuisine, David Thompson, at Nahm London – after eating a very memorable meal at their restaurant Bo.lan, just after it opened in Bangkok. In the last 18 months … Read more

Chef Ian Kittichai’s Guide to Eating and Drinking in Bangkok

Chef Ian Kittichai's Guide to Eating and Drinking in Bangkok. Chef Ian Kittichai, Bangkok. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Chef Ian Kittichai, celebrity chef, Thailand’s Iron Chef, and a global ambassador for Thai cuisine, has restaurants in Bangkok, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and New York City, and does a weekly television cooking show Chef Mue Thong, which has been broadcast since 2001 in 70 countries around the world. Somewhat surprisingly, Chef Ian Kittichai (whose full Thai name is … Read more