Bangkok is not a city for the faint hearted; in fact, I’ve come to realise it’s a bit of a marmite kind of town. You either love it or hate it. In our case,…
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Years of eating sub-standard Thai food everywhere other than Thailand had me conditioned to break into a state of despair any time anyone suggested we ‘go out for Thai’. I am realistic; I know…
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Asia/Pacific Cambodia Eating Abroad Featured Laos Malaysia SingaporeLessons Learnt from Three Months in South East Asia
Three months in South East Asia whizzed by in a hot, sweaty, spicy blur. The days started to run into each other, we lost track of time and often got lost ourselves, but each…
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Asia/Pacific Cambodia Eating AbroadDining in Siem Reap – Three of the Best Contemporary Khmer Restaurants
Our time in Siem Reap got off to a rocky start; my appetite had abandoned me during the bumpy bus ride from Phnom Penh and by the time we arrived, I wanted to do…
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Asia/Pacific Cambodia Eating Abroad FeaturedPhnom Penh – A First-Timer’s Guide to the Cambodian Capital
When we landed in Phnom Penh, we knew nothing more than the name of our hotel and a rough idea of how much the taxi would cost to get us there. Many of you…
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I can assure you that you will not go hungry in Luang Prabang. This pretty little Unesco town may be small, but its steady tourist trade means it is mighty when it comes to…
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Asia/Pacific Eating Abroad Featured MalaysiaKota Kinabalu – Ten Things to Do For First-Time Visitors
When I told my Malaysian aunties that we were going to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, they were equal parts curious and perplexed. “But why…”, they trilled. “You’ll be bored…”, they mused. “I don’t think…
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We may have arrived in Melbourne late into the night, but from the very first moment I saw its dazzling city lights, I was smitten. Often described as a grown up version of our…
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Asia/Pacific Eating Abroad Featured New Zealand‘Trust the Chef’ Lunch at Wharekauhau Country Estate
What do you get a birthday girl who has just packed up her life, put about 90% of it into storage and is lugging around the rest in a suitcase so she can gallivant…
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Asia/Pacific Eating Abroad Featured Sri LankaSpice Spoons Experience at Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle, Sri Lanka
When a certain someone and I decided years ago to put Sri Lanka on our travel bucket list, it was because of the beaches. We read somewhere that this teardrop island was blessed with…
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Colombo is not a city which is often described in a favourable light. Before we arrived, I had read that it was far from being a traveller’s haven, was told that it was a…
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This time last year I defied convention and proudly proclaimed that I had no fears about turning thirty. I was excited to start a new decade and experience all the thrills and inevitable spills…
