A huge pleasure of visiting different countries, comes from trying the local food. Even if the ingredients are familiar, the spices, herbs, or what it is consumed with can be vastly different than what our palete expects. Its not often I am visiting a country where I can afford to dine out, but I’ll make …
A yearly event, not to be missed if you happen to be in Thailand in February. This, the 48th annual Flower Festival in Chiang Mai is a nature lovers delight. Not only are there millions of flowers on view, but markets, decorations and cultural sights are set to entertainment visitors for three full days. Nong …
I am not very familiar with Korean food, having eaten very little of it before my arrival. To be honest, it scared me a little, looking so spicy and unfamiliar. 🫣 No where that I have lived, has had any Korean restaurants either, so it has not been accessible. The amazing food in Busan Korea …
I have been blowing my budget in Japan, my food budget that is. There are so many delicious things to try here, and almost everything I taste is marvellous! While in Osaka, I was heavily influenced by social media, and ate things I had seen or heard of before. The best Japanese food I ate …
I fully expected to love the food here in Thailand. Coming from Vietnam, where I couldn’t get enough of the local dishes, I was of a similar mindset when I entered this country. However, I have really struggled here. This is why I have not enjoyed Thai food as much as I expected to. My …
So far, even as a budget traveller who eats in most often to save money, I have felt comfortable dining out more than a few times. In general, I have found the food here to be more expensive than in Vietnam. But I have searched for budget friendly places and managed to find some. Here …
I have been on a food tour only once before, in Rome, and it was amazing, something I will never forget. Knowing next to nothing about Vietnamese cuisine and desperate not to miss out on anything, I wanted a similar experience here. I booked the scrumptious Da Nang Food tour with Anh and it was …