In the morning, we flip-flop to the pavement-level cook shop a half-dozen doors from our hotel. Cooking happens over open flame at the street while…
We are in well charted territory, and we are in uncharted territory: Thailand. It’s our third time in the Siamese bustle, so at one level,…
While traveling, we expect the unexpected, adventure. While traveling we try not to expect generosity, though we often experience it. It is rare, though, that…
The Malaysians have a rare skill for which they should be honored: They make blue. This is not about B.B. King, may he rest in…
You may be wondering, “What is there to debate about Malaysian coffee?” In a country as diverse as Malaysia, there are actually quite a number…
Do you delight in toothpicked cheese cubes? Or prosciutto pinned to melon? The olives harpooned in your martini? If so, then may I recommend lok-lok? In this…
I am no artist, but I travel in the company of an artist and am therefore qualified to speak on all manner of things esthetic,…
Perhaps you haven’t yet heard of ‘new latitude’ wines. These are vintages whose grapes are grown in places—usually tropical places—your French great-grandmother thought were good…
Today we’re playing Mark Twain. Read slowly, and with a hint of a drawl. We’re sitting on the banks of the Chao Phraya River—it’s warm,…
I have resisted writing about food on this blog. Does the cyber-world really need another person taking wanderlusty pictures of their lunch and writing 500…
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