eat, drink, travel, repeat
We live in Toul Tom Poung. If you look on a map of Phnom Penh we’re at the bottom…just. Living in the butt-end of town has it’s benefits like cheaper rent and more of a “community” feel which I have always appreciated in cities. That said it also has it’s down points- more power outages, […]
We’d been avoiding going to check out Rahu. As with a lot of expats living in Phnom Penh, we approach the main tourist strip along the riverside with a bit of trepidation. Touts, beggars, smelly backpackers and sleazy old men populate this fairly seedy area. Its a beautiful part of town, especially in the late […]
So I know where I’ll be eating lunch for the next year or so. There are plenty of places to get good food around the Russian Market area where we work – but non more delicious, cheaper or unassuming than Hainan chicken joint Barn Barn. This little off the street eatery serves Singapore style hawker […]
It’s definitely time I posted about Botanico Gastrobar – I’ve made my way through most of their breakfast menu over the last couple of months. And its became a regular stop on “Ryan and Asha’s tour of Phnom Penh” for most of our recent visitors. Behind door #9b on Street 29 (near Sihanouk boulevard – blink […]
I would never have thought good Mexican food exists in Phnom Penh. But it does – at Taqueria Corona. We had tried other Mexican restaurants in Cambodia, and had given up the idea of finding a good local place to run to when the desire for cold beers and tacos hit us. But then we […]
Yumi is a trendy little Japanese restaurant down a dark street in Phnom Penh’s expat filled suburb of BKK1. Yumi’s appearance belies its reputation – it appears to be a simple Japanese styled bar serving bar food, but don’t be fooled, the food is fantastic. With a small menu of clever, well executed, crowd […]
After six months, 6 countries, 540 meals (a very conservative estimate) and a number of mad dashes for the loo, its time to talk about the best food in South-East Asia. The best part of travelling is eating. I mean it. We may not set off with this as the reason for our travels, but […]
I visited Hanoi 2 years ago while I was travelling by myself and to be brutally honest– I hated the place. It was stinking hot, dusty and motorbikes dominated every possible space, making it hard to even walk let alone think. Despite my previous experience in Hanoi, I was determined to try again. I’m glad […]
Dear readers, please allow me to get a little self-indulgent here. This blog is subjective and I wanted to jump up on my soapbox or high-horse or whatever for this one. Firstly, here are some nice pictures from around Vang Vieng: [scrollGallery id=5] I knew coming to south-east Asia meant visiting Laos, and I knew that […]
The eating habits of Thai people are very different from what we are used to. Here, people eat 6 or 7 times a day – eating a lot of small meals, instead of the 3 food-loading sessions a day. That’s why food can be found on just about every street. There are even food outlets […]
A cheap city like Bangkok means a delicious dinner can be found for a few dollars – but it also means when you want to splurge a bit, things get VERY gourmet. With a serious craving for peking duck pancakes, Asha and I set off for Bangkok’s chinatown and after a couple of hours of […]
When I read travel blogs, I always want to know ‘how much do things actually cost?’. But usually its really hard to find out. So, if you are planning to travel to the islands in Southern Thailand, I hope this is useful. The islands of Krabi and Trang province are probably the most expensive destinations […]