Vietnamese cookery class
Of course we had to attend a cookery class in Vietnam! Olly thinks this has been his favourite food in South East Asia, with the Hoi An food being the highlight. We spent an...
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Good morning Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City
Virtually all of the travellers we had met going through S.E, Asia recommended a very short stop in the apparently nondescript Vietnamese capital. We took their advice and regretted not staying longer! Bonkers it...
Koh Ta Kiev
After a much better return journey from the far away island of Koh Rong, we tracked down a private boat to take us straight to island number 2 where would spend 3 nights, including...
Christmas in Phnom Penh
In the lead up to our visit to Cambodia, Sophie read a book called “First they killed my father”, which was written by a lady who lived through the terrors of the Khmer Rouge....
Cambodian cookery class
After sampling some lovely food in the country, especially pumpkin curry and fish amok, we enrolled in a cookery class. We visited the market en mass with our teacher, identifying local ingredients, and buying...
Overland to Vientiane
After an 11 hour bus journey from Luang Prabang, through stunning countryside (which Sophie missed as she had her head in a sickbag), we were pretty relieved to finally arrive in the Laos capital,...
Tamarind cookery school
One of the things you notice when in Laos is the constant smell of barbeque. Almost all home food is cooked on hot coals outside on the street. After a visit to one of...
Luang Prabang
We had no idea of what to expect of Lung Prabang. To be honest, we hadn’t even heard of it before this trip. We ended up liking it so much, we extended our stay!...