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Inside a ceramic factory at Bat Trang

Bat Trang ceramic village tour and pottery class

If you love dinnerware and you're curious about how they're crafted, this is for you.

Repacked food items in a typical market stall in the Philippines

Filipino shopping habits, the “tingi” culture and plastic pollution

When I first wrote a blog post about the “tingi” shopping habits of Filipinos in 2013, I was only …

War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City

The Vietnam War through the eyes of the Vietnamese

On the fourth day of our Saigon trip, we walked from our apartment to the War Remnants Museum. I saw …

Torii gates at Fushimi Inari

Fushimi Inari: torii gates, Chiyo wannabes, street food galore and a secret garden

We took an Uber taxi to Fushimi Inari because our tour guide stood us up. About five seconds after …

Kyoto bus stop

Valuable lessons learned when riding trains and buses in Kyoto and Osaka

Riding trains and buses in Kyoto and Osaka was a goal for us. Not only to avoid horrendous taxi …

Autumn leaves, Kyoto, November 2019

In my eyes, Japan is still beautiful and the Japanese are still a lovely people, but…

Last year’s trip to Japan was a whirlwind; this time, it’s a two-week trip. When you …

Autumn leaves, Japan

Momijigari: chasing autumn leaves in Japan

In Japan last year, I sought out the best spots to view the crimson foliage not knowing that I was …

Carrot cupcake, Yellow Chair Cafe, Ho Chi Minh City

The carrot cupcake at Yellow Chair Cafe in Saigon

When Alex and I attended a coffee class in Saigon in early March of 2019, there was a short break …

Tamsui Old Street

In Taipei, we skipped the night markets and headed for Tamsui Old Street

When you haven’t slept in 48 hours, the moment your head touches the pillow, you sleep like …

White guy complaining about bus tour in Hanoi

The Hanoi hop-on-hop-off bus tour and the white man who refused to wait

Several months ago, I was reading up on Grindelwald, checking out accommodations and wondering how …

Iced coffee and jasmine tea at the cafe of Saigon's Museum of Natural History

How to cross the streets of Saigon without getting killed nor maimed

One afternoon in Saigon, Alex asked if we could go to the Museum of Vietnamese History. And, if …

Teapot, teacups and tea

How the British obsession with tea shaped Hong Kong

Pirates, smugglers, opium, silk. Silver bullion and trade deficits. All these are part of the story …

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Chicken, tomatoes and thyme in olive oil, with pot of thyme in background

Chicken, tomatoes and thyme in olive oil

Macaroni salad with ham and cheese, carrot, celery, crushed pineapple, pickle relish and mayo

Macaroni salad with ham and cheese

Chicken, baby potatoes and mushroom salad

Chicken, baby potatoes and mushroom salad

Pork ribs sinigang

Sinigang, the iconic sour soup from the Philippines

Korean stir fried vegetables and glass noodles (japchae)

Korean stir fried vegetables and glass noodles (japchae)

Frying green beans tempura in carbon steel wok

Buying a wok? Make it carbon steel.

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