Thailand
Goodbye Asia
Koh Chang was a little too busy for us so we only spent one night and then got a speedboat (thank god for Thai sea sickness pills) to Koh Maak. It’s a tiny island just a few hours away and so far wins our award for being the laziest place on earth. The island is … Read more Goodbye Asia
Pai – goodbye to Thailand
Pai is a well-trodden Northern Thailand backpacker destination, historically known for guitar-clad, wheatgrass-drinking life escapism
Pad Thai and sweet sticky rice with mangoes (Khao neeaw Ma Muang )
Here’s a few recipes learnt at the cooking classes in Chiang Mai. Pad Thai Ingredients: 50g Rice noodles (fresh, or dried noodles almost cooked) 50g Slices chicken or beef/pork/mixed seafood 2 tbsp. Cooking oil (Sesame, vegetable or soya. Olive oil not suitable) 1-3 Chive stalks 1 … Read more Pad Thai and sweet sticky rice with mangoes (Khao neeaw Ma Muang )
Chiang Mai – tigers, elephants and a monster hangover
Ok, it’s been a month. Enough tanning, beach bars and moonlit walks, it’s time we started to actually do something. We leave Koh Phangan a few days after the New Year’s carnage, booking the last few seats on overnight trains to Bangkok and onward to Chiang Mai. Although we kept saying we must book the trains in advance, … Read more Chiang Mai – tigers, elephants and a monster hangover