Tell the truth, sometimes you just need some Pringles
It usually happens on road trips in the U.S. My cooler is filled with hummus, snap peas, carrots, cherry tomatoes, some trail mix from Trader [...]
Monkey bridge over the Mekong
Mekong River at one of the Delta's largest floating markets. Neither of us liked the idea of waking up at 5 am, but [...]
Finding our way to the mighty Mekong River Delta
First meal in Vietnam was a bowl of noodles in a dusty bus station with a crowd of men staring at us as we [...]
Faces from Cambodia
sometimes the most tasty fruit is what you slice yourself Today will be our last day in Cambodia. We are heading to Vietnam [...]
Kep crab…the best kept secret
Double long tuk-tuk from Kampot to Kep Our luck started when the driver I found to take us from Kampot to Kep [...]
Eating my way through Asia
I decided to challenge myself to write a blog everyday this month that has something to do with food. I don't consider myself a foodie [...]
Local markets in search of Kampot Pepper
Have you ever eaten a single peppercorn? If you come to Kampot, you must! While I was waiting for my bicycle tires to be filled [...]
Discovering ice in Cambodia
One of my favorite opening lines of a story is one by fellow Colombian, Gabriel Garcia Marquez from One Hundred Years of Solitude. "Many years [...]
Finding the local food vibe in Kampot
Within ten minutes of my arrival in Kampot, I had rented a bicycle for a dollar and was off in search of food. This sleepy [...]
Shadow of the Wind
Just started this book and immediately am feeling afraid of the day when, like all novels, the story will end. I turn the pages slowly, [...]
