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Friday, 4 May 2007 | Views [350]
It began when I stumbled upon a dusty book at the guesthouse hidden behind piles of well worn Lonley Planets. An unreadable front cover, I inquisitively opened the brown marked, ruffled pages. As the text opened out I felt a sudden gust of cold wind ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wednesday, 2 May 2007 | Views [854]
1. Fish Amok- you have to try the national dish served in a hand-stiched banana leaf bowl - but beware, I have found huge variances in the standard. A good one is thick (traditionally eaten with fingers) balanced with noticeable galangal and lemongrass.... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Wednesday, 2 May 2007 | Views [476]
I never intended to stay longer than 5 days in Phnom Penh. The cruel combination of choking heat, traffic fumes and a million voices saying, "My friend, Tuk Tuk - moto-bike??" were wearing my cranial Pirellis down. Even my snots were becoming ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Wednesday, 2 May 2007 | Views [621]
Like Jamie Olivers "Fifteen," in London, Romdeng offers street children an opportunity to acquire new skills. Impressed by my first visit with Ian", I returned alone to examine the cooking and hang with the expats. Maybe listen to ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Tuesday, 1 May 2007 | Views [302]
Although a British Ambassador on a covert mission to unearth cultural learnings from food; on occasion, one requires a part of Britain that made us Great. One such necessity is an English breakfast tea that Roger Moore would approve of. Tracking this ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Monday, 30 Apr 2007 | Views [500]
Just off the Independence monument, in the heart of Phnom Penh lies a classy building of white pillars, warm teracotta coloured walls, airy spaces, water features and fig trees. "Malis," promotes itself as contemporary Khmer food but would ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sunday, 29 Apr 2007 | Views [498]
The Mission Track down a Cambodian delicacy prized for its health related benefits. Devour the reptile cooked two ways, drink the blood mixed with wine and swallow the pulsating heart, whole. The squad Mr C. - laddish Cambodian guide keen on ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sunday, 22 Apr 2007 | Views [413] | Comments [1]
Back in London I am an advocate of regular deep tissue massage. Indeed, they iron out the creases (but usually for a hefty price.) So, when I was invited for a massage in Cambodia, "cheap, cheap" I thought I was getting a bargain. I innocently ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sunday, 22 Apr 2007 | Views [282]
My short stories tend to have a humorous slant. This particular story however cannot. 3 million people (my brothers and sisters of the world) were murdered in this country in a terrible genocide lasting 3 years. I visited an infamous place ... Read more >
Tags: People
Saturday, 21 Apr 2007 | Views [325]
Lying in my bed in Ao Nang, Southern Thailand I was plagued by a swarm of at least 4 mosquitos. They tortured me and prevented me sleeping. These are my thoughts between 3am and 6am. Vampyric Assasins Maybe I picked up the fans shrill whirring ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
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