I haven’t even upgraded my iPod to an iTouch (I have an old iPod Mini) nor have I purchased a new laptop in many years. I have only just upgraded my mobile phone that includes a good camera, MP3 and internet capability but I can barely keep up with technology. Twitter is, of course, the [...]
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Twitter and Food…
Posted in American, Korean, Los Angeles, Mexican, Miscellaneous/Quirky, News Headlines, Restaurant, street food, Technology, Travel on April 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Chocolate Buffet, Sukhothai Hotel
Posted in Bangkok, Buffets, Chocolate, Hotels, Pastry, Travel, Tropical Fruit on March 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Before I left for Bangkok, I was like a mad woman checking out as many blogs and travel advice websites I could for the best places to eat. As you can imagine, it started to be a huge task and with only three days there, I had to really pick and choose what experiences were [...]
Insects Anyone?
Posted in Asian, Bangkok, Birds, Bugs, Deep-Fried Food, Snacks, street food, Travel, tagged Andrew Zimmerman, Anthony Bourdain, Bangkok, Chatuchak, Eating Bugs, entomology, entomorphogy, Fried Bugs, Fried Cockroaches, silkworm cocoons on November 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Sorry for the lack of posts – traveled a total of over 7 wks (mostly to visit friends and family) and can’t seem to quite recover yet. It doesn’t help that I just started a new full-time job so I’m exhausted as hell. Do you know how hard it is to go through thousands of [...]
Street Stalls, Bangkok
Posted in Asian, Bangkok, Snacks, street food, Travel, tagged Bangkok street food, street food, street stalls on October 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I am not a wimp but my gut isn’t what it used to be. I went to Bangkok with EVERY intention on actually eating food off street stalls because they are often very tasty and authentic. Some of my best memories of eating throughout Mexico were the dodgy-looking tacos, ice creams and grilled corns from [...]
Street-fried Taro Chips Bangkok
Posted in Asian, Bangkok, Deep-Fried Food, Snacks, Travel, tagged Bangkok, fried taro, taro chips on October 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This photo was taken on a random street in Bangkok on our search for Chote Chitr restaurant (reviewed on NPR and NY Times – story on that later), it was very near to the restaurant on the main road. Although the weather was scorching hot and humid, I just couldn’t pass by these hot treats [...]
