Bangkok taxis are incredibly cheap. Like you can pretty much go across town for what it costs to sit in traffic for 2 minutes in NYC. The downside to that is that pretty much anyone with a pulse can get a taxi license. Some of the drivers are super picky about which fares they decide… Continue Reading
Sirilanna Hotel Chiang Mai
There are tons of cheap accommodations in Chiang Mai and I hope to someday take advantage of those for an extended stay. But, for a short trip of say a week or even two, Sirilanna is worth every penny. I’ve never stayed anywhere like it. Words cannot do this hotel justice, so we’ll have to… Continue Reading
Thai Cooking Class – Pad Thai Recipe
This is the Pad Thai recipe I learned in my cooking class. Traditional Pad Thai usually contains shrimp and fish sauce. This version substitutes tofu and light soy sauce. 2 T vegetable oil 3 – 4 garlic cloves, pressed 50 grams diced tofu 1 egg 2 T soy sauce 1 t white sugar 1 cup… Continue Reading
Thai Cooking Class – Market Tour
What an amazing day! If you’re a traveling foodie, you must take a one-day cooking class! This was the best day of my whole trip. Why didn’t I take a class in Italy? I had a choice of several cooking schools in Chiang Mai, but I chose this particular school because it uses 80% organic… Continue Reading
Chang Beer & Dive Bar Restrooms
I loved Chang Beer, but I did not love the public restrooms in the dive bars of Khao San Road… BYOTP is the rule rather than the exception in these places, and toilet seats are optional. Bangkok doesn’t have a great sewer system, so most restrooms have a bucket for the paper, and in one… Continue Reading
Street Food – Pad Thai
Pad thai from the street stands of Bangkok is easily one of the best food bargains in the world! I felt sort of guilty for all the work these people went through to earn less than $1, but 25 – 30 baht was the going rate for a vegetarian pad thai consisting of noodles, cabbage,… Continue Reading
Pig of Good Fortune
Chinatown, Bangkok4 February 2011, the Year of the Rabbit