Category Archives: Food

Only our second curry of the trip!

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

I know, I know we are in Vietnam, and Vietnamese food is awesome, but couldn’t resist this curry house. Just off ‘Times Square’ in Saigon central.

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Hello Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Whether you call it Ho Chi Minh City of Saigon depends largely on where you’re from in Vietnam. Convention is to refer to the city with the same name as those you are talking to. From the relative peace of … Continue reading →

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Hoi An Market

Posted on 19/01/2018 by Chris Clark

We have seen a lot of markets on this trip, but this has to be the best of the bunch by a long way. We visited the first time as part of our cookery course with the chef talking us … Continue reading →

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Durians

Posted on 03/01/2018 by Chris Clark

A note on Durians. We’ve not been to Asia before, so this is new to us. Durians – the king of fruit. “… its odor is best described as pig-shit, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock.”

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Muri Night Market

Posted on 07/12/2017 by Chris Clark

We are staying in the Muri area of Rarotonga and just down the road is the night market.

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First curry in a whole month!

Posted on 01/12/2017 by Chris Clark

Our first curry in a whole month – way too long an absence. Great curry!

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It’s all about the pies……all about the pies

Posted on 01/12/2017 by Chris Clark

Lots of pie stuff going on here.

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