Not only did I come home from south east Asia with a slightly improved ability to use chopsticks, but also with the knowledge of how to make some excellent Vietnamese dishes. Considering how much I love cooking, you might find it strange to hear that I’d never attempted a cooking course abroad before. But when […]
Read More Cooking up a storm with the Hoi An Eco-Cooking School in VietnamI spent an entire year enviously scrolling through an Instagram page called “The Big Dog Cafe” before I found my way there. After my friend Jess had visited a year before, I’d kept it in my mind, determined to go to what was basically my idea of heaven on earth. And Bangkok Day Three was […]
Read More Living my best life at Bangkok’s Big Dog Cafe in ThailandMy first venture into south east Asia had me feeling a bit like a millionaire. Changing up my pounds for Thai baht left me with more than a handful of colourful bank notes, promising me false riches in a country where everything seemed inexpensive. I arrived in Bangkok with £150 worth of Thai baht and […]
Read More Thailand diaries part 1: Making friends with an ex-monk in BangkokBritish politeness meant that I started my one-day adventure in The Great Outdoors by rubbing spicy green mulch into my very heavily bleeding finger. I had a spare few days before my flight home from Bangkok so I thought I’d venture into northern Thailand after hearing a few good things about Chiang Mai. After all, […]
Read More Getting up close and personal with nature in Chiang Mai, Thailand
