Phase 3 – Page 2 – Chasing Chicharrones

Meang Kum by Asia Scenic Cooking School, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Corbin and I went to an amazing cooking class in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The set-up was terrific; each student had individual, fully-equipped stations for both prepping ingredients and cooking. We made multiple courses, and each student had a choice of what to cook from several options. Our teacher somehow managed to teach 4 different dishesContinue reading “Meang Kum by Asia Scenic Cooking School, Chiang Mai, Thailand”

Temples, Temples, Temples

After Angkor Wat on the first day, we stopped and had a nice lunch before continuing on the small circuit of the Angkor Wat Complex. Seeing the less well-known temples was just as amazing since all the temples are unique in their own ways. The first post-lunch spot was the Tree Temple (Ta Prohm). KnownContinue reading “Temples, Temples, Temples”

Empty Angkor Wat

When visiting Cambodia, one location is on everybody’s list: Angkor Wat. If you are in Cambodia, you must visit Angkor Wat. Often, people catch a quick flight to Siem Reap to see Angkor Wat, even if they are just in other parts of South-East Asia. So, given that we were visiting Cambodia, Angkor Wat wasContinue reading “Empty Angkor Wat”

GIBBONS

We woke up at 7:00am under mosquito nets in our homestay on the top floor of a pretty rustic wooden home. Then we ate a Cambodian traditional breakfast of rice and pork with vegetables. Then we finished getting ready, got into a truck at about 8:00am, drove to the river, and got onto a longContinue reading “GIBBONS”

Duk morech aka Cambodian Lime-Pepper Dipping Sauce by Vireak, Kaoh Trong, Kracheh Province, Cambodia

Pomelo Homestay is located on a small island in the Mekong, a short boat ride across the river from Kratie (sometimes spelled Kracheh), 3 hours northeast of Phnom Penh. We traveled to this small town hoping to catch glimpses of the near-extinct sub-population of Irrawaddy River Dolphins that swim here. We chose this homestay becauseContinue reading “Duk morech aka Cambodian Lime-Pepper Dipping Sauce by Vireak, Kaoh Trong, Kracheh Province, Cambodia”