1. Ride in a Cool Rickshaw There aren’t too many options for transportation in Jaffna, but riding around in a “cool rickshaw” is probably the best choice! The cool thing about the Bajaj rickshaw’s is that they are actually comfortable, and you can get a good view out the doorway. 2. Jaffna Fish Market There [...]
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VIDEO: Eating Thai Chicken Rice in Bangkok’s Pratunam District
Watch the VIDEO (above)! If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on Youtube. Hainanese chicken rice is basically boiled chicken served over fragrant rice that is cooked in chicken broth and chicken fat. In Thailand, chicken rice is known as Khao Man Gai ข้าวมันไก่. In this video I dine at a [...]
Photo Favorite: Chaos at the Long Bien Market
Chaos would be an understatement when referring to the Long Bien wholesale market in Hanoi. The central distribution of fruits and vegetables for much of Hanoi begins at Long Bien at about midnight and continues until around 6 am the next morning. For those 6 hours the entire scene is a straight up fight of [...]
12 Intriguing Photos of Chengyang: A Little-Known Village in China
1. Chengyang Village Chengyang is a little-known village. Are you ready for this? It is precisely located in the Dong People region, Sanjiang Area, in Liuzhou County, in the northern part of Guangxi Province, and finally in the country of the People’s Republic of China! 2. Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge Chengyang is especially famous [...]
Pilgrimage to Nainativu Island in Northern Sri Lanka (Completely Unplanned)
To be honest I had no clue where we were going… …or even what we were doing. The day began in the northern Sri Lankan town of Jaffna. After devouring a huge meal of Sri Lankan food, we were walking (aimlessly) around town with nothing to do for the foreseeable future - just checking things out and exploring! [...]
A Lesson on Burmese Street Food (VIDEO)
(If you can’t see the video, watch it on Youtube here) A few weeks ago, I wrote about an awesome Burmese street food discovery in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The owner was not only an extreme motherly chef, but she was also ecstatic about me taking photos of her food and eventually shooting a [...]
Photo Favorite: Thai Style Roasted Snakehead Fish
I could go on and on talking about different kinds of grilled fish from around the world – I just love to eat fish! In my opinion, one of the best Thai dishes is roasted snakehead fish. The insides are removed and replaced with lemongrass and a number of other fragrant herbs. Then the skin [...]
Sri Lankan Hoppers: Funny Name, Delicious Pancakes
It’s restaurants like these that scream to be eaten at. Often it’s little more than a shack of antique wood covered in rusty tin and sponsored by Coca Cola. In Nairobi, some of the best nyama choma is served out of very similar looking establishments. For me, the lure of the setting and the fragrance [...]
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Hey! My name is Mark. After graduating from university, I decided to travel the world!
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