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Staying (and Eating) at Bangkok’s Amari Watergate Hotel – A Few Days of Luxury

by on June 18, 2013

In mid June 2013, I was invited to attend a travel blog conference in Bangkok organized by Digital Innovation Asia. While attending the conference I was put up in Amari Watergate, a luxurious hotel located smack dab in the middle of the bustling Pratunam market and shopping district of Bangkok. If you’re coming to Bangkok [...]

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PHOTO: Thai Donuts

by on May 31, 2013

Thai Donuts Thai donuts, which are directly brought over from China, are small pieces of deep fried dough. They aren’t normally too sweet and are either eaten directly or dipped in sang kaya coconut jam. Thai donuts are a popular Thai breakfast choice.

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PHOTO: Isaan Thai Feast

by on May 3, 2013

Isaan Thai Feast Isaan food originates from the northeastern province of Thailand. Green papaya salad, grilled chicken, blood cockles, and sticky rice were all a part of this incredible feast at Bangkok’s graveyard restaurant.

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PHOTO: Thai Street Food Ingredients

by on April 12, 2013

Thai Street Food Ingredients There’s such a great diversity of Thai street food restaurants in Bangkok. This particular restaurant serves stir fried Thai Chinese dishes with lots of seafood and big curly intestines!

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PHOTO: Pig Face for Dinner

by on April 5, 2013

Pig Face for Dinner Pig face is quite a popular part of the animal to eat – mostly fatty, but flavorful. Filipino sisig is chopped up pigs face on a sizzling platter, but in Thailand they mostly like to eat pigs face either grilled or boiled and served with chili sauce.

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Food Tour of Bangkok’s Tantalizing Sriyan Market (ตลาดศรีย่าน)

by on March 26, 2013

After living in Bangkok more or less for the last 3.5 years, I’m always excited when I discover a market I’ve never been to before. Located just down the road from Ratchawat Market, one of my favorite Bangkok street food areas, is yet another old-school Thai market that’s home to some outstanding restaurants and street [...]

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PHOTO: Red Eye Chili Sauce

by on March 22, 2013

Red Eye Chili Sauce Nam Prik Ta Daeng (นำ้พริกตาแดง), is a type of Thai nam prik chili sauce that’s fiery hot and packed with flavor. I love to eat it with a plate of rice and steamed vegetables.

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Exotic Fruit: Southeast Asian Cempedak

by on March 21, 2013

Fruit, of all types, is one of the ultimate things to consume on the planet. It’s fresh, sweet, juicy, natural, and pure healthy goodness. Not only do I love bananas, mangoes, apples, pineapple, and other around the world familiar fruits, but I also particularly enjoy sampling rarer breeds of exotic fruit. Southeast Asia, as well [...]

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