View from a Hat Yao Restaurant on Ko Phi Phi Don
Krabi, Thailand – I was starving, famished. The path from Loh Dalum beach to Hat Yao (Long Beach) on Ko Phi Phi Don was not the meandering, scenic path I thought it would be. There were rocky inclines, there were brambles and tree roots, there [...]
Remnants of a Scone and a Cup of Assam Tea
Bangkok, Thailand - Although Thailand was never colonized, it carries on some of the more elegant traditions of colonial past. Afternoon tea at The Oriental Bangkok, the first hotel in Thailand, has long been a tradition for the 130-year-old luxury hotel. It is served from 12:00-6:00 p.m. [...]
Rotee Vendor
Bangkok, Thailand - With a quick flip of the wrist, this rotee master twists her dough into a nest ready to be fried crispy in a hot oiled pan. Mine was drizzled with a condensed milk icing and folded into a roll. Needless to say, it was just delicious.
Roti Dough Ready for Frying
Finished Roti
Ice Cream Sandwich
Bangkok, Thailand - When you’re unemployed in a foreign country, you feel like you can do things you wouldn’t normally do. In various stages of independence – summer camp, college, my own apartment – I was never tempted to eat ice cream for breakfast. Oatmeal, toast and eggs were just fine for me. For [...]
7-Eleven near Bangkok’s Memorial Bridge
Bangkok, Thailand - 7-Elevens are on every block of this city. It’s the Starbucks of Bangkok, except instead of overpriced coffee they have sim cards, sour milky drinks and, yes, those hot dogs cooked on rotating metal rods for mysterious lengths of time. It’s not quite the convenience store of my Massachusetts [...]
Rice Noodle Soup
Bangkok, Thailand - I got my first bowl of noodles in the Pak Khlong Talat (flower market) on Tuesday. Rice noodles with a ground fish and galangal sauce garnished with basil, bean sprouts, and winter melon – it was truly delicious. The woman serving up the noodles runs a brisk business. The seats by [...]
I’ve never been crazy about the starchy, slightly tannic Cavendish banana that is ubiquitous in the U.S. I can’t remember the last time I had one and I wouldn’t be all that sorry to see it disappear from American markets. That aside, it was a banana, not noodles or a curry, that was the first thing I tasted in Thailand.
