Curries Had Yai, Thailand – There aren’t many sights of note in Had Yai – a ho-hum reclining buddha (wat hat hai yai), a park and little else. More fun is the town’s lively morning market. Unlike many markets that are cramped and covered, this one was lining the streets out in the sun. Easy [...]
Dim Sum Had Yai, Thailand – While perusing Had Yai’s sunny morning market, I got a call from June and my new friends. They wanted to know if I’d like to join them for dim sum; I rushed over. We ended up at Chokdee Dim Sum, 45/17 Lamaisongkraw (near soi 2), a bustling, open-air spot [...]
Southern-Style Thai Tea, Iced and Hot (Cha-Yen and Cha-Ron) Had Yai, Thailand – Within a few hours of arriving in Had Yai, I was taken under the wing of a group of single Thai women in their 30s, led by June, a confident professional who carried three phones with her. We started talking in a [...]
Southern Massaman Beef Curry (Gaeng Massaman Neua) Had Yai, Thailand – Fairly recently, Had Yai has gotten a little bad media attention for terrorism that has plagued parts of Thailand’s deep Muslim south. However, violence hasn’t been continuous and I really wanted to see this unique part of the country. Most of us wouldn’t avoid [...]