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Local food eaten in Antarctica

Around the World Travel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:48:41 +0000

Is there a local food eaten in Antarctica? If so what is it?… The last wilderness on earth, home only to temporary scientists, penguins, seals and other wildlife, fighting for survival in a harsh subzero climate. It is no wonder that it took so long for mankind to reach this frozen continent and battle against …

Two Main Types of Indian Masala

Around the World Travel — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:21:56 +0000

Masala: There are two main types of Indian Masala. People often get confused and think the concept is more complex than it really is…. Masala literally and just means “spiced”. In the west Masala is generally assumed to involve tomato or that it is a specific type of Indian sauce, but this is not the …

Laos to Thailand by boat

Around the World Travel — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:54:02 +0000

Back to Luang Prabang we opted to try out a hostel recommended to us by a couple that we had met on the trek, Fi and Dan. This was better value. 60,000kip for a huge double bed, free tea, coffee and banannas. Worth a try for sure. We got dropped off at the Elephant Camp …

Bamboo School Building in Hatsa

Around the World Travel — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:00:42 +0000

Unbeknownst to us at the time we approached a sandy bank on the brown Nam Ou river and stuttered to a halt. This was it our village home for 3 weeks. We grabbed our bags and the tools climbed the sand bank and climbed the stairs made of rocks, tree trunks, leaf matter and rubbish. As …

A World Apart in Vientiene

Around the World Travel — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:29:44 +0000

We drank a few parting iced coffees with our new friends, discussing future adventures together for 40 minutes before picking up 60,000 kip tickets to the capital city. I hurriedly picked up 2 banana leaf parcels, half a chicken that was bound together by bamboo strips and piled up on a grim counter. A fan …

Attempting to travel north: Salavan

Around the World Travel — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:27:44 +0000

After a much shorter journey than anticipated our bus pulled into a bus station 2km away from the centre of town. We began to walk down the side of the road, not wanting to fork out for a tuk tuk. Within 10mins of walking a man and truck pulled over and offered us a lift. …

Hanging out in Kratie

Around the World Travel — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:51:01 +0000

We landed in Kratie (pronounced K-ra-che not Karatie!) next to the Mekong, which has become our travel partner up north. We instantly agreed that it felt very much like Kampot. Dusty streets with a scattering of coffee shops, street stalls selling fried noodles, soups, beer and cigarettes. A few roads with guesthouses and a central …