Eating on the cheap at the Pisac Sunday Market
I can’t recall how we got the notion in our heads, but Peru is not a bargain travel destination. After a few too many expensive and yet disappointing restaurant meals, Todd and I are thrilled by the food stalls at…
Lima, Peru travel guide – The YEH, MEH, NAHs
If you’re a city person, a foodie, or a fan of nascent art scenes—like we are—the bustling, growing city of Lima, Peru is worth at least two days. Visit on Friday and Saturday nights to see Lima at its most…
A misorder of a magnitude to be reckoned with
Café Tostado doesn’t look like much from the outside. Indeed, it looks like nothing from the outside. Just a dark, empty, doorwound in a whitewashed cement facade, like so many other storefronts in Lima’s Barranco district. No clouds of drool-inducing…
Hong Kong travel tips
Fantastic frog figurine from the Hong Kong Museum of Art | Photo by Lauren Girardin The Ratings Explained: YEH – Like a hot, fresh baked egg tart. YEHs are as good as you can get, especially for your backpacker buck,…
Bangkok, Thailand travel tips
You don’t get to see or do much when you get kicked out of a country. So most of our YEH-MEH-NAHs are for things within a few blocks of our hostels, the immigration office, and Pantip Plaza. That’s right –…
Sukhothai and Ayuthaya, Thailand travel tips
Todd and I spent only a couple days each in Sukhothai and Ayuthaya, Thailand, and a lot of that time was spent at the Buddhist sites. Even so, we happened upon a few non-touristy gems and plenty of predictable mediocrity….
Luang Prabang, Laos travel tips
Where we ate: Phousi Restaurant – Knowing how spicy Laotian papaya salad can be, we asked for mild and it was still delivered inedibly spicy (and we love spicy). Fruit shakes were miserable concoctions, beer was overpriced.: NAH Pasaneyom Coffee…
Vang Vieng, Laos travel tips
Where we ate: In Vang Vieng, we didn’t like many of the eating options. Natureview Restaurant, on the road to Pou Kham Cave – Though we only had one dish of lap, a lao lao mojito, and homemade potent pineapple…
Vientiane, Laos travel tips
Where we ate: Morning Market – We’re pretty sure we didn’t find the actual Morning Market, known for it’s street food, but we did find a lady on Lane Xiang Ave near Hatsady Rd making fresh rice paper rolls with…
Hanoi, Vietnam travel tips
On and off, we spent almost a week in Hanoi, and we spent many meals hopping from one little shop to another, noshing on each shop’s specialty. So, there are a lot of travel tips! Read on…
