There are numerous tools and techniques employed while exploring a new city…maps, tour guides, travel booklets — all of them are helpful. However, I...
Across the highway from the JJ Market is a vast food market — not a super market at all because there’s no detergents, paper towels, light bulbs, and...
When we were in Bangkok four years ago we had dinner at the traditional Thai restaurant at the Shangri-la Hotel, where we were staying. This time we...
What to do with a 12-hour layover at Heathrow? We were en route to Bangkok for an Oldways Symposium, and rather than face duty free and airport food...
A wonderful old-fashioned food (OK, it’s an oldways food) is in markets right now, making its annual month-long appearance. It’s Fiddlehead Ferns, an...
A cup of tea is a more significant event in Vietnam than a cup of coffee is in the US. Its rituals are richer, its varieties more plentiful, its tastes...
