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The Asian Food Odyssey – Part 2: China

December 20, 2008

After Taiwan we travelled to China – specifically to Shaoqing via Shenzhen. The primary purpose of the visit was to see the village that my father came from and pay our respects at my grandmother’s grave – but there’s always time to sample some of the regional specialties! Given the size of the party we [...]

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The Asian Food Odyssey – Part 1: Taiwan

December 15, 2008

About 1.5 months ago, I embarked on my culinary journey across Taiwan, China and Hong Kong with my folks and ate my way across the 3 countries. As always, Asia is a fantastic wonderland for foodies, with fantastic high-end fine dining fare, delicious and/or curious street market fare, and of course the best comfort foods. [...]

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The declining Aussie dollar…

October 28, 2008

It’s scary how weak the Aussie dollar has become. I’m currently in the process of booking accommodation for myself in HK as I’m off this Saturday for 2 weeks and boy have I chosen a bad time to travel. Had I chosen to travel, say 2 months ago I would have been laughing! In fact, [...]

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When in Thailand…

October 20, 2008

My friend just asked for some tips for travelling in Thailand. She’s going to Bangkok and Krabi in about 2 weeks time. I’ve been asked a number of times now for Thailand tips – not that I’ve travelled extensively through the area – perhaps just because I enthuse about my Thai trips so much. What’s [...]

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