Cooking Indonesian Style

Isn’t it great being a kid? Your parents are there for you to cook some of the greatest meals known! All of your favorite dishes are at their fingertips and, by extension, yours. Or at least, they WERE.

Trekking in Sapa

There is amazing beauty in rural Vietnam, from the spectacular views over terraced rice fields to the warmth and open hearts of the people.

Hoi An Food Tour

What surprises me about every country we visit on this trip is that right when you think you understand the country, it always has something new to throw at you. That is what just happened here in Vietnam on a food tour we took in Hoi An.

Dining and Driving in Dalat

We have dined well on this trip – exceptionally well – but every once in a while a meal just knocks you off your feet. Hoang Nguyen and Vivaviva Cuc, this post is for you.

Farewell to Cambodia

Sunset on the river at Kampot

While Siem Reap definitely provided us with amazing images of Cambodia, we left the country having enjoyed other wonderful experiences ranging from some truly outstanding beach time, as well as some cultural and outdoor adventures.

Beauty and the Bugs

Behold the majestic tarantula, king of spiders, and a mite tasty too, once you get the hang of it.

Momo Making in Kathmandu

With our hosts, Dil (left) and Purna (right), in our momo making class

Eva here. On one of our last days in Kathmandu, we went to a Backstreet Academy, momo making lesson. Backstreet Academy is an on-line organization in some Southeast Asian countries that offers courses where local people teach traditional arts.

Sweets and Treats Around the World (Part 2)

Hard at work!

Eva here.

Hi everyone! I know you all have been waiting for the second part of ice cream around the world, so I am writing this.

We Are How We Eat

Secca de boeuf, the regional specialty in Entreveaux, France

Originally published in Alternatives Journal Online

In Verona, that most picturesque and fabled town, we ate horse. It was a cultural challenge, not a culinary one. The pastissada de caval was superb. As our waiter explained, horse meat may have had its origins in tough times, but today it has everything to do with taste, not necessity. It is a regional specialty.

Italian Plastic

During our time in Italy, we started to notice a strange subculture of everyday Italian life. When we went to buy things at supermarkets, we started to notice the large amount of plastic that was used.