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Of frogs, fast cats and future instructors. During the second weekend, we sailed aboard The Frog one of a fleet of small, very fast racing catamarans called Fireflies, designed and built in Phuket. The course was lead by two local…
Heroic epithets and ballast babes “Master mariner of land ways and sea ways,” and “the great tactician” are epithets for one of western literature’s greatest heroes – Odysseus of Ithica. Odes to his legendary skill with sword, sail and battle…
I know I’m not really qualified to say this, but I love Vietnamese food. Having spent a total of only three weeks in but a handful of the country’s cities, my exposure to Vietnam’s vast culinary vocabulary is limited at…
I recently came across David Thompson’s 2002 tome, Thai Food/Arharn Thai in our small local library. Not accustomed to finding such exotic content here in the high Rockies, I checked it out without even bothering to flip through a few…
“If I hold up a glass of water for ten minutes, it will feel heavy. If I hold that glass for 30 minutes, my arm will hurt. If I hold it for two hours, I am a very dumb monk,”…
Check out the mouthwatering, Vietnamese dishes at Viet’s restaurant the next time you find yourself in Denver, Colorado. Here’s a little sample of what you can expect . . … Continue reading
The ubiquitous, delicious Thai sour salad. Find it on any street corner or haut venue. This variation from thanks to Blue Elephant cooking school in Bangkok
a Thai classic found in haut venues, local joints, street stalls and possibly every Thai restaurant outside the kingdom Ingredients 2 cups coconut cream 6oz sliced chicken meat 1-2T fish sauce 2c coconut milk 5-6 Thai Continue reading
It’s gilded profile stands between two great, rushing rivers in the northern reaches of Laos. With its numerous historic temples, aging French colonial facades, UNESCO Heritage status and long, noble past, the peninsular village of Luang Prabang is a popular…
Most visitors to Bangkok get around by sky train, underground, metered cabs or tuk-tuks. But if you want to go local with a little flair, try a motorcycle taxi through the city’s traffic-laden streets. When do four lanes turn into…