Travel with Pen & Palate’s guide to Argentina
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- Chef Mavro and the philosophy of Hawaii Regional Cuisine
- To Hawaiians taro is much more than a vegetable
- IFWTWA 2013 Hawaii Conference: Finding the Real Hawaii
- While wandering the back roads of Hawaii
- Two January Days in the Florida Everglades
- Florida in its Quincentenary Year
- Pensacola Renaissance
- White sand and oysters on Alabama’s gulf shore
- This is the face of Maine
- From Forest, Sea and Farm to Table in Washington State’s Pacific Northwest
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
The Ta Prohm Strangler
The ceiling fan stirs the languid air as mosquitoes flirt in the shadows of verdant ferns and orchids. Roosters compete with motor bikes to break the dawn. The gray/pink haze illuminates the dust laden street with its fading blue and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cultural Sites, Food, Historic Sites, Restaurants and hotels, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel and Food, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Tagged Angkor Wat, Buddhist, Cambodia, food, international food, international travel, restaurants, Siem Reap, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Hot, Hotter, Hottest: Chiang Mai Thai Cuisine
Famous local saying: “We have three seasons in Thailand – hot, hotter, and hottest.” Tom Kha Chicken You could say the same about Thai cuisine. I’ve seen innocent tourists sitting in a Bougainvillea bedecked cafe terrace enjoying Tom Kha Chicken at breakfast … Continue reading
Palace, Temple, Farmer’s House: Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai in a muggy late February haze: the ancient, once fortified, city still sits surrounded by a watery moat and the highest mountains in Thailand. The hills provided vantage points warning of potential invasions from its arch-enemy, the Burmese (and their Thai cousins from Ayutthaya in the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cultural Sites, Historic Sites, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel and Food, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Tagged Bhuping Palace, Buddhist, Chiang Mai, international travel, Karen Long Neck people, Lanna Architecture Center, Narod the Hermit, Thailand, travel, Uncle Jack Jarin Bain, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Wat Gate Ket Karem, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Wiang Kum Kam
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Hanoi: 24-hours
First Impressions…Hanoi …in a much anticipated visit to Vietnam. photos: Marc d’Entremont music: Ai Oan Lamentation, Phong Nguyks Vietnamese Instrumental Music on the Đàn bầu.
Posted in Architecture, Cultural Sites, Food, Historic Sites, Restaurants and hotels, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel and Food
Tagged Buddhist, Farmers Markets, food, Hanoi, heirloom produce, Hoan Kiem Lake, international food, local farms, restaurants, travel, Turtle Pagoda, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Vietnam
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Chicken Feet to iPods: The Markets of Chiang Mai
A quintessential Chinatown – winding narrow streets packed with people, motor vehicles and wooden carts, the ornate red and gilt gate, the smells of grilled meat and steaming soups, the sellers of dragon fruit, dried strawberries and grilled bananas, whole plucked … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Sites, Food, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel and Food, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Tagged Chiang Mai, Chinatown, food, Giant Prawns, international food, international travel, Night Market Chiang Mai, Ping River, Sunday Market, Thailand, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Weekend Market
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Buddha and Other Expats in the Royal City of Chiang Mai
Actually the Buddha never visited Chiang Mai no less move there, but legions of his devotees have over the centuries from around the world – India, Laos, Vietnam, China, Australia, France, England, Canada, America. Not all of these expats are … Continue reading
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Tagged antiques, Buddhist, Chiang Mai, expats in Thailand, Farmers Markets, food, international food, international travel, Thailand, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Monk Chat at the Silver Ubosoth: Chiang Mai
Question: “If we follow the Eight Precepts of Buddhism, especially the one that prohibits having sex, after 100 years the human race will become extinct.” Response: “As a matter of fact, this question is asked about something impossible and it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism and chastity, Buddhist, Buddisism and women, Chiang Mai, international travel, monk chat chiang mai, Phra Dhatu Chedi Luang, Quakers, Silver Ubosoth, Thailand, travel, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Wiang Kum Kam
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Luang Prabang, Laos: City of Smoke and Mirrors
He’s about four feet tall and looks like any one of a hundred classic poses of the Lord Buddha. He rests behind bars in an exterior open gallery with a twenty-something female guard sitting at a desk (no guns). Photos are … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cultural Sites, Food, Historic Sites, Restaurants and hotels, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel and Food, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Tagged chemical free farming, Farmers Markets, food, international food, international travel, Laos, Laotian cuisine, local farms, Luang Prabang, Mount Phousie, That Chomsi, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Wat Ho Prabang, Wat Mai, Wat Xieng Thong
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