Cinque Terre means “Five Lands” (five villages). From north to south, the five villages are Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. We’ll be spending three nights here in Riomaggiore and…
Tag: Food
Wishing for Good Things
The Italian restaurant where we celebrated my sister’s birthday yesterday did not put a candle on her dessert as we requested when we made the reservation. So, we wrote the sushi restaurant…
We’ll Make Our Hue Back to Hue Someday
It’s our last day in Hue. Kenric was healthy enough to get out of bed and join me for a Bun Bo Hue lunch. I’ve been eating the Beef Noodle Soup at…
We Don’t Know What We Ate in Hue
Look who’s finally healthy enough to go outside! Thanks to the nice guy at the pharmacy. I didn’t have enough cash (450,000 Vietnamese Dong / USD $19.30) to get both the daytime…
Thinking of Albania
Even though we spent only four nights in Tirana, Albania last November (2017), we really liked the place. We didn’t get to try too much of their food, or interact with locals….
English Breakfast in Hue
English breakfast for breakfast because Kenric was beginning to fall ill. I had some orange-carrot-ginger juice while waiting for our takeaway dinner hoping I can fend off his germs. I don’t think…
Which is Better, Banh Nam or Banh Loc?
After a truly aggravating 2.5-hour train ride from Hoi An to Hue, our luck changed when I came across an online recommendation for Le Hanh. The restaurant is only a few minutes…
Economy Class Comfort
After getting a pinched nerve from sleeping on an overnight train ride recently, I’m so glad we decided to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Hoi An. With my fussy stomach,…
Eating in Saigon
First, Watch Out for Motorcycles Check out the never-ending stream of motorcycles. And that’s about 30 km (18.6 miles) outside of Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon. Traffic in the city is…
Breakfast of the Gods
Thanks to the generous parents of my friend who lives in Perth, Australia, Kenric and I had three really wonderful meals in Kuching, Sarawak. Sarawak is very famous for Sarawak Laksa. It’s…