Since Thailand has so many Japanese tourists, I was curious to see how the Japanese food measured up. There was actually a lot of options, and they were all inexpensive. I picked a place that did not look too fancy at all. The really interesting feature of the space though, was that there was only [...]
I ran into this shop on the ground floor of MBK, arguably Thailand’s biggest shopping mall, and certainly Bangkok’s best. I don’t know what Milk Plus brings to your mind, but the first thing I think of is Clockwork Orange. “The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what [...]
I have finally had a moment to sort throught the first Thailand images from my recent trip. These are certainly among my favorites. This street vendor was selling many different variety of cooked bugs. I tried some of the large grasshoppers. They were really flavorful, seasoned with what tasted like soy sauce. They had a [...]
My friend Alfred brought me back this lollipop from Texas. I have not tried it yet, but I can’t wait to dig in. There is a baby scorpion inside, so I suppose it’s not technically an insect but I wanted to have fun with the title anyway. I have been assured that they are 100 [...]