“Brewer”: Carlsberg Before people had the option of deadening their palate while getting their booze on with a premixed wine cooler, there was shandy, half beer mixed with half lemonade. It is one of those drinks manages to ruin two otherwise perfect drinks when you make it. I’d first heard of the shandy premix from… Continue reading Jolly Shandy
Month: December 2007
Malaysia is sweet
I’ve left Thailand for Malaysia and am running a little behind on writing. More sweet eating to come from Penang, Cameron Highlands, Melaka, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu and more.
Pig’s brain tom yam and the morbidly obese dog.
Austin told me that there would be pig’s brain tom yam. An offal and coconut soup aberration buried in Bangkok’s inner suburbs within walking distance of some of the other rarer gems in Thailand’s food scene. A mere taxi ride from the Gut Feelings safehouse where I was holed up beside the pool. We’d conversed… Continue reading Pig’s brain tom yam and the morbidly obese dog.
Buddha’s littlest pirate
A young monk buys pirated DVDs, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand.
The road to Mae Hong Son
Night market in front of wat at Maehongson The road to Mae Hong Son in Northwest Thailand is dream trip for motorcyclists. A road of endless switchbacks, freshly paved, glides you through hidden valleys filled with stepped rice paddies, small farms, streams revealing waterfalls, hidden caves and palaces abandoned until the next warm season drives… Continue reading The road to Mae Hong Son