I love food and I love eating! Breakfast in Udonthani can be such an adventure! You can go to a coffee shop where you get stewed chicken or pork with rice ( Very Western Styled!) or porridge mixed with rice noodles or even pick up bbq chicken or pork from the streets! Click on the photo to make it bigger, if you need to show the taxi / sam lor driver where you want to go!
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I love food and I love eating! Breakfast in Udonthani can be such an adventure! You can go to a coffee shop where you get stewed chicken or pork with rice ( Very Western Styled!) or porridge mixed with rice noodles or even pick up bbq chicken or pork from the streets! Click on the photo to make it bigger, if you need to show the taxi / sam lor driver where you want to go!
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 Naem (แหนม) in a bunch If you were to go to the Issan region in Thailand, you will see these banana leaf wrapped items sold all over at provision shops, on the streets, almost anywhere! You can even find them in 7-11 in Thailand, but they are wrapped in plastic and put in the fridge. I was really curious about them when I first saw them in a shop, but it is only like now, two years later, that I was curious enough to ask someone how they are made and what exactly are they. You will be shocked! They actually contain uncooked pork, wrapped together with chilli and garlic, tossed with a bit of salt and cooked glutinous rice (kao niao). The taste of naem is pretty much acquired, but I like it, and eat it on its own. It's a little tangy, garlic-ky all at the same time.
Essentially, you mix minced garlic, glutinous rice, minced raw pork, cooked pork skin and chili together in a big bowl before using banana leaf to wrap up a small portion of the mixture. In Udonthani, they wrap it up in basil leaves first before wrapping the little cube into three to four layers of banana leaf, presumably to prevent too much oxygen from getting in. Naem goes very well with beer and Lao-Kao (translated as alcohol white) which is the cheapest alcohol that is strong and colourless at the same time, and there is something about the tangy sour mixture matched with a strong garlic flavour that is terribly memorable! If you want to make your own naem moo, (Fermented pork sausage), check this link out! http://www.thaifoodmaster.com/ingredient/meats/pork/155 Going to Udonthani by bus is 525 baht from Mo Chit bus Station and it takes between 7-9 hours to arrive in Udonthani from Bangkok.
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http://www.lionairthai.com/en I went to Hong Kong in July for 3 days, and I spent less than $600, airfare, food, accommodation inclusive. AND I went to Guangzhou and Macau too! This is what I did: 1) Checked all the fares from the different budget airlines and chose the cheapest to Hong Kong, keeping in mind that I only have three days, and want to make full use of my time there. The best is to arrive in Hong Kong before 12, so by the time I arrive at the hotel, I would be able to check in. ( I also requested for early check in ) My airfare was $137.42 there and $211.64 back, a total of $349.06 on Tiger. ( Scoot was cheaper, but I would lose either a day or have to spend an extra night in Hong Kong. )
2) Read up about the public transportation system in Hong Kong and in Guangzhou before heading to Hong Kong. I found out online about the buses that would arrive near my hotel, and made a note to ask for directions. ( I would have probably paid for the HKD 100 airport express train, except that I read that it is only HKD33 for a direct express bus to Mongkok, where my hotel was. )
It was very easy finding the bus stop, as it is just outside the airport, on the right if you are facing the MTR. The queue was orderly and the bus had plenty of luggage holding spaces. The seats were very comfortable, and even came with seat belts for the individual seats. Lush padding made it super comfy and it had a clear LED sign showing you the name of each stop right in front of the bus. Going to Guangzhou was another story...scroll down to read more! |
AuthorVivien Goh travels alot, and she loves getting onto the plane and exploring the world when she arrives alone. There is something enticing about being able to discover new ideas, cultures and food that excites her. She travels light, with just one bag, but comes back to Singapore with loads. Be it for clothes, instant noodles, or game prizes for her show, she has to travel with extra bags in her little backpack. Verified!
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