Category Archives: Vietnam

Banh mi stall in Hanoi The world seems a lot smaller to me now. It could just be that I’m getting older, or because my closest friends are spread across more timezones than child-me knew existed, but it was my recent trip to Sydney that sparked this realisation. A quick visit ‘home’ for a visa [...]

Coffee dripping. It’s days like today that I miss Hanoi. Sleepy Sundays after a long stressful work week and a sweaty dance-filled Saturday night. Today I’m in Seoul, shivering and dreaming about a good coffee to pave the way for thoughts of food. Here, I’d have to spend an eternity layering up with warm clothes, [...]

Xoi with pork floss and lap cheong I’m a big believer in breakfast. Avocado on toast, porridge with brown sugar and banana, bircher muesli, crunchy cereal with ice cold milk, fruit salad and yogurt. Refreshing sustenance that returns you to the land of the living after sleeping the sleep of the dead. The early morning, [...]