Among all the options of where and what to eat in Chiang Mai, Khao Soi is one of my favourites. The recipe originated near the Burmese-Thai border, which means northern Thailand is the only place where you can taste the real thing. If you’ve never had khao soi before, it is an intense and rich, […]
Part II: What No One Tells You About Haiti
I felt uneasy about snapping photos when I first came to Haiti. I had a hard time pulling out my camera and felt like I was somehow imposing or being intrusive. I’m a journalist by trade – documenting experiences is what we do. But in Haiti I felt I was doing a huge disservice to the people here by taking […]
What No One Tells You About Haiti
There’s a side to Haiti that no one talks about. In mainstream news, reporters focus on the country’s civil unrest, messy politics, and Cité Soleil. They paint a picture of tent cities, rubble, and abject poverty; a melting pot of NGOs and aid workers. Any headline about Haiti is always followed by a tagline as the poorest country in the […]
What to Eat in Haiti
Before I travelled to Haiti, I assumed local dishes would be a mish mash of unusual ingredients or your basic meat-and-potatoes and whatever locals can get their hands on at the market. Among the things that no one tells you about Haiti is that Haitian food is actually really delicious! It’s wholesome and nutritional, packed with flavourful spices […]
Sleeping in a Bamboo Hut
I had just spent four long days bedridden from a (bad) stomach bug in Bangkok. I almost thought my body caught a parasite and I was eating nothing but dry toast and ice cubes my first few days in Thailand. Dan, my husband, stayed by me through my whole recovery. Except the day he spent […]
Eating Thai Street Food
Thailand really is the epitome of all street food cities. Ratty old carts and portable kitchens line the sidewalks. Thai families who live close to the curb open up their homes to sell whatever they’re serving for dinner that night to others passing by. We’ve even seen mechanic shops set up during the daytime turn into Thai street food garages by night. Thai food […]
