After years of meandering and eating my way through Jakarta, Bangkok, Shenzhen, and other East Asian cities, it was about time to revisit the street food in Manila. Manila isn’t particularly pedestrian-friendly, nor is it heaving with standard issue points of interest. However, if you are in to Spanish colonial history, check out Intramuros, and […]
Food
My Top Five Eats of 2023
As usual, it was difficult to create a top five list of an entire year’s worth of eating. There could easily be numerous top five lists; after all, the periscope is always up in the search for the most clickbait-friendly of titles. But that’s tiresome. Instead, I will present you with a single list of […]
The First Food Tour of Mexico City
As winter slowly encroaches upon much of the U.S., let’s warm up a little by taking a Mexico City food tour. We’ll start with two examples of comida callejera, or street food. Green chorizo, what?! Nope, it’s not from using avocados. Hailing from the city of Toluca in the state of Mexico (the latter of […]
Airline Meals, Part 1
Looking through photos of the pre-pandemic travel days, I began to feel nostalgic for something unusual…or so I thought, until coming across news of Malaysians being able to order AirAsia meals at Kuala Lumpur malls. Then, in October 2020, I found out about Singapore Airlines catering economy and business class meals to private residences. Folks, […]
A Tale of Six Ceviche
Ceviche (seh-VEE-chay) — or, is it cebiche? — is one of Peru’s most famous culinary exports, although its origins are indeed a mystery. It might have stemmed from the Incas, who discovered that chicha, or fermented maize, could help preserve seafood. Perhaps it was the Spanish conquistadors from Andalusia, who introduced different citruses such as […]
Tokyo Weekend Trips: Nagano Prefecture
In this installment of No Work All Travel, I will be introducing a Tokyo weekend trip to Nagano prefecture. More specifically, a voyage to the castle city of Matsumoto, and Daio Wasabi Farm, in Hotaka. The first recorded instance of wasabi, sushi’s hot-headed colleague, dates back to the year 981, during the Heian period of […]
Kurume Tonkotsu Ramen
In 2016, I visited the city of Kurume, Japan, located in the southwestern island of Kyushu. The city is notable for two major contributions to the Japanese economy: Bridgestone, the world’s largest tire and rubber company, and Kurume tonkotsu ramen, the “parent” of Hakata-style ramen. I guess that’s why the noodles were so chewy. Vocab […]
Hotel Review: Aloft Bangkok Sukhumvit 11
The 298-room Aloft Bangkok Sukhumvit 11 — located on Sukhumvit Soi 11 –exists in a very crowded sea of hotels, restaurants, and nightlife. With so much choice — and more options being built month after month in one of the world’s most visited cities — how does this property stand out? For a more literal […]
