Last updated Mar 19, 2022 | First published on Mar 17, 2022 | Other Places
The Shan noodle factory in Hsipaw, a small town in Burma, was a literal sweatshop. I was drenched within minutes as moisture poured from my body. Despite the sauna-like conditions, workers were cranking out rice noodles at an alarming rate. For some reason, the...
Last updated Apr 19, 2022 | First published on Jan 15, 2013 | Life on the Road
Since food and people are the biggest parts of any journey, and you can’t eat people and brag about it on a blog, I’ve decided to compile a portfolio of backpacking foods I encountered while wandering over the past seven years. Unfortunately, this...
Last updated Mar 5, 2022 | First published on Jan 14, 2013 | Life on the Road
Food in many parts of the world, particularly where there isn’t much to eat, can be loosely defined as anything you put into your mouth that doesn’t kill you. Some of this weird travel food I’ve encountered over the years is proof. My vegetarian...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Nov 16, 2009 | Peru
One of the delights of budget travel for me is wandering a local market in a strange and unfamiliar place. The market in Cusco, Peru, is one of the most interesting I’ve ever enjoyed. Local markets are a welcome assault on the senses. New mysterious smells (some...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Dec 8, 2008 | Portland
Another mystery box of divine Japanese goodness made its way around the belt in our direction. I could just see the tantalizing tips of something hanging over the edges of the black box…are those suction cups…could it possibly be? YES! Tentacles! I...
