A Backpacker’s Debate: Southeast Asia vs. South America
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A Backpacker’s Debate: Southeast Asia vs. South America

In 2007, my boyfriend and I were scheming about where to go for a 6-week trip.  I desperately wanted to go to South America, but Aaron relentlessly argued that we should head to Southeast Asia instead – specifically Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.  Let’s just say I was skeptical, to say the least.  I knew nothing about…

Gado-Gado:  Indonesia’s Vegetarian Dream Food
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Gado-Gado: Indonesia’s Vegetarian Dream Food

If you’re a vegetarian, eating in Southeast Asia can be frustrating to say the least.  In Vietnam, I can’t even convey how many times I repeated the phrase “no fish sauce” just to smell the overwhelming aroma of nước mắm (fermented fish sauce) wafting from my bowl of vegetarian phở (Vietnamese noodle soup).  In Thailand my requests for “no…