This is probably the most difficult post I’ve ever had to write. Okay, I’m being a bit hyperbolic here. But seriously, being a Mexican-food-obsessed Californian who’s living in Southeast Asia is freaking hard. I’m the person who has to sample every single Mexican restaurant she comes across in Southeast Asia regardless of the fact that I…
Not only did I spent six months living in Phnom Penh in 2015, but I’ve visted the city a handful of times since then (most recently in December 2019). Suffice it to say, I’ve done a lot of eating there. There are many reasons I love Phnom Penh, but one great thing about it is…
My big trip to Boracay didn’t exactly go according to plan. Instead of having a week filled with sun and sand, the weather didn’t cooperate. Like, at all. Who knew there was a windy season in Boracay? Just kidding… I should have done my research before visiting Boracay in July. Because we were battling the…
UPDATE (May 7, 2017): I’ve been hearing from some readers that Pasar Santa has all but shut down. Because I no longer live in Jakarta, I’m not exactly sure what the status of Pasar Santa’s businesses is. It looks like some are still open, but it sounds like a lot of them have been forced to…
Before I moved to Jakarta, I was really worried that being a vegetarian in Indonesia was going to be really frustrating. I had already spent two months traveling the length of Java and Bali, subsisting on a steady diet of nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice), which got really old, really fast. Back then it appeared that the concept…
As far as I know Phnom Penh isn’t widely regarded as a foodie’s paradise. And since it had been eight long years since my last trip to Cambodia, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from the city’s food scene. Because I’m a vegetarian I was slightly nervous that Phnom Penh wouldn’t have much to offer…
For Aaron and I, one of the toughest parts of traveling is that we are vegetarian. We both stopped eating meat in high school (long before we ever met) and we’ve both stayed true to our herbivorous ways for the past 14 years. Neither of us eats meat or fish and we have to be wary…
I’m only slightly embarrassed to admit that my 24 hours in Singapore were mainly spent eating. But who knew there were so many amazing and cheap vegetarian Indian restaurants in Singapore? I honestly thought I would spend the entirety of my visit peering hungrily through restaurant windows. From what I’d heard, Singapore is so expensive…
As I established in a previous post, Kuta Beach is not for everyone. But if you’re traveling to Bali, chances are you’ll end up spending at least a night or two in this wild and crazy party town. Some people might be put off by Kuta’s spring break-like atmosphere, but in my opinion it’s not the worst place to…
When most travelers think of Penang, the first thing that comes to mind is street food. In fact, many travelers visit the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ solely to sample the island’s world-famous cuisine. But I have to admit, I was less than enthused about the prospect of being a vegetarian in Penang. I seriously questioned…