Thailand
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Running Routes in Chiang Mai
I was on a short trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand, and only spent my days exploring the city center, night market, and eating. I stared at my reflection on the mirror, it gave me a brief flashback of when I was eating pad Thai, Thai basil chicken, tom yum, sticky rice, omelets, and other snacks. I felt guilty and realized, that the combo of holiday and Thai Food make me fat, especially around the belly part.
I gained some weight during my short trip and I decided to go for a morning run before I left the country.
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Foodporn in Krabi
I traveled to Krabi, Thailand during the wet season. It might be very depressing when you visit a place with beautiful beaches, but the dark cloud always blanketed the sky. There was no sunbathing or playing with water on the beach, the worst thing was no blue sky and the sun at all.Besides disturbing for taking photos, bad weather is not a BIG deal for me. Luckily, I’m not a beach person and Krabi is not only beaches, limestone mountains, diving, numerous caves and waterfalls, and hiking.
No, no. Krabi is also famous for its tempting cuisine. They have a cooking course for tourists which I want to join on my next visit. Even though Thailand is not a giant country, when it comes to food, there’s a multicultural touch in its cuisine. Thailand has great cuisine, and the taste is different from northern and southern cuisine. Now, you get what I mean.
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Kebun Anggur di Tropis
Bicara tentang kebun anggur yang terbersit biasanya benua Eropa. Namun, jangan salah, tidak perlu jauh-jauh ke Eropa kita bisa merasakan sensasi romantisnya kebun anggur, tentunya dengan arsitektur bergaya Eropa serta Kincir Angin. Yang membedakannya hanya cuaca, kadang suhu di wilayah ini mencapai 35 derajat celcius, bikin keringat mengalir deras belum lagi dengan teriknya matahari yang menyilaukan mata.Pernah ke Pattaya, Thailand ?? Pattaya selalu identik dengan gemerlapnya dunia malam dan waria, mungkin banyak yang belum tahu, Pattaya tidak hanya wisata ala red light district dan pantai saja. Sekitar 25 kilometer dari pusat kota, pemandangan yang seolah-olah membawa kita ke belahan dunia lain akan terhampar di depan mata.
Kebun anggur ini bernama Silver Lake, dekat bukit Budha di provinsi Chonburi. Untuk mencapai tempat wisata ini, umumnya para turis menggunakan City Tour dari travel agen atau hotel. Tentunya, harga ini sangat tidak ekonomis.
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Overland Route Bangkok to Siem Reap
Overland from Bangkok to Siem Reap is part of my Indochina Road trip in 2013 where I started my journey from Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh without stopping over at the airport. Passing through 2,708 km of Southeast Asia by land and getting 5 different country stamps on my passport, I do love road trips.
The road from Bangkok to Siem Reap, Cambodia is super flat, paved, and in good condition. It takes around a 6-hour road trip and there’s one stop at a food center in remote Thailand, 1.5 hours from the border. We can get some coffee, food, or snacks, or just socialize with the minivan-mate.
How to Start
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A Coffee Addict on the Road
Wherever I go and travel I always drink multiple cups of hot coffee every day. I’d love to taste local coffee. Life feels very beautiful and perfect every time I sip my coffee, tell me I’m not the only one. I believe my fellow coffee addict around the world can relate to this!!!
Coffee in The Middle
Local Coffee in Singapore
Although there’s no coffee plantation in Singapore, they have a local coffee chain. Yakun Kaya Toast.
At Yakun Kaya Toast, I first knew how the way Singaporeans have their coffee time. It is still my favorite local coffee, I like to watch the way they serve the coffee. It is always a middle-aged Chinese man (Singaporeans called him ‘uncle’) who prepares the coffee. Never have I seen a woman or girl handle this coffee-making job, I guess it is part of their ‘branding’ since the founder is Ah Koon from Hainan, China.
In Singapore, it is very common to see people drinking sweet coffee with half-boiled eggs and Kaya Toast. The price is reasonable, around SGD 1.50 per cup.
