In Northern Thailand, where the majority of the lantern festivals take place, there are two main celebrations, Yi Peng and Loi Krathong, which usually overlap...
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Much of what you know as Vietnamese cuisine came from Hanoi. This city has a long history of making the most of fine ingredients, packing as much flavour as...
Nishiki Market History The Nishiki Market started with humble beginnings in the early 1300’s as a fish market which relied on the freezing water underground to...
Don’t let yourself get stuck in a Pad Thai rut when you visit Bangkok. It may be the city’s classic street food dish, but Thailand’s capital is a street food...
Celebrated on the full moon of the twelfth month of the Thai lunar calendar, the Festival of Lights has been one of the most awe-inspiring cultural events in...
In Japan New Year is the most important holiday of all. Celebrating the Japanese New Year, or Oshogatsu (お正月) in Japanese, means spending time with family and...
Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup) can be the most traditional food in Hanoi. More than a food, Pho reflects the culture of Hanoi and the characteristics of Hanoians...
Kinkaku-ji “Golden Pavilion”, formally known as Rokuon-ji “Deer Garden Temple”, is a Zen Buddhist Temple and the most popular tourist attraction in Kyoto. The...
New Year’s Day was one of the original five seasonal festivals in the Imperial Court in Kyoto, so you know this was a big day (where isn’t it a big day?)! The...
There are plenty of Langkawi attractions to keep any traveler with itchy feet totally busy! But, for us, we were all about the food! We found some of our Malay...