Author: thelittlebigexplorers
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The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary – caring for elephants, not riding them!
Chiang in Thai means elephant. This means that Chiang Mai is quite obviously known as a city of elephants. When you visit it is very apparent that they are an enormous part of the tourist industry here, with virtually all of the tour operators and guesthouse a offering one kind of elephant experience or another.…
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Wats around the old town in Chiang Mai
All around the old town within the city walls in Chiang Mai there are stunning temples, whether you are looking for history or spirituality there is something to see. Here are some of our favourite pictures we took whilst exploring the temples of the old town.
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Our favourite Papaya Salad recipe!
Papaya salad is simple, healthy and absolutely delicious. It quickly became a favourite lunchtime snack of ours, and we were very happy to find out how easy it was to make!
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Pad Thai!
How to make a great Pad Thai! One of our absolute staple favourite Thai foods was Pad Thai – the combination of crunchy vegetables and peanuts along with tofu and noodles made it either a great quick snack or a killer stand alone meal. Here is a great recipe we learned so you can make…
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Battambang – a flying visit.
The colonial city of Battambang was high on our list in Cambodia to visit. The old world architecture and riverside sleepy town vibe described in travel guides had been greatly appealing. Unfortunately, we only had one spare night to make this visit so knew we would have to be pretty organised. We took the earliest…
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Hidden scars of a genocide – the Killing Cave.
The Killing Cave is located a few miles out of Battambang in Cambodia. It is one of the many mass graves from the horrors of the Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror.
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Egg Coffee! Trust us, just try it.
How to make a Vietnamese Egg Coffee Egg Coffee was something we were introduced to in Hanoi, it quickly became one of our favourite things to enjoy on a lazy morning! Not exactly food, not exactly drink – but amazing none the less!! Vietnamese coffee is dripped through whisked egg yolks, condensed milk and sugar.…
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Hanoi – The Ho Chi Minh mausoleum
Visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi Founding father of modern day Vietnam Ho Chi Minh is regarded as a hero by most Vietnamese. He spent his life fighting for an independent Vietnam, but died before this was realised. In the centre of Hanoi there stands an impressive monument to him. The Ho Cho…
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Vietnamese food – our top 5!
5 great Vietnamese Dishes Even before we crossed the border into Vietnam from Cambodia we were excited about the food! If I’m brutally honest, Cambodian food isn’t great – so having some amazing and varied cuisine to look forward to was great! Here are our top 5 picks of Vietnamese food. 1. Pho Otherwise known…
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