Friday October 3rd We were met this morning by Amrit from Nepali Cooking Course http://www.nepalicookingcourse.com/ I'd been looking forward to today for months after searching for a good cooking class in Kathmandu and finding his course on Tripadvisor. We try and do a cooking class in every country we visit as not only are they fun but we normally learn some great tips and tricks and we love the interaction with the locals running them! We walked to the local 'old' market and along the way picked up another 2 small groups of girls who we'd be spending the morning with. There is something about local food markets that I just love. The variety of beautiful, fresh produce always amazes me! This one was no exception. Set in the dusty streets alongside temples and gorgeous old ... read more

Krua Apsorn and Soi Rambuttri - photos only... read more

Wednesday 27th March, 2013 Finally today we were heading out to the burbs of Bangkok to do the first of two planned cooking sessions with Angsana at 'Thai Private Home Cooking'. I'd found it on Tripadvisor and after many emails back and forth between Angsana and I, we'd come up with two menus to cook over two sessions - today and then another one in April after returning from Koh Phangan. We took a taxi from Nouvo Hotel where we staying (near Khao San Rd) to Rachethewi train station and then the 45 min train trip to On-Nut station. We had arranged to meet Angsana across the road outside McDonalds before she took us to the local market before starting our cooking. Whilst waiting we found a local little street-side coffee stall where we ordered a ... read more

Hi all, Well again I am well behind in my blogs, but suppose that means we are doing the right thing by relaxing... Below are lots of photos taken from when Mia and I spent the day (Sunday 24th March) with Bangkok Food Tours and their 'offbeat floating market' tour. A great and long day out visiting the famous train market and 3 floating markets. The train market is set up along the railway and 8 times a day a train passes through. Each time it does the vendors have to pull aside the food and pull down their shade screens so that the train can pass. As soon as it has passed each stall, the vendor pops the shade screen back up and the produce is slid back into place. It's quite funny to watch! ... read more

Finally here are our photos from our 6 week trip in Thailand 2010......... read more