2009 In Review

Jo:

Fave country – Burma

Fave city – Hanoi

Fave place (not city) – Hampi, India

Fave book read whilst away – Time of our Singing, Richard Powers

Fave local people – Hampi, India

Fave Food in Indonesia – Mosaic Restaurant, Ubud, Bali

Fave Food in India – Mango Tree Special Curry, Hampi

Fave Food (drink!!) in Singapore – Singapore Sling, Raffles Hotel

Fave  Food in Thailand – My own yellow curry, Thai Farm Cooking School, Chiang Mai

Fave Food in Burma – Cheapest meal we’ve ever had, Family Restaurant, Kalaw

Fave Food in Laos – Steak and jacket potatoes, Vientianne

Fave Food in Vietnam – Cha Ca La Vong, and Fanny’s Ice-Cream for dessert

Fave Food in Berlin – currywurst and fries (with hangover)

Fave Food in Montenegro – homecooked family meal – barbecued prawns and squid

Fave Food in Cambodia – Romdeng Restaurant, Phnom Penh

Fave Experience – Komodo Dragons

Fave Exhibition / Museum – Helmut Newton, Berlin

Fave Bargain Buy – Bone rose ring from Ubud, Bali (which then broke on the drunken night I smashed my ankle up – thank you Ian for getting me another one, and a spare on his trip to Bali!)

Worst Moment – Vietnamese “haircut”!

Most Essential Item Brought With You – Ipod

Funniest Moment – Sam on Halong Bay boat trip. Just Sam. The most wonderfully funny gal ever.

Fave Shop – Any of them, all of them!

Will:

Fave country – Burma

Fave city – Saigon

Fave place (not city) – Bagan, Burma

Fave book read whilst away – Guernica, Dave Boling

Fave local people – Hampi, India

Fave Food in Indonesia – Gado-gado

Fave Food in India – Indigo, Mumbai

Fave Food (drink!!) in Singapore – Tom yam cocktail

Fave  Food in Thailand – Dim sum, Chinatown, Bangkok

Fave Food in Burma – Pizza at Golden Kite Restaurant, Lake Inle

Fave Food in Laos – Traditional salad at L’Etranger, Luang Prabang

Fave Food in Vietnam – Streetfood prawns

Fave Food in Berlin – Potato Restaurant

Fave Food in Montenegro – homecooked family meal – barbecued prawns and squid

Fave Food in Cambodia – Fish amok

Fave Experience – Bollywood

Fave Exhibition / Museum – Plain of Jars, Phonsavan, Laos

Fave Bargain Buy – Indonesian black trousers

Worst Moment – Falling out of the hammock, and stitches afterwards

Most Essential Item Brought With You – Jo / laptop

Funniest Moment – Bang lassi night, Hampi

Fave Shop – Any and all rucksack shops, rucksack stalls, rucksack stands, rucksack markets

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