This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our Peace Corps service. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane. Tuesday, September 18, 2018:…
Campfire Cooking
Upon our return to the USA, we indulged in all of the foods that we had missed while traveling. We spent a month in Bay City, a week in Huntsville, a night in Branson, and a few days in Waurika…
Eating Our Way Across Vietnam
Taking six weeks to tour Vietnam from north to south gave us the wonderful opportunity to sample regional specialties everywhere we traveled. To those unfamiliar with Vietnamese cuisine, you are probably imaging bánh mì sandwiches and bowls of noodle soup…
Siem Reap: What Did We Eat?
With a little over a week in Siem Reap and temperatures reaching 100°F every day, Jon and I took advantage of the air conditioning in all the cafes in our neighborhood to try as many places as we could. Every…
Our Tour with Intrepid: Meals
This is part of a series in which I’ll describe our time on tour with Intrepid. For 22 days, we joined the “Cape Town to Vic Falls: Basix” tour, along with three crew members and nine trip mates. One of…
Cape Town: What Did We Eat?
With two full weeks spent in and around Cape Town, we had a lot of time to indulge in their delightful culinary scene. While we didn’t eat much Cape Malay food (the local cuisine), we visited a variety of other…
An Unexpected and Relaxing Visit to La Serena
Our first proper stop in Chile (aside from the day we spent in Arica waiting for our bus) was La Serena. I had never heard of this city before we got to Arica, but decided on visiting after our plans…
Caye Caulker: What Did We Eat?
As expected from a small Caribbean island, we ate our fair share of seafood on Caye Caulker. Fresh fish, lobster, shrimp, and conch were available at nearly every restaurant we walked past, making the decision of where to eat both…