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Bun Cha Obama: visiting the restaurant that Obama and Bourdain ate at in Hanoi

June 29, 2017 By James Clark 6 Comments

Bun Cha Obama

During the 2016 Presidential visit to Vietnam, Barack Obama went to a bun cha restaurant in Hanoi with Anthony Bourdain. If you didn’t see what happened check out the video and this interview with Bourdain on meeting Obama in Hanoi. I wasn’t planning to visit Bun Cha Obama on my visit to Hanoi. There is […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: anthony bourdain, barack obama, food, hanoi, vietnam

Food to try in Makassar, Indonesia

September 15, 2015 By James Clark 5 Comments

Pallubasa

Makassar is the gateway to Sulawesi and is considered as a major culinary destination of Indonesia. Even if you are a frequent traveller to Indonesia you may be surprised to find cuisine here that is not found anywhere else in the Indonesian archipelago. During my visit I sampled a selection of local dishes as well […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: food, indonesia, makassar, sulawesi

Devouring durians in Davao

October 31, 2013 By James Clark 6 Comments

Devouring durians in Davao

Durians and I I’m not a fan of durians. Every time I have tried a piece it has grossed me out and had me wishing for a bottle of mouth wash and a tongue scraper. And the taste lingers for ages; durians – it seems – cannot be untasted. Despite this I have still been […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: davao, durian, food, philippines

The first meal I will eat when I get back is…

October 23, 2013 By James Clark 5 Comments

First meal back

“What’s the first thing you are going to eat when you get back?” I asked Dan while we waited for our flight to Hanoi. “Fried eel soup.” Dan said this without missing a beat. He said it like he had already thought of this, and I asked him because I knew he would be the […]

Filed Under: Travel Thoughts Tagged With: china, food, hanoi, shanghai, vietnam

Book Review: The Food Traveler’s Handbook by Jodi Ettenberg

October 10, 2012 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Food Traveler’s Handbook by Jodi Ettenberg

I have been meaning to introduce a travel book review section here at Nomadic Notes for some time, so without further procrastination, I introduce: Travel Book Reviews. With this series, I intend to highlight travel fiction, travel memoirs, useful guidebooks, and books related to the digital nomadic/location-independent lifestyle. I am starting off this series with […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: food, guide books

In Pictures: Ho Chi Minh City – 30 Instagram photos in 30 days

October 1, 2012 By James Clark 12 Comments

Lane way shrine in Saigon

I have become quite a fan of using Instagram to record daily observations and follow friends and other interesting photographers. I resisted joining at first, dismissing it as yet another social media platform that will eat into my work day. However after Instagram was acquired by Facebook for one billion dollars I joined up just […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: food, ho chi minh, ho chi minh city, in pictures, instagram, vietnam

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