Longer writing that does not fit in a video — essays, budgets, kitchen experiments and the etiquette of filming in someone else’s market.
The single question that gets you the good dish, and why pointing at another table beats reading a menu. Also: the four words worth learning in any language before you land.
Kayiwa · · 7 min read
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FoodSahachai in Sai Mai: The Noodle Wok Behind My Most-Watched VideoEggs, noodles, a big flame and a plate of pad thai for about a dollar fifty. The Sai Mai noodle shop behind my most-watched video.
FoodPuy Roti Lady at Sala Daeng: The Banana Roti I Keep Going Back ForPaper-thin roti, banana, egg and condensed milk for 25 to 40 baht. The Sala Daeng cart I've filmed seven times, and once flew back for.
DestinationsKampala From Above: The City of Seven Hills in 4KKampala makes more sense from the air. A 4K drone view of Uganda's capital, the hills it was built on, and what it tells you before a first visit.
FoodHotpot at Home With a Haidilao Soup BaseNo restaurant, no queue. Hotpot made at home with a packet of Haidilao soup base, and the short list of what you actually need.
FoodDeep-Fried Seafood on Sala Daeng Road, SilomShrimp, squid and crab, battered and fried for 60 to 200 baht, then banana roti for dessert. A short street food walk on Sala Daeng Road.
FoodSrinakarin Train Night Market: Pancake Art and My First Sago WormsA stall that draws cartoon characters in pancake batter from 40 baht, and the night I dared myself to eat sago worms. Two visits to Talad Rot Fai Srinakarin.
FoodThree Thai Street Snacks I Didn’t See ComingA tom yum crepe, seafood takoyaki and a bag of jackfruit for 10 baht. Three Thai street snacks that surprised me.
FoodVientiane Street Food: Five Bold Bites, From Flaming Beef Skewers to Sticky MilkMixed skewers, flaming beef, Lao-style spaghetti, sticky milk and Lao pizza. Five street food bites in Vientiane, plus the night markets worth your evening.
FoodLao Breakfast at Mama Soiy Noodle Shop, VientianeBouncy pork noodles, rice porridge, fried bananas and iced coffee. A cheap, proper Lao breakfast at Mama Soiy on Rue Hengboun.
DestinationsPattavikorn Market: Cheap Thrift Shopping in BangkokSecond-hand clothes, sneakers and vintage finds at low prices. Pattavikorn Market on Nawamin Road, and how to thrift it properly.
DestinationsSongkran in Bangkok: What the Water Festival Is Really LikeTemple blessings in the morning, a city-wide water fight by afternoon. What Songkran in Bangkok is actually like, and what to bring.
FoodA Tuk-Tuk Ride and Thai BBQ: Grilled Chicken and Salted FishAn open-air tuk-tuk ride across Bangkok, then Thai-style grilled chicken and salted fish. What to know about both before you go.
Home Cooking
The Rolex Is Not a Watch: A Kampala Breakfast
Chapati, eggs and cabbage rolled in thirty seconds on a street corner, and how to make it badly at home.
Travel Tips
How I Budget a Month in South-East Asia
A line-by-line breakdown of what thirty days actually costs when you eat where the drivers eat.
Behind the Scenes
Filming in Markets Without Being That Guy
Ask first, buy something, keep the rig small. The etiquette that keeps vendors talking to me.
Food
Istanbul Breakfast Is a Two-Hour Sport
Twelve small plates, unlimited tea, and a table that nobody expects you to leave quickly.
Essays
Why I Stopped Chasing New Countries
Going back to the same three cities made the channel better than any first visit ever did.
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