Let’s take a detour from me droning on about Central Europe as I’ve just got back from a whirlwind trip to the capital city. Me and the bestest gal pal have been talking about a girly trip to Camden and its associated markets for years but never quite made it, until now. So, men free, wine bottlesContinue reading “Girly weekend in London!”
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Market alert!!
You know it has to happen, sooner or later I would find where they had stashed the pinnacle of my holiday joy – the FOOD MARKET!! In Budapest’s case this is the Central Market Hall (Nagy Vasarcsarnok) close to the green Liberty Bridge. This colourful, bustling cornucopia of consumerism offers a huge variety of stallsContinue reading “Market alert!!”
Atarazanas Market, Malaga
There comes a time in every holiday when the lure of the market becomes just too much to resist . . . . . Malaga was no exception and we had the distinction of being a two minute walk away from Malaga’s main fresh market – Atarazanas Market. There is a stunning stain glass window thatContinue reading “Atarazanas Market, Malaga”
Damnoen Saduak floating market
We had a single day in Bangkok before heading home and wanted to do something we’d not done before. I had fancied visiting a floating market and never managed it during the last trip. So we headed off to the most famous one Damnoen Saduak which is a fair ole ride out of the cityContinue reading “Damnoen Saduak floating market”
Plug for Street Pizza!!!
After our arduous few days in the mountains I felt that I deserved some lovely tasty dough based food. Hence a pit stop at the best pizza restaurant in Thailand – Street Pizza! I have to say, hand on heart, their pizza was actually better than some we’ve had in Italy . . . It’s tuckedContinue reading “Plug for Street Pizza!!!”
Mae Sai, as far north as you go
Mae Sai is the northernmost district of Chiang Rai and indeed Thailand. The town of Mae Sai is a major border crossing between Thailand and Burma. We were able to see the border, tantalisingly close, just a five minute walk across a bridge! As it was, here’s the nearest we got to the enigmaticContinue reading “Mae Sai, as far north as you go”
In market heaven!!
The Chiang Mai Sunday walking market. I am in heaven, Neil may have found his own personal hell. . . . The start of the epic four hour market trek. Neil still looks chipper at this point. The market stretches the length of Th Ratchadamnoen from Pratu Tha Phae to Wat Phra Singh as wellContinue reading “In market heaven!!”
Workers, good luck and even more food
The markets are a hive of activity but without the constant, never ending efforts of a legion of workers, nothing would be done. From skinning to cleaning, steaming, frying and cooking anything that grows, crawls, slithers, walks or flops about, this army of stall holders work from dawn till dusk. Even more market pictures captureContinue reading “Workers, good luck and even more food”
Incredible India – Delhi continued
Here’s even more colourful market traders in Old Delhi We stumble across these beautiful ornate doors in one of the small back allies. Carrying on our second day in Dehli we headed to India Gate, the memorial which commemorates the 90,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who lost their lives while fighting for the BritishContinue reading “Incredible India – Delhi continued”