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In this insightful gem, journalist and life coach Wanda Hennig writes wisely, hilariously and sometimes poignantly about sex and food; living for three-and-a-half years at the San Francisco Zen Center; moving solo from one continent to another; meditation; creative mindfulness strategies and more. Cravings: A Zen-inspired memoir about sensual pleasures, freedom from dark places, and living and eating with abandon (Say Yes Press). Edition Two (Mouth Orgasm edition) published August 2017 (ISBN 9780996820523 paperback; ISBN 9780996820523 eBook).

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Spicy sisterhood stirs gourmet halaal in Durbs

March 28, 2023 – 10:05 am
Chilli Chocolate Chefs

Creativity, passion and their Muslim faith inspire chef sisters Zainab and Faatimah Paruk. Their success is flavoured by Durban’s diversity.

Thailand Travel 36: Blast… and Thailand’s worst breakfast

October 3, 2016 – 5:56 am
Nai Yang Beach Resort boxed breakfast.

The text messages about the bomb blasts come after I conclude that this dry whiter-than-white unbuttered bread with a couple of withered brown tears of lettuce and about eight minute slices of what I presume is chicken and a dry small roll and a wizened small citrus fruit of indistinguishable nature must be the worst brekker ever served in food-loving Thailand. Thanks Nai Yang Beach Resort.

Thailand Travel 35: Nai Yang late night massage surprise

October 3, 2016 – 5:30 am
Nai Yang Phuket

“Mam” comes out and we chat. I ask her why she’s so busy when the others are empty. “I’ve been here a long time,” she says. She’s refined. Warm. Probably 50. I tell her I want a good strong Thai massage and had a bad one yesterday. She goes inside. Chats to someone. Comes back out…

Thailand Travel 34: Nai Yang lunch at a surprise local market

October 3, 2016 – 4:46 am

Search and you will find. No need in fact to search. Just take a walk and chances are you’ll find a market. Fresh and local. The equivalent but down-home and just-how-it’s-always-been version of the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Saturday farmer’s market.

Thailand Travel 33: When in doubt, take the road less traveled to Nai Yang Beach

September 30, 2016 – 8:24 am
Nai Yang Beach Phuket

In the morning I read in my Lonely Planet that Nai Yang Beach is exceptional and part of Sirinat National Park. It is 15 minutes from the airport, but no plane noises to be heard. To quote: “This is one of the sweetest slices of the island.” Lucky me!

Thailand travel 32: Duck curry at Kopitiam by Wilai in Phuket Town

September 28, 2016 – 5:23 am

I believe home is where the heart is, and we carry our hearts with us, like our breath, so anywhere and everywhere is home. And being “at home” on the move has a sense of adventure while “home” in the conventional sense comes with duties and suchlike.

Thailand travel 31: Dinner with top Chef Tammasak Chootong (Noi) at Suay

September 28, 2016 – 3:05 am
Chef Tammasak Chootong at Suay

The strips of texture, it turns out, that I thought might be strips of mushroom, is young bamboo, grated. There are mushrooms. There is onion, red chili and spring onion, a mix of intense and subtle flavors. The rice noodle roll is somehow sensual in texture; the fish plump and decadently fatty and warm. Perhaps another nine on the mouth orgasm scale.

Thailand travel 26: Jungle Club, Secret Garden and Koh Samui friends

September 6, 2016 – 6:15 am
View from the Big Buddha platform Koh Samui.

“You’re living a fantasy movie-set lifestyle,” I comment. My mind travels to where they could be living. In a village in England. OK. English villages can be charming. But this is exotic and there’s no fog and we’re outdoors and the beer is cold. Tables in the sand. Fire artists on the beach. Warm ocean for paddling. A Tiger beer and sixties music in the background.

Laos travel 24: Laung Prabang alms parade and morning market

August 29, 2016 – 8:29 am

The morning market opens at 6am, just after Sai Bat. To quote from the official Luang Prabang website: Lao cuisine draws almost exclusively on fresh foods. Few homes traditionally have refrigerators and modern supermarkets are rare. So at this market, you’ll find every possible type of food regionally available, including an amazing mushroom selection. Everything fresh is seasonal.

Thailand travel 16. Chiang Rai to Chiang Khong and the Mekong

August 4, 2016 – 11:25 am
Chiang Rai flower market scene.

Snap some shots at a Chiang Rai flower market. Head back to pick up bags from The North hotel. Then 90 seconds to the Chiang Rai bus depot. A red bus this time. Local “milk train” bus. Three tiny ceiling fans. I head for the long back seat so I can put my backpacks in the large open area between me and the regular double row of double seats.