The food of Myanmar is a little more oily and a little less spicy than what we’re used to in Southeast Asia, and it is is not quite as diverse as foodie neighbours Thailand, China and India, but influences from all three mean there is an eclectic variety of flavour packed food. And while undertaking our #escapers17 […] Read more…
The long boat splutters its way past a fisherman in the soft light of late afternoon before chugging its way down a lush, garden strewn corridor. We follow the green and blue trail of hydroponic gardens until we reach the jetty of the Novotel Inle Lake Myat Min, where a cacophony of clanging cymbals and drums greets us. It’s quite the […] Read more…
We’re leading a small flotilla of long boats across Inle Lake, the machine gun rat-ta-tat of their engines shattering the silence in this serene water world, almost as much as the squealing “woohoos” coming from Raffles as we rev up and race our way across the freshwater lake. Strewn with marshes and floating gardens, and skirted by teak stilt-houses and pretty […] Read more…
What does drinking wine whilst fully-clothed in a swimming pool, Justin Timberlake and being blindfolded in a sprawling presidential suite have to do with visiting Yangon? It’s a long story. You see, it’s not everyday you jet into to a city with 22 of your newest friends and your nine-year old kid, ready for nothing more […] Read more…
Raffles and I have just completed our first ever take-no-prisoners, one-of-a-kind mother and son adventure, exploring the best of Myanmar, a fascinating country with so much to see and experience, it had been on my holiday hit list for years. Of course, given our extraordinarily itchy feet, and the fact that we’re both a little […] Read more…
Travel has proven an amazing way of introducing our children to a range of new and exciting foods. But so many travellers, especially those with kids, refuse to bypass fast food chain burgers and the limp pizza at the hotel buffet to wrap their lips around the local cuisine. Sometimes it’s due to a fear of flavour but more often its […] Read more…
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Hey, I’m Aleney! A mum, award-winning travel writer, magazine editor and gallivanting glutton. He’s Raff, the “boy” in boyeatsworld, and a fearless foodie, adventurer and eco-warrior. Along with his all-singing, all-dancing, all-adventurous sister, Sugarpuff, we’re exploring the world’s colour, culture and cuisine on a food safari for the junior set.
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