Motormouth From Ipoh – Malaysian Food & Travel

Wow. It felt like forever since the last chapter of Flavours of Saigon back in September! Blame it on procrastination, sheer laziness and the numerous Travel Ideas posts in between, plus the undercurrent of another paradigm shift from a career POV. Since it’s a Sunday, bloody beautiful Sunday, let’s skip the crap and dive in.

*Here are the previous chapters to jog your memory: Tips & Rants, Ben Thanh Market & Journey to Dalat

Van Hanh Monastery, Dalat

As always, here’s a summary of where we are now.

Day 3 started off with a local street side breakfast of Bun Rieu (crab noodle soup flavoured with tomatoes and pork) and Banh Mi (the ubiquitous Vietnamese baguette sandwich), then a walk around Dalat Market where you should not miss the magnificent sights of fresh strawberries, avocados and artichokes.

For the second half of the day? We went day-tripping to pagodas, temples, flower gardens, waterfalls, church and more. Read the rest of this entry »

“Previously … on Motormouth From Ipoh ….”

Flavours of Saigon – Motormouth’s Priceless Tips & Rants!
Day 1 – Ben Thanh Market & Around Saigon
Day 2 – The Journey to Dalat

A gloomy morning @ Dalat; waking up to almost complete stillness … saved for the gentle roar of a few bikes. You can see the town from afar; separated by a canal lined with a beautifully landscaped garden and trees.

And it’s finally Saturday! Talk about survival skills. Been a few weeks since I last had a full 5 days week, hence the past week was every bit of a chore than how the boring weekdays have already been notoriously branded as. Yeah, and that day trip to Batu Pahat in between kicked things up a notch; partially thanks to the local rendition of Wantan Mee tossed in a spicy and sour sauce; almost ketchup-like condiment.

Enough about that, let’s embrace the weekend with open arms! Saigon stories continue with an alluring morning recap of the Dalat market experience. More captions than actual writings (it’s the weekend after all!), and we’re good to go ….

Buffet breakfast; consisting of more or less generic buffet spread combining local items as well as the regular sausages, bacons etc. Oh, and do grab a cup of the artichoke tea; a Dalat-only special.

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