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Friday, May 28, 2010
Video of the Week
My pick for travel video of the week is Journey Across India by Mike Matas. As he describes it:

"2,000 miles
30 days
3,000 photo
in 3 minutes."

Enjoy.

Written at 2:24 PM by Sebastien.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Deep Fried Fish Ball, Manila, Philippines

Trying new and different foods is a must while traveling. While I was in Manila, I had fish ball, which literally is deep fried fish ball dipped in a sauce. Is it really fish? I don't know, what is it made of? Good question.

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Written at 11:59 AM by Sebastien.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Falconry: The Sport of Kings

There are less than five places in the United States where you can enjoy the ancient sport of falconry and The Homestead in Hot Springs Virginia is one of them. It was amazing to see these birds of prey up close and watch them simulate hunting techniques you would normally only see in the wild...if you are lucky enough.

On this particular day we got to see a Lanier Falcon, Harris Hawk and a European Eagle Owl. The Harris Hawk is the one in flight and is apparently only second to wolves as the most dangerous pack hunter. This is rare given the fact that most birds of prey are loners and hunt on their own.

Learn more about falconry at The Homestead.

Below are two more videos about the history of falconry and Delilah the European Eagle Owl.


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Written at 10:00 AM by Sebastien.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Laksa Wars - Singapore


While doing research on Singapore, Tara and I found out that there were a handful of Laksa stalls that were vying for the title of "Best Laksa." Laksa, is a coconut-based curry soup. The main ingredients for most versions of curry laksa include tofu puffs, fish sticks, shrimp and cockles. Laksa is commonly served with a spoonful of sambal chilli paste.

We found this pretty intruiging so we decided to find out for ourselves not knowing exactly what we were getting into. Off we went to East Coast Road where these Laksa stalls are located. Although we couldn't find all of the stalls, we did manage to compare two of them. Good thing because Laksa is pretty darn heavy and, since we were feeling a little hungry at the first stall, we ordered way too much of the stuff!

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Written at 3:35 PM by Sebastien.
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