Phuket Travel Guide and Blog
Bangkok Forensic Museum [toc] Bangkok Forensic Museum is not on people's top 10 list of things to see in Bangkok, at least not on a first trip, but it seems to rank high on people's 'Off the beaten track travel guide'. I guess a morbid curiosity and a desire to see something unusual is irresistible to the new generation of travellers. So we had to see it for ourselves. The
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Phuket hardcore Thai food [toc] We had '10 Typical Phuket Dishes' and '10 Best Really Local Restaurants', and even '10 Fried Insects for Gourmets' now we need to move on to serious business: '10 Hardcore Thai Food, only for the Brave'... Will you dare? I will skip insects and focus on real dishes Thai people cook daily and really enjoy. After 22 years in Phuket, I still can't eat several
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Where to find fried insects in Phuket [toc] Eating Fried Insects in Phuket and Thailand seems to be the 'ultimate cultural challenge', so try to answer the following questions: How many of you had a bite at one of these appetising bugs sold on carts in the streets of Thailand? A few, I suppose. How many of you LIKED IT? less! How many of you actually ENJOYED EATING BUGS? I
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Mang Da Na - Giant Water Bug Mang Da looks like over-sized, mutated cockroaches, but I can confirm that they're not. They are called Mang Da Na in Thai and apparently are the biggest kind water bug there are. I think the English name is 'Giant Water Bug'. These guys are not just another type of deep-fried bugs on the push carts. They're a little more special than that. This
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