Being a creature of habit I was looking forward to staying with the group at the Funafuti Lagoon Hotel. Alas fate had other ideas and they did not have enough rooms – apparently a Fijian was refusing to leave. I was thus moved to the Esfam Hotel. Thankfully it was but minutes away and I…
Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, HCMC? Who cares and does it matter? What does matter though is that I have found what is potentially both the weirdest and fun place for a day out in the city – Suoi Tien, ar to give the full title – Công viên Suối Tiên! How did I end…
When it comes to hotels in Funafuti and Tuvalu in general your choices are not exactly huge in the 3rd least visited country on the planet. The best though of the three, or so is the Funafuti Lagoon Hotel “the” place to stay on the capital atoll. Yet while it is indeed the best, again…
Regular readers to the Street Food Guy/Paiawara man website will know that I have more than a passing affinity for Tuvalu, in fact I freaking love it. So, what makes it so great and what are the best things to do in Tuvalu? Here’s my take on things. So, Tuvalu is my favorite country in…
The Philippines gets bagged a lot for not having great food, but actually they do, it is just all imported for the most part. And this is what led me back to having sashimi at Kushimasa Japanese restaurant in Ermita. Why Japanese food? Well this area is popular with both Japanese and Koreans, which means…
A few months ago I was treated to lunch at Cafe Adriatico because my friend stated it was “the best” in Manila. Overall I was impressed, but not so impressed I felt I would end up coming back. Come back though I did indeed do after our group tried to find a Brazilian BBQ restaurant…
