Island Dreams in the Coconut Kingdom, My Tho

A charming Indochine-themed lodge opens in My Tho… One of My Tho’s most famous personages is Vietnamese scholar Nguyen Thanh Nam, more commonly known as the Coconut Monk for allegedly subsisting solely on the watery fruit for three years during a meditative quest for peace. Peace has indeed come to My Tho in the Mekong … Read more

The ultimate Italian dessert – tiramisu

Cookies and cream taste good in any language. The English have their trifle, the Portuguese the serradura and the Italians tiramisu. Literally meaning “pick me up” for its stimulating combination of coffee and cocoa, the origin of Italy’s most famous sweet can be traced back to 17th century Siena, Tuscany. Prepared for the Grand Duke Cosimo … Read more