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photographie-irie > Dancing Shrimp, Chaing Mai, Thailand While visiting my good friend Carlos whom I meet months earlier traveling southern Thailand, I had the benefit (?) of tasting these little morsels on a little trip to a local favorite lake playground. Carlos had settled in Chaing Mai to teach English and afforded me insight into local culture beyond normal tourist exposure due to his resident status and Thai girlfriend, Khan. When offered dancing shrimp, who would turn that down? Why are they dancing? Because they are alive. dancing in your mouth.
photographie-irie > Restaurant Under the Palms, Jacmel, Haiti      One of the finest meals I've ever had was prepared at the beach for us under the palms at this makeshift set-up with fresh fish and other fine foods, most wonderfully cooked by this excellent chef working at the table.
photographie-irie > Another Soi Cowboy Food Vendor, Bangkok, Thailand More street food in Soi Cowboy during the day. Friendly vendors and great food most anywhere you go in Bangkok where there are people. Whatever you might eat in a restaurant is on the street at a fraction of the cost. Meals for under a dollar. Just get in line where lots of others are happily ordering. If your Thai is limited, you get a chance to see some options of what others are getting so you can then point and grunt to place your order...
photographie-irie > Catching the Rays Shoveling the Food, Bangkok, Thailand      More wonderful street food back in big time Bangkok. This is easy tourist stuff. Food on a stick, point and eat. You may not know what it is, but it doesn't appear that strange. Hot dogs, meat balls, meat balls, and more meat balls. Don't ask what kind of meat. It gets more interesting when the cart is full of raw materials and you have to explain what you want prepared. Best to watch locals order and say me too.
photographie-irie > Dancing Shrimp 2, Chaing Mai, Thailand      Photographer-author about to have those little live shrimp babies dance around in my mouth. Mmmm. Not bad. Trying exotic fare is one of the great adventures in travel. Making local contacts opens up new worlds you could never hope to find on your own. My practice was to let the locals order and tune in to whatever happened. Thanks to Carlos and Khan for introducing me to some of the finest places and local eating experiences I could never imagine existed.
photographie-irie > Red Dao Grocery Shopping, Muong Houm, Vietnam These wealthy ladies are choosing some fresh provisions for the kitchen. The grocery store just behind and to the left has a more Vietnamese flavor.
photographie-irie > Food Vendor, Nha Trang, Vietnam      More good street food, this time in Vietnam. Nha Trang is a beach town increasingly popular with tourists and targeted for significant further development. As a result it has it's touristy aspects and penalties of such rapid development. Some efforts at fullfilliing perceived visitor needs result in curious and comical effects, reflective of huge cultural differences. They are trying hard but sometimes just don't get it. The popularity of the resort also has attracted an element of "taxi girl" crimes and multiple claims of bar "mickeys" among other travelers I encountered. The common themes were already inebriated individuals having their unguarded drinks tampered with in bars, or being rollled by gangs of hookers on their way home, with "boyfriends" on motorcycles being handy for quick escape. I had no personal experience even close to what I heard from friends, having spent most of my time away from the touristy areas. In doing so I encountered some of the friendlest locals and most entertaining situations I had on my journey, yet the touristy atmosphere and beaches less clean than elsewhere in the country made Nha Trang our least favorite place. Still interesting and very much fun, but not at the top of the list. Islands off the coast are supposed to offer some of the better diving in Vietnam.
photographie-irie > Soi Cowboy Food Vendor, Bangkok, Thailand Street food is among the best things in SE Asia. Bangkok options are especially diverse and tasty, ranging from fried centipede and tarantula to Pad Thai and exotic fresh fruits. Many visitors miss out for concern of food poisoning. I didn't encounter a single episode, despite frequently over-indulging this incredibly cheap thrill. Be sure to drink from a bag... eat a grasshopper. (Tastes like chicken.)
Dancing Shrimp, Chaing Mai, Thailand

While visiting my good friend Carlos whom I meet months earlier traveling southern Thailand, I had the benefit (?) of tasting these little morsels on a little trip to a local favorite lake playground. Carlos had settled in Chaing Mai to teach English and afforded me insight into local culture beyond normal tourist exposure due to his resident status and Thai girlfriend, Khan. When offered dancing shrimp, who would turn that down? Why are they dancing? Because they are alive. dancing in your mouth.
photographie-irie > Dancing Shrimp, Chaing Mai, Thailand While visiting my good friend Carlos whom I meet months earlier traveling southern Thailand, I had the benefit (?) of tasting these little morsels on a little trip to a local favorite lake playground. Carlos had settled in Chaing Mai to teach English and afforded me insight into local culture beyond normal tourist exposure due to his resident status and Thai girlfriend, Khan. When offered dancing shrimp, who would turn that down? Why are they dancing? Because they are alive. dancing in your mouth.
Dancing Shrimp, Chaing Mai, Thailand

While visiting my good friend Carlos whom I meet months earlier traveling southern Thailand, I had the benefit (?) of tasting these little morsels on a little trip to a local favorite lake playground. Carlos had settled in Chaing Mai to teach English and afforded me insight into local culture beyond normal tourist exposure due to his resident status and Thai girlfriend, Khan. When offered dancing shrimp, who would turn that down? Why are they dancing? Because they are alive. dancing in your mouth.
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