Monthly Archives: April 2015

Eating Vietnam, Dispatches from a Blue Plastic Table BOOK REVIEW

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Silicon Island

By Luc Gougeon As I recently came back from my third trip to Vietnam, I read Graham Holliday’s Eating Vietnam with a certain amount of street food nostalgia. If you never been to Vietnam, you need to read this book, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lou Wong in Ipoh, Malaysia

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Silicon Island

We got off the train at the beautiful Ipoh station, walked to our hotel and waltzed into Lou Wong almost right away to enjoy our first beansprout and chicken. Lou Wong is apparently the most famous restaurant in Ipoh.   Continue reading →

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Shin Kee Beef Noodles Specialist

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Silicon Island

My hotel in Kuala Lumpur turned out to be only a couple of minutes from Shin Kee and after ready the great review of j2KFm, I had to try it.    Continue reading →

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VCR Kuala Lumpur

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Silicon Island

The rain could not stop me making the one kilometer hike from my hotel to VCR coffee shop. Since we only spent one day in Kuala Lumpur, I decided to hit to coffee shops in the same day. Pulp in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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