Did you ever wonder, “where is the biggest buffalo market in the world”? Well, if you did, the answer is Bolu Buffalo Market in Rantepao, Sulawesi. If your next question was “why”? We shall delve into that in this article. The very short answer though is that buffalo are extremely important to Torajan culture, for…
OK, I am gonna level with you right now! Watching a Rambu Solo AKA Buffalo Slaughter in Rantepao is not only brutal, but at times even a wee bit dangerous. It is though also really fucking cool too, so you see there’s a bit of a duality going. So, how do you actually watch a…
I have already waxed lyrical about how good the Chinese-Indonesian fusion food in Glodok is, but with Shao Kao Gajah Mada I really think I have found a gem. From the outside it is very uninspiring, but once you get in you’ll see the huge array of Shao Kao AKA Kou Rou skewers that they…
The Street Food Beijing scene used to not just be the best in China, but one can legitimately argue the world. Well that was then and this is now, because alas that is no longer the case. And the reason? Well it boils down to “progress” with the Beijing street food scene being on a…
While street food in Beijing is not exactly what it used to be there are still a few gems that are worth detouring to. Chief among them is Niu Jie (牛街) literally “Cow Street” the so called “Muslim Street” of Beijing. Yet while Niu Jie is nowhere near the size or depth of Xi’an it…
Sometimes I wonder if travel is in fact just a vehicle for me to drink and indeed try new liquor brands! And this is no easy task as there are quite literally thousands and thousands of the buggers. To make things easier though and because so many are just awful I have put together a…
