Travelfish #518: The Eat Everything Again Edition

This week I’m leading with a podcast from This American Life on lists. It might not seem all that travel-related, but I’m working on a piece on bucket lists at the moment and I found it to be a very interesting listen. This week I’m leading with a podcast from This American Life on lists. It might not seem all that travel-related, but I’m working on a piece on bucket lists at the moment and I found it to be a very interesting listen—lists can be funny, bizarre, and downright terrifying. Give it an hour of your time! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Return to the Travelfish homepage](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/REFo9VrRv5Myh6-d-2hV-_Yf18E=375) [alt_text] [Travelfish #518: The Eat Everything Again Edition](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fnews%2F518/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/9C3EhsK7ylQtLj6fS4bGum96Ink=375) Published: 28th May, 2024 Hi all, This week I’m leading with a podcast from This American Life on lists. It might not seem all that travel-related, but I’m working on a piece on bucket lists at the moment and I found it to be a very interesting listen—lists can be funny, bizarre, and downright terrifying. Give it an hour of your time! Over on Couchfish, just the one entry—for free subscribers—the first in [my series on Vietnam’s Phú Quốc Island](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fcouchfish%2Fnews%2Fphu-quoc-overtourism-part1/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/bxPlHiHpvw-9XTX0Vzmt25Q4Dmw=375)—plenty more to come in this regard. Also this week I was contacted by a Khmer food evangelist named Vanarith. I first came across Vanarith working for a street food operator in Phnom Penh, then I hired him for a private custom food walk in the city—[I touch on that here,](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fcouchfish%2Fnews%2Fcouchfish-week-26-the-way-to-a-travellers/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/ecQUBDRp-mjrSZtpd6f1IFdZ0Kw=375) and I was delighted to hear he has finally set up his own business. So, if you’re bound for Phnom Penh and want to eat well, I have no hesitation in recommending him—[you can find him on Instagram here](%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ffoodtoursphnompenh/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/PRWwRFp4FkFdmt18_ULQD7SQqCg=375). The photos in this issue are from the food walk I did with him, and likewise gives the newsletter its theme for the week—eat everything! See you next week. Stuart [[READ ONLINE](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fnews%2F518/2/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/EyOWSH0gU6p4E-r2wcpd8Moj9Pw=375)] [[UNSUBSCRIBE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Did you order a beach view? [Salad hut.](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fsaladhut/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/zd76XKXmnJsS77oDtlaJQRdCIRQ=375) [Ad: Salad Hut on Ko Pha Ngan’s beautiful west coast, from US$118 per night. Click here for the details.](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fsaladhut/2/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/Wr4JBfHLpbVZakyEdSSdQRb3IfM=375) --------------------------------------------------------------- Just grazing. [You are what you eat.] You are what you eat. Photo: Stuart McDonald. --------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐️ Story of the week - [Lists!!!](%2F%2Fwww.thisamericanlife.org%2F831%2Flists/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/m5nX4TDJkuHJcUskZyvVfz21Zpk=375) from This American Life (Podcats) 📚 What I’m reading - [Not the End of the World](%2F%2Fwww.nottheendoftheworld.co.uk%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/paQM1hqKrAYIQjSpFzdD1Ae4U1Q=375) by Hannah Ritchie 🇲🇲 Burma - [Fuelling The Future, Poisoning The Present: Myanmar’s Rare Earth Boom](%2F%2Fwww.globalwitness.org%2Fen%2Fcampaigns%2Fnatural-resource-governance%2Ffuelling-the-future-poisoning-the-present-myanmars-rare-earth-boom%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/BYUwgD9wDZJINghDq7NZLs5iSU8=375) from Global Witness - [Foreign Fighters Training Anti-Regime Forces In Myanmar](%2F%2Fasia.nikkei.com%2FSpotlight%2FMyanmar-Crisis%2FForeign-fighters-training-anti-regime-forces-in-Myanmar/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/h1xpAGGlU_N7JoAu-WLUqm-yS3s=375) from Nikkei Asia - [Myanmar’s Tepid Thingyan New Year](%2F%2Fthediplomat.com%2F2024%2F05%2Fmyanmars-tepid-thingyan-new-year%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/XE5gHBYTrE5u2foifrrumXydX6A=375) from The Diplomat 🇰🇭 Cambodia - [Genesis Of A Latter-Day Asian Slavery Market](%2F%2Fwww.ucanews.com%2Fnews%2Fgenesis-of-a-latter-day-asian-slavery-market%2F105164/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/sZ0KUSHHhfdCycsta7HTpSeZHXw=375) from UCA News - [Green Credentials Of Electric Vehicles Come Under Fire](%2F%2Fnews.mongabay.com%2F2024%2F05%2Fgreen-credentials-of-electric-vehicles-come-under-fire%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/uxIdUNODuu3vfA0mv_vGh1xdht0=375) from MongaBay - [Ep 214: Running Away To The Circus, And Cambodia's Tourism Recovery, With Craig Dodge, Phare](%2F%2Fwww.theseasiatravelshow.com%2Fepisodes%2Fep-214-running-away-to-the-circus-and-cambodias-tourism-recovery-with-craig-dodge-phare%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/azgoNzxkiu7OAMy8824nIxqxePo=375) from The South East Asia Travel Show (Podcast) 🌴 Environment - [Staggering Collapse In Migratory Fish Populations Threatens Health Of Millions And Critical Freshwater Ecosystems](%2F%2Fwwf.panda.org%2Fdiscover%2Four_focus%2Ffreshwater_practice%2Ffreshwater_news%2F%3F11324466%2FStaggering-collapse-in-migratory-fish-populations-threatens-health-of-millions-and-critical-freshwater-ecosystems/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/H4vfJgWcv-9sK-hrWUWPE5XTuXs=375) from WWF - [‘No Respite’: Dry Zone Sizzles And Burns](%2F%2Fwww.frontiermyanmar.net%2Fen%2Fno-respite-dry-zone-sizzles-and-burns%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/-wqHrVETyGeT2gKMhiQy4TwElyw=375) from Frontier Myanmar ($) - [Visiting The Kraken At Home](%2F%2Fhakaimagazine.com%2Fnews%2Fvisiting-the-kraken-at-home%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/SPrKNfiT0I4koIICiqQRPsfOqsI=375) from Hakai - [Max Sentence Request For Javan Rhino Poacher Too Low, Experts Say](%2F%2Fnews.mongabay.com%2F2024%2F05%2Fmax-sentence-request-for-javan-rhino-poacher-too-low-experts-say%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/kyt-KAJV7NadFMpZMNXUUWUSrc0=375) from Mongabay 🇮🇩 Indonesia - [The World's Best Rainforest Guardians Already Live There](%2F%2Fwww.rsn.org%2F001%2Fthe-worlds-best-rainforest-guardians-already-live-there.html/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/Sc2V7lpmrkY_lf_-71SAHgkcZLI=375) from The Washington Post - [Indonesia’s Killer Commodity](%2F%2Fwww.newmandala.org%2Findonesias-killer-commodity%2F/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/bY1Hfhzlsj0e-ER9_RkXnSi3sZw=375) from New Mandala - [Victims Of Indonesia’s Anti-Chinese Riots Cling To Hope For Justice As Painful Memories Fester](%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Fweek-asia%2Fpolitics%2Farticle%2F3264183%2Fvictims-indonesias-anti-chinese-riots-cling-hope-justice-painful-memories-fester%3Futm_source=rss_feed/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/gK7G2r63l1u0ioxj2DZiNaZxkJI=375) from SCMP ($) - [Bali Police Busted A Drug Lab Run By Russians, Ukrainians. 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[Ad: Campbell House in Georgetown, Penang from US$72 per night. Click here for the details.](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fcampbellhouse/1/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/N88IISL4Ym9GGbabXqa0oPMesek=375) [Ad: Campbell House in Georgetown, Penang from US$72 per night. 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[Vanarith dissecting a dish for me.] Vanarith dissecting a dish for me. Photo: Stuart McDonald. --------------------------------------------------------------- So that’s the wrap. I hope you are all in good health, and thanks for reading. Cheers! Stuart --------------------------------------------------------------- If you’d like to view this newsletter online, you can [do so here](%2F%2Fwww.travelfish.org%2Fnewsletter%2Fnews%2F518/3/0100018fbc325d00-52d64c23-6dfe-48e2-8cc1-d51fbb327cba-000000/MnJ5BheLgLcusWvXJMk3vH2TJjg=375). This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to the Travelfish newsletter. If you no longer want to receive these emails, [you can unsubscribe at any time here](. Travelfish.org Bali, Indonesia & Sydney, Australia Copyright ©️ 2024 Travelfish.org. All rights reserved.