Tag Archives: drugs

Over the Counter and Below the Equator

Posted on May 15, 2014 by findingfoodfluently

After a long, humid, shirt-wringing kind of day in Jakarta, Indonesia, I craved street food. But really, that could be said about every day in Jakarta. It’s as good an excuse as any to eat with reckless abandon. Every now … Continue reading →

Posted in East & Southeast Asia, Food & Drink, Indonesia | Tagged drugs, Indonesia, Jakarta, night market, snake, Street Food | 11 Comments

Drugs

Posted on February 14, 2014 by findingfoodfluently

I can check “had a gun pointed at me” off the nonexistent list. Should I have known better? A camouflage (clearly not enough) backpack, sunglasses, a beard – not one of the trendy ones – I never experienced previous issues … Continue reading →

Posted in East & Southeast Asia, Food & Drink, Human Nature, pop culture | Tagged backpack, Bangkok, drugs, Thailand | 1 Comment

Incredible India, Malaysia, Truly Asia and Incapacitated Indonesia

Posted on October 2, 2013 by findingfoodfluently

In April 2005, after flying from Hong Kong, the first thing that I noticed on my inaugural visit to Jakarta, Indonesia was the plume of of kretek, or clove-cigarette, smoke idling right outside of the arrivals hall of Soekarno-Hatta Airport. … Continue reading →