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Gourmet Vietnamese Recipes from Loose of Limits!

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I think we told you how much we loved Hoi An, Vietnam. It was incredible. Beyond Hoi An, we loved all of Vietnam for a variety of reasons. Near the top of that list? We ate the.most.delicious food. You have no idea. It was amazing. One of the best things we did in Vietnam was take a cooking class. One day, while biking to the beach, we were hungry and stopped at a random little roadside restaurant. Most of the restaurants in the region are family-owned and consist of a few tables in a sparsely decorated garage below an apartment. They mostly serve the same foods so, we considered ourselves incredibly lucky to stumble upon Red Dragon . It took ages for our food to come, but all was forgiven when we started eating. The food was incredible - a combination of old-style Vietnamese food with a modern flare. A good meal is so satisfying. It was the best meal we'd had in 8 months and we were so happy. Impulsively, we asked the chef if he would give us a cooking class and he said yes! The ...

The Post You Have Been Waiting For... (Unless Your Name is Anna L. or Pam M.)

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This is the post you've been waiting for. Just admit it. This whole time, we've been posting about  diving  and  yoga  and  UNESCO World Heritage Sites , and how fantastic life is, you've secretly been waiting for our WTF-This-Place-Is-Awful post, haven't you? Well, here it is, in all its bizarre glory.  (Anna L. and Pam M., you probably do not want to read the rest of this post.)

Chuck Norris Dim Sum (in Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

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We've been saving pics of funny signs and tshirts and menu items since we've been traveling and our plan is to put together a fun video or slideshow at some point. However, I just couldn't keep this from you for even 24 hours. Why yes! That is Chuck Norris Dim Sum! Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Eating My Way Across the Country

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Tom's working on a post about how we're getting in shape before we put our bodies through the ringer on our trip. But, on the COMPLETE other end of the spectrum, I saw this article today and wanted to post quickly about it. Delish: All-American Eats: Must-Try Foods From the 50 States This got me really excited about our road trip , because I usually make decisions with my stomach and because I take this kind of an article as a challenge. Where will we be driving through and what are the "must-try" foods? (I didn't include California, since we live here and because I eat the "must-try" California avocado almost daily.)