British Expat Newsletter:
11 September 2004
This week: Snakes – Kay and Dave get to see them in the wild; and Scotland needs more immigrants.
Eastern & Oriental Express: More useful information
Rowena Carr-Allinson follows up her review of the Eastern & Oriental Express with some suggestions of great places to stay at either end of the line – and practical details on arrival in Thailand.
A trip on the Eastern & Oriental Express: Part Three
“Everything they say is true. The Orient Express legend deserves its glamorous reputation. Definitely the thing of novels, stories told at dinner parties and the stuff of great memories.” With regret, Rowena Carr-Allinson reaches the end of the line – and her review of the Eastern & Oriental Express – in Singapore.
A trip on the Eastern & Oriental Express: Part Two
“This is no ordinary train. Luxury prevails. In fact, Ulf Bruchert, the manager, confides that the train was modelled on the one in the 1932 Marlene Dietrich movie Shanghai Express.” Rowena Carr-Allinson indulges herself in the rail trip of a lifetime…
A trip on the Eastern & Oriental Express
“If you ever find yourself in Bangkok and either have recently come into some money or are travelling on company expenses, may I suggest that there is no better way to get to Singapore than on the Eastern & Oriental Express.” Rowena Carr-Allinson takes the train, and a step back in time, from Bangkok to Singapore…
Cooking Thai Rice
“Rice is a difficult subject to write about because every cuisine has its own particular way of doing things. There are many types of rice and countless methods of cooking it. The whole process is further complicated by the fact that you can’t even say, for example, “cook for 15 minutes” as there are so many variables involved…” Nevertheless, Kay gives several different methods for cooking rice – and rescuing it when things go wrong.