Home Sick Already!

Im miss all the gang back home, partly inspired by Greg ("the big g") sending me this pic of all of us together.

Otherwise I met a bloke named Duncan on a trek to Phu Phan Mountains, I didn't mention the eyebrows all trip! But had a fantastic walk followed by the two of us taking a quick skinny dip. And yes the eyebrows do tell the story downstairs.




Pic shows Duncan before walk.

Day 1 Thailand...

So those of you who know me will be well aware that I get extreme more often than most average people. Even in the office back at my rat race job l'm getting extreme all the time with stationery, taking OH&S risks, drinking way too much redbull...and this pic is just another fucken day of being me (Mr Extreme)

Here’s a little insight into how I handle business back home.

While you’re back in “base camp” Jonesing up for your next trek, you've just got to slide a little sideways from your major supermarkets to find an Asian grocery...

So how much do you reckon the above swag of healthy greens cost me?

At the local Supermarket I'd say it would have been around $15 dollars.

At my local Asian supermarket I dropped a cool $6.30 on the following:

1 x Cauliflower
1 x Brocolli
1 x Bag of Mushrooms
1 x Asparagus bunch
1 x Gai Choi Bunch
1 x Bag of baby spuds
1 x Spinach bunch

And the produce is all high grade gear. It tastes and looks excellent. PLUS I'm not supporting the insane duopoly that is the mainstream supermarkets.

The exploratory foodie in me loves wandering around foreign buying lands too. It's precisely how and why I've ended up getting to know the wider Choi family. It all started with Bok, and up until this latest purchase I'd never heard of Gai. It's freakin delicious in a Horseradish meets Spinach uptown kind of a way.

Wish me luck for my Cauliflower & Asparagus tart!

Welcome to Travis McPhalus' new blog...This record of my travelling experiences takes its name from the first mountain that I ever conquered...Enjoy!