Project Runaway

It is December, but as there has been no change of seasons to mark time, I feel as if it is July. Malaysia is a long ways back now. We had worked our way up the coast and then crossed into Thailand. I am hungover and on an overnight train to Bangkok. We decide to [...]

British novelist Anthony Burgess writes that eating durian is “like eating sweet raspberry blancmange in the lavatory.”
definition of blancmange: sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
Chef Andrew Zimmern compares the taste to “completely rotten, mushy onions.”
Anthony Bourdain, while a lover of durian, relates his encounter with the fruit as thus: [...]

We were back on the road again and this time headed for the Cameron Highlands. The highlands are the highest area in mainland Malaysia. The area is known for its tea plantations and rolling green hills reminiscent of the English countryside. After another grueling multi-bus ride, we arrived at Father’s Guesthouse feeling like we had [...]