I guess the beach was too far for the owners of Blue Island Cafe บลูไอส์แลนด์คาเฟ่. They decided to make their own piece of paradise. A marvellous way to chill out for the day on the white sandy beach or inside a kratom beach hut.

Blue Island Cafe is located about 20 minutes out of Ratchaburi City or around 90 minutes from Bangkok depending on what side you are on. A side trip to Blue Island Cafe บลูไอส์แลนด์คาเฟ่ would be possible if you were traveling from Kanchanaburi south towards Hua Hin or the other way around.

The Menu at Blue Island Cafe

A reasonable selection of food available all around 99 baht a dish
All the house-made beverages are 69 baht the same price as the cake selection

I would recommend you try the Tom Yum Dragons Egg.

A reasonable selection of food available all around 99 baht a dish
All the house-made beverages are 69 baht the same price as the cake selection

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Opening Hours

Thursday to Sunday 10 am to 7 pm
Closed Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday

Getting to Blue Island Cafe

Overall Thoughts

If you are in the area definitely worth dropping in for a drink or for the day especially if you need some beach vibes in your life.

The one thing that would be nice to see is for them to not use disposable packaging and plastic cutlery for every item on the menu. I hate using plastic single-use plastics at the best of times and felt a little bummed that our family created so much waste for our lunch visit.

I’m a big fan of Vietnamese food can never say no to a Bánh mì roll. Our son Q was unsure and getting a bit fussy and he order a standard Pad Ka Pow Thai dish as he had never tried Vietnamese cuisine before and thought he wouldn’t like it. I went ahead and ordered a bunch of different things some I had never heard of. The waiter that served us had perfect English. I was quite surprised he had no trace of Asian English in his ascent.

The food was delicious. My favorite being the pork Isan sausages or as I call them dog balls. I order these a lot in Chaing Mai, there is a little old lady who sets up around 2 o’clock across the road from Dejai garden where we used to spend a lot of time last year. Although I have only tried this style sausage a few time these where my favorite ones. We ordered some for the road as well.

The most unusual would had to of been the crispy rice sheet dish. My brain kept telling me it was pizza but it was very very different! I would order again but i’m on the fence if it was good or not. It wasn’t bad I am still just not sure.

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The prices here where extremely cheap for a restaurant especially one that wasn’t a Thai restaurant. The location was good about 2 blocks from the Mekong River and the same from Wat Phra That Phanom a famous temple close by.

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Getting There

2 blocks from the Mekong River which separates Thailand and Laos
Wat Phra That Phanom a famous temple close by you can see it from the front of the restaurant .

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When I was planning my trip to Japan I really wanted to dive deep into the quirky side of the Japanese culture. Never in a million years would I expect to find Mr Kanso restaurant in Osaka Japan that has an entire menu consists of only canned foods. Im not sure this would work anywhere else other than Japan.

Boasting around 300 choices from around the globe with choices of things you would never imagine being available in a can from soups to sea lion the more you look the stranger it gets.

When we arrived at Mr Kanso’s I was quite surprised how nice the atmosphere was. It is an up market style venue with a river view. My thoughts before arriving was a little local shop where I could try some strange canned foods to take away.

Working Out The Can Food Prices

To work out the cost of a particular can on the bottom is a coloured dot or maybe 2. Match with the price guide in store to work out the price. If there is 2 dots you have to add them together for final price.

The Venue & Location

The location is overlooking the Dotonburi River. I was not expecting such a nice venue for a canned food bar.

Choice Of Cans

My Favorite Can Packages

The Menu

My Selection

So tempted with so many never tried before options I opted for the sake & soy marinated horse to stick with the Japaneese theme. It was surprisingly good for canned food and would eat again in a heartbeat.

Getting There

Address: Osaka Nishi ward Minamihorie 1-5-26 Canal terrace Horie 2F
3 minute walk from Namba Station on the Metro Yotsubashi line

There official accounts

Mr Kanso Restaurant Osaka Japan
http://www.cleanbrothers.net/kanso/shoplist_honten.html
kanso@cleanbrothers.net
Phone 06-6536-1333 Japanese only

Upon arriving to Sakon Nakhon on our 4 day Issan trip. We drove past Little Farm Hug restaurant and instantly felt we wanted to eat there! I am so glad we did as for me, Little Farm Hug was the best food & service we had in the entire time of the 4-day trip.

Our glasses were constantly topped up and the food came out extremely fast with no compromise on taste or wow factor!

I rarely tip. On this occasion, it was worth a 100 baht to the kitchen and 100 baht to the waiters.

I have never seen prawns served with fruit salad before but I wasn’t going to let that stop me. It was actually quite nice as after finished eating all the savoury choices to have a super fresh and juicy healthy dessert which finished the meal off perfectly.

The Food

The Venue

Little Farm Hug is such a cute farm-themed venue with plenty of outdoor and undercover tables. Would make a great venue for a birthday or a special occasion. Their bathrooms were clean and had no bad smells which are always nice too.

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Getting To Little Farm Hug

If your staying in Sakon Nakhon, This Hotel is walking distance to a street of bars with live music.

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Every time I get to Bali ill generally stay in Kuta the first few nights to be close to the nightlife. The first place I will stop after dropping my bags at the hotel is Yulia’s Kitchen for the best Nasi Campur in Bali.

Indonesians pronounce C as Ch so pronounced Champur

If you think you know of a better one in Bali or SE Asia please do leave a comment as would love to try!

Meaning

Nasi campur literally means mixed rice.
Nasi(rice) campur(mixed)

What is it

As I have found out there is no certain thing nasi campur is going to be. Other than it’s going to have white rice. Along with rice, you will have small portions of other dishes which could be fried prawns, eggs, peanuts, all of which meats & vegetables depending on the location and vendor. At a local vendor, I have had just one dish with a prawn cracker.

Origin of Nasi Campur

Nasi campur comes from Indonesia and is commonly found in Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Thailand and Brunei. It is a staple meal for Indonesians

Hotel Available Behind Restaurant

Behind Yulia’s Kitchen in Kuta, they have accommodation. We have stayed there once before. Our stay was a little interrupted due to construction at the time but the manager was very accommodating I wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again.

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I have tried nasi campur in many places desperately trying to find a better one as I love it that much. Drop a comment below if you think you know a better one!

Look At The Restaurant

Getting There

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Condoms & Cabbages has to be one of my favourite restaurants in Bangkok! Such a unique quirky theme. Yet the food is to die for. My personal favourites are the purple dumplings. I always try and make a stop here on a trip to Bangkok. The prices are a little high, But the proceeds go to a good cause. Quite possibly the only restaurant to give you a condom instead of an after-dinner mint! They have a gift shop that you can buy some bizarre condom related merchandise. Or just walk around after a meal and meet Santa Condom Clause and the other Condom made hosts. This place is so condom crazy even the light shades are made of them. The restaurant’s motto is “our food won’t make you pregnant”

The food at Condoms & Cabbages

What more could you ask for when dining other than to be served over a table full of frangers. Let’s just pray they are unused.

Menu

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