Tamarind Hotel

... journey planned was 150 kms, so we did 250 in the end. On arrival we were not sure where we could stay, we knew there was a hotel so we intended to ask if we could use their car park. As it turned out we could not get through the entrance gate. Mike went ...

... of the heavy plantings surrounding the perimeter of the property you can barely hear traffic on the surrounding streets.  It's a hotel that prides itself on having a low environmental impact, and it shows in the materials that they've used for ...

... (at least it was a Mexican brand) we finally found my tortilla press.  I also picked up exciting food (like chili tamarind candy) for people back home.  Another cool thing about the grocery store was that there was a little marketplace in the ...

... have the whole beach to myself. We were told how to get to the 'local' beach so we set off gaily on free bikes provided by the hotel. Now, it is 20 years since I rode a bike but after a few wobbles it was reasonable. I'm not good at keeping in to the side ...

... was certain I was going to be arrested for acting like a loon. The restaurant had literally vanished, I remember seeing a sign saying 'The Tamarind Restaurant had moved'.For the life of me I couldn't understand where it went; I guess it moved out of town. ...

... a real bargain and the next morning we headed out to Uroa on the east coast in a small Hiace van all to ourselves. The Tamarind Beach Hotel was a wonderful place and I can honestly say that neither of us have ever felt so at home in a hotel so quickly! ...

... was more bone and clay pot than it was fish. We complained, got Andrew's meal refunded and hot-footed it back to Tamarind for a proper feed!     On our way to the HoChiMinh Mausoleum we discovered yet another Vietnamese scam. Our taxi driver ...

... where foreigners and locals part company. A list of restaurants recommended to us included the Elephant, Coconut Garden, Cafe des Arts, Tamarind, 3 Nagas. If you are drinking an inexpensive wine, your bill will be $30 minimum for 2, not an accessible ...

... ran over his face from a particularly piquante one. As we departed, the hotdog man told us that the first time you have tamarind, “you maybe have brrr bruu brrr”, as he motioned and twisted his hands over his stomach. We strolled on the beach ...

... way to end a day. Mango and Passionfruit is working fo me. Jingle Bells just started on the musac, here at the Tamarind Restaurant.  Looking a Christmas tree hanging off the second store balcony of a hotel across the narrow street.  December 25, ...

... will be like, but I have a feeling Mombasa will be pretty special too.  We arrived in Mombasa, and found the hotel, Tamarind Village, easily, as Francis has been here before.  The suite that Jules had booked was rather large, and another ...

... buddha to be placed in Phrathat phanom. On the way, they set up camp for the night by the heartwood of a dead tamarind tree. The following day they continued to Nakhon phanom only to find that phrathat phanom had already been completed. Returning home ...

... deal with, we really aren't so bad! After telling us the story, she invited us to a place that they had raved about, called Tamarind Cafe, at 10:00.  We didn't commit to it, but after we left Cory and I decided that we were somewhat obligated.  ...

... from here lest you all fall asleep. things we've done in hanoi: pottered, eaten in the tamarind cafe (a veggie restaurant around the corner from our hotel  hurrah for coincidence!), pottered, been to water puppets, pottered about, eaten some more in ...

... morning, we didn't take any pictures of the new airport, which is stunning.  We're going to leave the hotel a little bit early today so we have time to snap off a few pictures.  Next report will be from the Tamarind Village Resort in Chiang ...

... false starts, and having left a sun hat and our food on the second, we found the correct one and headed off to Uroa and Tamarind Beach Hotel.... The ride was cramped but fun and we played 'pass the baby' as people struggled to get on and off with kids, at ...

... (allaying Dee's worries!)and we made our Tiger Air flight to Chiang Mai in good time. The place we stayed here - the Tamarind Village is in a fabulous location - right next to the Sunday market and within the old walled city. Thought we must have looked ...

... caught red-handed, the driver really gave the game away, so with a smile and a joke we agreed a good price and headed into Tamarind for breakfast. Since we're going on another overnight train tonight to Hue, (our 3rd overnight train in 4 days!) we thought ...

... with the sun setting behind our backs. -Went on a traditional spice tour where I got to taste pepper and cinnamon and tamarind and ginger and vanilla and everything else delicious, right off of the plant- and topped it off learning to make curries and ...