Greg Hackett

Have no fear of burning your mouth when eating the inflight meal in Qantas economy class. The meal warmers at the paupers’ end of...

Yu Kun Kun bakery has arrived. A bakery had been the main missing ingredient at Ong Lang Beach village, Phu Quoc island, Vietnam. Multi-grain...

Savoury aromas tantalise and tease of the still steaming treasure that awaits, hidden from view; the four points of a thin, crepe-like omelette parcel...

Rice to the Rescue: Russian tourists in Asia tend to buy up in supermarket and prepare/eat in their room. OK, let’s see: This canned...

(Fractal City) The kid’s feeling pretty chuff, having pulled off a cool Sunday scam: after being given 5 bucks from Aunty Paul and Aunty Brian...

My friends and travel contacts say to me: “You must like it there?” Sunset in July at Ong Lang Beach, Phu Quoc island, Vietnam....

Why won’t this coffee machine work? It’s plugged in, the capsule’s in, I’m pushing the blue “blast off” button – but no action? Cursing...

The only surly woman I’ve met in Cambodia serves me: fried rice with beef balls (AKA slices of a small beef sausage) and three...

Hands up who likes Cambodian cuisine? Steamed fish fillet with mushrooms and ginger/soy/rice-wine sauce. I tip the last of the sauce over the rice...

This bloke’s shop is like a Disney movie set: a snapshot of Phnom Penh history with ancient Angkor weapons, colonial French figurines, antique artifacts,...