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WHO DOESN’T LIKE TOM YUM?

Bangkok, Siem Reap, Hoi An, Lombok, Hikkaduwa, Hong Kong, KL, East St Kilda … anywhere, anytime. Even Australia’s sorry “seafood extender” substitute seems at...

STORM OVER CAMBODIA AS A FIERY SUN SETS OVER CHINA … LIKE THE FLAMING DRAGON COMING OVER THE HORIZON

A dark storm, spitting thunder and lightning, hangs over Cambodia’s Phnom Penh, as the fiery red sunset bathes Laos and China to the northwest…  The...

IN S.E. ASIA U CAN AFFORD TO HAVE SMASHED AVO AND GOOD ACCOMM

My last day in Phnom Penh so reconditioning the tummy for back in Aus. This is the US$6 House Special Big Western Breakfast, a...

TAKING MEAT-AND-RICE TO A NEW LEVEL

Lunch is courtesy of Hak Mithona: a Khmer-style charcuturie of sun dried fishes, beef and Siem Reap pork sausage, served with rice and Cambodian...

1.2.6. – GRAB YOUR CHOPSTICKS

In Asia I don’t normally send back food when served the wrong item; I take it as fate inviting me to try something different....

DUCK AIN’T EASY TO DO

Lashing out for lunch, roasted duck ($US6.25) at touristy Chinese chain, TiNat. Duck skin crispy but flesh either undercooked or dry. The noodles, vegies...

I’M SUCH A LEMON…

Phnom Penh dispatches: Lunch with the local workers; sticky rice with a small bowl of bitter chicken soup (US$1.50). See that round thing in...

I LOVE PHNOM PENH

It’s so good to be back here, by the Royal Palace, where the calming Mekong and Tonle rivers merge. And progress respects old trees… The...

MY TRADITIONAL TUK TUK BLOKE

The friendly smile is genuine. And the friendly smile is genuinely bigger when u give him US$5. The post MY TRADITIONAL TUK TUK BLOKE...

THE “UBER TUK TUK” IS TAKING OVER IN CAMBODIA

The digital age tuk tuk: It’s booked via the PassApp on your mobile phone or tablet; it’s fully enclosed with side covers; its driver...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.