Comments on: Huay Kaew Waterfall http://www.jamiesinz.com/2008/09/huay-kaew-waterfall/ wanderer extraordinaire Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:07:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Xander http://www.jamiesinz.com/2008/09/huay-kaew-waterfall/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Xander Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:37:31 +0000 http://www.jamiesinz.com/?p=439#comment-59 I think that we likely just got lucky- or more likely, this could definitely be a case where we just had different opinions, or different experiences. For me, that's one of the hard things about writing about food and travel- an experience (or a meal) depend on so many small factors, that it can never be repeated. I've written about cafes and restaurants that I've loved, and had other people comment that they had horrible experiences. And my boyfriend and I once spent a night in a town in Southern Laos that we hated- everyone we met was rude and unfriendly, even shopkeepers seemed to grumble when we bought from them; we later met two sisters who had been to the same town, and said they stayed there longer because everyone they met was so friendly. Maybe when my blog finally catches up with me back here in Thailand, I'll write about my meal- and you'll definitely have to leave a comment relating your bad experience, so readers can gain a more informed opinion. 0X I think that we likely just got lucky- or more likely, this could definitely be a case where we just had different opinions, or different experiences. For me, that’s one of the hard things about writing about food and travel- an experience (or a meal) depend on so many small factors, that it can never be repeated. I’ve written about cafes and restaurants that I’ve loved, and had other people comment that they had horrible experiences. And my boyfriend and I once spent a night in a town in Southern Laos that we hated- everyone we met was rude and unfriendly, even shopkeepers seemed to grumble when we bought from them; we later met two sisters who had been to the same town, and said they stayed there longer because everyone they met was so friendly.

Maybe when my blog finally catches up with me back here in Thailand, I’ll write about my meal- and you’ll definitely have to leave a comment relating your bad experience, so readers can gain a more informed opinion. 0X

]]> By: Jamie http://www.jamiesinz.com/2008/09/huay-kaew-waterfall/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Jamie Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:16:15 +0000 http://www.jamiesinz.com/?p=439#comment-54 Xander, I'm really glad that you had a great meal at Huan Huay Kaew. I think you guys do better research than we do, so you know what to order!!! I also think our experience might have been lack-luster because we went around 2pm, so the main dining terrace wasn't open, and the main cook probably wasn't there. Maybe we'll give it another shot and have the kaeng som this time. Xander, I’m really glad that you had a great meal at Huan Huay Kaew. I think you guys do better research than we do, so you know what to order!!! I also think our experience might have been lack-luster because we went around 2pm, so the main dining terrace wasn’t open, and the main cook probably wasn’t there. Maybe we’ll give it another shot and have the kaeng som this time.

]]> By: Xander http://www.jamiesinz.com/2008/09/huay-kaew-waterfall/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Xander Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:41:47 +0000 http://www.jamiesinz.com/?p=439#comment-53 I was actually at that same restaurant last week! I ordered a kaeng som (a sour tamarind curry) that I actually thought was amazing. It did frustrate me greatly though so much of the menu was in Thai- the kaeng som wasn't actually even on the English menu, but was something I had heard they made well. -X I was actually at that same restaurant last week! I ordered a kaeng som (a sour tamarind curry) that I actually thought was amazing. It did frustrate me greatly though so much of the menu was in Thai- the kaeng som wasn’t actually even on the English menu, but was something I had heard they made well. -X

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