Written by cook and artist Natasha Barnes from her numerous trips locally and abroad, this book shares many humorous accounts of her travels across the globe. Her experiences are relived through the foods she encountered and enjoyed in countries as diverse as the USA, Vietnam, Argentina, Ethiopia and Burma. Contents: Introduction; Parys A river runs through it; The Bushveld Oupa se kind; Silwood Kitchens and Your Family magazine An artist in the making; Out of Africa Overland by any means; Ethiopia No mountain too high; Argentina and Paraguay Old friends; United States of America Living the dream; Russia Christmas in Siberia; The Mediterranean Food for the gods; England Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been?; China and Hong Kong No English needed; Thailand and Burma A thousand little Buddhas; Singapore, Malaysia and Bali Songbirds and satays; Sri Lanka Tea for two; Cambodia and Vietnam ... I took the one less travelled by; India and Nepal A passage to India; Recipe index"