The pandemic didn’t close Davao’s most beloved durian hangout – the shop just moved and improved. In 2021, Rosario’s Durian Restaurant closed its screen doors for the last time, ending nearly 20 years of durian service. For us durian travelers, it was a favorite durian meet-up in Bankerohan Market, a step off the bustling street […]
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Jalan Macalister Durian Guide for George Town
We drove over the mountain from Balik Pulau, Penang, ready for a smorgasbord Jalan Macalister Durian Hop in George Town. It felt a little bit backwards, because all the durian grows in Balik Pulau and gets sold for higher prices in George Town. For most people visiting Penang, it’s far more convenient to nip down […]
Sea of Mist at Yala Durian Garden Home
A Yala Durian Trip: With the Sea of Mist at my feet and a plate of intensely caramel, moist-brownie-dense durian on my lap, the curious desire I’d had to drive around and explore this southern-most province of Thailand faded. I looked at my list of waterfalls, vista points, and markets and went “nah.” I was […]
Pattani Durian & Wild Fruits Season at the Sai Khao Homestay in Southern Thailand
In 2017, when I was still a single lady, I traveled with my friends Parisa and her boyfriend (now husband) Damien to visit the Sai Khao Homestay in Kok Pho District, Pattani, Southern Thailand. For me, it was one of the most exciting durian trips I’d ever taken. Southern Thailand was, and still is, one […]
Satun Durian Guide & Cempedak Exaltation
A Satun Durian guide to Wang Prachan for all your Thai-Malaysian border-hopping needs
Rainy Ranong Durian Roadtrip
About Ranong We woke up at the Jamson Beach Resort to views over the long inlet separating Thailand from Myanmar. It’s an older hotel just outside of Ranong City, in Southern Thailand. In the lobby, there are photos of the hotel from maybe the 1960s. The hotel looks almost the same now as then. Friends […]
Our 12 Best Durians of 2022: The Year in Review!
Happy New Year again, Durian Munchers! This is our annual spill of all our personal Favorite Durians of 2022! You guys ask us all the time for which durians we actually love the most, or our top ten all-time list! But while we can’t (or won’t 🤐) tell you our all time bests, I’m happy […]
Durian Day Trip to Ea Tu Commune Buôn Ma Thuột City Vietnam
How we found ourselves in the Ea Tu Commune We were staying in Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk, Vietnam and one morning a friend took us to visit several small durian farms in the mixed urban-agricultural outskirts of the city (see the Youtube video). As I peered out the truck window down a red-dust road […]
Bilut Hills Durian Resort For A Relaxing Getaway| Raub, Malaysia
Updated: This post was originally published on August 21, 2018. It is now updated on July 23, 2022 with photos of the new swimming pool and other new rooms. As you buzz down Highway 8, the main road connecting Raub to Bentong, you’d never guess there’s a lovely durian resort tucked into the hillside behind […]
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