Banh Mi -- a simple construction of a baguette, pate, mayonaise, picked carrots, coriander and grilled pork -- is a giant of the Vietnamese culinary scene. It's a hearty and portable snack, says Mike Stuchberry.
Jetstar pilots based in Perth were sent an email by their roster captain telling them to "toughen up Princesses" after they complained about fatigue.
Strolling down Havana's renowned walkway, India Lloyd and her partner saw something they'll never forget: a strange ritual involving herbs, branches, a bird and chanting.
Oakland University in California offers a curriculum pot heads around the country find irresistibly alluring -- an education based on the lucrative medical marijuana industry, writes Jason Motlagh.
Love your fat-laden fast food offerings, but watching your carb intake? KFC has the meal for you -- spruiked far and wide in a marketing blitz costing the company virtually nothing.
Crikey reader Venise Alstergren escaped the daily grind by jetting off to south west India to spend three glorious months exploring. Destinations include Kerala, the first state in the world to democratically elect a communist government.
Fishing isn't just a sport for old salty sea dogs who nap on piers with a fishing wire tied to their toe like Huckleberry Finn. It's for anyone with a beer bottle, some fishing line and half a prawn.
Recent years have seen a downwards trend in Japan's manga and anime industries but an explosion of popularity for "yuru-kyara" -- cute costume mascots employed by businesses and regional governments.
Australians don’t deal well with hitchhikers. It’s generally accepted wisdom that hitchhiking is for people who are either a) missing a few screws or b) keen to wind up in someone else’s car boot. Luckily New Zealand doesn't agree, writes Tom Cowie.
Qantas is under pressure in the media from a rather novel union campaign, in which compliance with due process is being turned into a virtue in long-running disputes with the airline group because no one is going on strike until some time after Anzac Day and Easter.
