The first Michelin guide to Bangkok’s brilliant food scene reveals a city where both fine dining and street food can be as affordable as they are adventurous
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Not so sheepish now: Google Street View adds the Faroe Islands
One woman’s idea of strapping cameras to sheep prodded the internet giant into helping put the north Atlantic islands on Street View – with a resulting upswing in tourism
Shops in trees: Jakarta’s improvised street life – in pictures
Photographer Isidro Ramírez documents the small solutions Jakartans find to improve the quality of life in a crowded city with inefficient infrastructure – from fashion shops in trees to wood-store bus stops
Bangkok’s street food under threat from gentrification
Millions of Bangkokians rely on – and love – the city’s myriad street food stalls, but as the city ‘develops’, vendors who have plied their trade for decades could be priced out or forced to move
‘It’s a half-mile of magic’: Elaine Sciolino on rue des Martyrs, Paris
The former New York Times correspondent loves this sloping street and its 200 small businesses so much she’s written a whole book about it
Clang! Sri Lanka’s street food sounds as good as it tastes …
The island’s favourite street food is kottu, a carb-rich pile of chopped roti, meat and chilli. Here’s where to try it in the capital, Colombo
The best mutton chop in Kolkata
This street food favourite is so popular it can be found at vendors across the Indian city, but Harneet Baweja, founder of Gunpowder in east London, has his favourite spots
Chiang Mai food paradise
Wherever you go in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, the food is outstanding
Singapore street food: stewed, sliced and steamed – video
A kaleidoscopic journey through Singapore’s vibrant street-food scene, shaped over many years by local Malay, Indian and Chinese communities. Vendors ply their trade from noon till night, dedicated to the dishes they produce and the customers they serve
James Dean Bradfield – Soundtrack of my life
James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers provides an insight into the songs that have shaped his life.