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Phuket Where to Stay

Anuj Varma — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:45:56 +0000

Phuket Where to Stay

Also see Surf Beaches in Thailand

Patong – Too touristy

Kata – Perfect mix of touristy and Quiet.

2 Beaches – one with crystal blue waters

Kamala – Good Beach, Less crowded, but some goodnew beach resorts

Nai Harn – Good Beach

Mai Khao / Nai Yang – Close to the airport – No restaurants etc.

Phuket Town – Old Town, Good eating places. Sunday market, otherwise very quiet

Bangtao – Nice new up comer – good beach

Karon – Great Beach, Not too far from Kata or Paton.

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Vegas – Some Fun Eating Spots

Anuj Varma — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 15:43:32 +0000

Wynn and Encore

Urth Cafe – Wynn
Red 8 – Wynn
Wazuzu – Encore

Venetian

Bouchon – Venetian – Breakfast / Brunch

Caesar’s Palace

Amalfi – Coastal Italian – Ceaser’s Palace
Nobu

Paris

J.J.’s Boulangerie
Cafe Belle Madeleine
Mon Ami Gabi – Breakfast / Brunch

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NYC Asian Eats…My favorites

Anuj Varma — Thu, 21 May 2015 16:25:06 +0000

Asian (Indian, Chinese, Malaysian…) and Asian Fusion

Restaurant	Cuisine	Location	What to Order
Anjappar	Southern Indian	Lexington and 28th	Mutton (goat) Masala – or goat anything, Kal dosa
The Halal Guys	Middle Eastern, Gyro Cart (but soooo much more than that)	53rd and 6th Street
Jaiya Thai –	Thai	2nd ave, 81st st	Prawns in Special sauce
Nyonya	Malaysian	199 grand street, little italy. Grand and mulberry	Jumbo Prawns in Special sauce (with shell removed), kari ayam (chicken kari), roti kanai, malaysian coffee
Tamarind	Indian (Fusion)	99 hudson st, bet. Franklin and leonard	Grilled lamb chops
Kati Roll Co.	East Indian	Multiple locations – Greenwich village, 99 MacDougal Street (between Bleecker St. and West 3rd St.)	Any of the rolls, cup of chai
Tao	Asian Fusion	42 , E 58th St
Xian Famous Foods	Asian	Multiple	Lamb burger
NoMad Restaurant	American		Chicken Burger
Junior’s Cheesecake	Desserts	Grand Central Terminal, 45 Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY 10017	Cheesecake (plain)
Ferrara Café	Desserts (Italian)	Little Italy	Tiramisu, Chocolate Truffle Cake

Shopping

Uniqlo (clothes) – 666 5thAvenue, 5th and 52nd
Columbus Circle – The shops at Columbus Circle
Fishs Eddy – Unique kitchen and house items

Parks, Museums and other Notables

Central Park – Strawberry Fields – between 71st and 74th street
Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) –11 W 53rd Street – 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Street Performers

Union Square – Always something happening
Times Square – 42nd Street
Central Park – roller bladers

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Yelp Reviews

Anuj Varma — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:44:41 +0000

Here’s a neat widget the yelp folks came up with. Just insert the raw html into your blog post – and show readers all the reviews, quick tips you may have ever posted on yelp.

Recent reviews by Anuj V.

What’s this?

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Three days, Three nights, 1 Greatest City in the world…

Anuj Varma — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:20:10 +0000

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