Travel, life and food, written from wherever I happen to be. Go with da Flo is Florence Chen's notebook of trips, everyday moments and very good meals.https://gowithdaflo.comen-ushttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/a-bowl-of-broth-worth-the-detourhttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/a-bowl-of-broth-worth-the-detourWhy the best bowl I ate all year came from a six-seat counter with no sign, and what makes a broth worth crossing a city for.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTFoodhttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/on-not-having-a-planhttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/on-not-having-a-planI spent years optimising my weekends. This is about what happened when I stopped, and why the empty afternoon turned out to be the point.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTLifehttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/three-days-in-buranohttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/three-days-in-buranoA short, slow guide to the lace-making island in the Venetian lagoon: when to go, where the light is best, and why you should stay the night.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTTravelhttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/learning-to-cross-the-road-in-bangkokhttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/learning-to-cross-the-road-in-bangkokNotes from a first week in Bangkok: tuk-tuks, the art of the confident step, and the street food stall I went back to four times.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTTravelhttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/night-market-ruleshttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/night-market-rulesSix rules for eating well at a night market, learned the hard way: follow the queue, order small, and never start with the thing you came for.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTFoodhttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/the-same-walk-every-morninghttps://gowithdaflo.com/blog/the-same-walk-every-morningSame route, same twenty minutes, three hundred mornings a year. Here's what turns up when you stop looking for somewhere new.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMTLife