SE Asia has been a treasure trove for my buffet hunting. Anywhere that has an ostensibly limitless supply of eggplant, avocado and papaya will see me go back for (much) more. The former Dusit hotel in Jakarta kept serving up an avocado dish with olive oil, pepper and a bit of sea salt, and I never wanted to leave. Later that day, I left.

Then they became a Le Grandeur, so I moved my buffeteering ways to Le Meridien, which may not have been the best, but they were close to me, and had the same three favorites, with an addition of waffles and whipped cream. Perchance not the healthiest of options, but I was able to swim it off in the rainy season.

Inter-Continental in Bangkok did it well, at least before their most recent renovation. Banana and coconut jams, and even decent pastries (as opposed to the usual mayonnaise or noodle-stuffed breads common in those dens of depravity).