I love Bangkok. I know a lot of tourists dislike it, and I often heard people on the tourist trail exchanging stories and saying how much they disliked it–but I think if people would take the time to step out of Khao San (the backpacker ghetto) or Patpong (the girlie show ghetto) then they might [...]
Four Phrases that Describe It… Crowded. Touristy. Dirty. Bangkok-On-The-Beach. The last place we stayed in Phuket was Patong Beach, pretty much the tourist epicenter of Phuket and dear lord does it show. While there’s lots more shops and restaurants to choose from, there’s very little charm. The beach was incredibly crowded and the water quality [...]
One of the more fun/frustrating things about traveling in SE Asia is the need to haggle for things like transportation. There’s always rumors about the so-called “Tuk-Tuk Mafia” that supposedly do everything from price fixing to making sure tourists can’t rent motorcycles, but those have always been brushed off as rumors by locals. However, here [...]
Every tourist has to do certain things in Thailand, and I think one of those is to experience their world-famous kathooey (ladyboys, basically transvestites/transsexuals–the Thai’s don’t seem to differentiate, they’re just all kathooey) in some way or another. For some fairly obvious reasons, we decided that the best way to experience it would be to [...]
We first saw these balloons last year during our visit in Chiang Mai. If you’re interested, this blog had photos with literally thousands of hot air balloons being sent off during a festival. The photos are night photos–the balloon is fun during the sunset, but it’s absolutely magical at night.
Four Phrases To Describe It…. Scandanavian. Pretty. Overpriced. Quiet Our first destination on Phuket is Karon beach, located midway down the island on the west-coast. While it’s not as built-up as other places in Phuket, it certainly doesn’t feel desolate. Instead, I think it lacks a lot of charm. See, when you go to a [...]
And we’ve basically done nothing. In Chiang Rai, we stayed in a really nice little guest house where we gorged ourselves on their delicious “Mini-American Breakfasts.” We visited a few museums, we stopped by the King’s birthday party, but we mostly just sat around and played computer games and read books. Laos (or at least [...]
While in South East Asia, many people want to visit ethnic minority hill-tribe villages. This is understandable as I think many travelers want a taste of the exotic and the hint of adventure that visiting remote villages can have. On the other hand, if you aren’t careful about how you choose your tour you could [...]
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As soon as we crossed the Thai border it was so strange, it was…so obviously Thailand. All of a sudden, the roads were nicer, everyone owned a new car (actually, the fact we even saw cars was unusual), there were powerlines in the sky, advertisements, billboards, internet on every corner. It’s so odd that crossing [...]
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