Southeast Asia Archive

0November 21, 2012
Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam: Shooting Range Price List

One of the top attractions in southern Vietnam near the city of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), is the Cu Chi Tunnels. This labyrinth of tunnels and traps was carved out by the…
4May 10, 2012
The Philippines: El Nido Boat Tours (Bacuit Archipelago)

Welcome to one of the most beautiful sites in all of Asia; El Nido and the Bacuit Archipelago. The town of El Nido sets the stage as the jumping off point…
0March 1, 2012
Elephant Nature Park: In a Far and Distant Land Lives HOPE

There’s a lot to be said for living vicariously through the travels of your friends. With on-line blogs, social media sites and super duper travel literary portals such as ours,…
0February 7, 2012
Tips for Trekking Northern Thailand

Guidebooks and travel agencies advertise similar things in their hill trek tours: staying in a far removed hill tribe, cooking and eating native cuisine, elephant rides, visiting tea plantations, and…
2January 27, 2012
Valentine’s Day: The Korean Way

Up with the pink hearts, the lipstick kisses, the bows and arrows! Valentine´s Day is one of my favorite holidays, specifically for its commercialization. In South Korea, where femininity, or…
4January 24, 2012
Funky Filipino Flavors: Unique Food of the Philippines

It’s no Cambodia, but the Philippinescertainly has its fair share of unusual delicacies. A true gourmand could spend months encountering wild flavors, textures, and customs. Recounted here is a sampling of…
2December 19, 2011
Where to Find the Cheapest Prescription Eye Glasses in South East Asia

We’ve scoured the earth (or at least south east Asia) searching for the cheapest prescription eye glasses available at retail. And it looks like Manila is the winner when it…
2November 15, 2011
Balinese Cremation Ceremony: The Celebration of a Life

I was lucky enough during my time living in Bali to attend a Hindu cremation ceremony or Ngaben. A woman from my colleagues family had died three days prior. It…
9October 23, 2011
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Shooting Range Price List

If you’ve traveled in southeast Asia you’ve no doubt heard the stories about the legendary shooting range in Cambodia. This militarily operated gun range on the outskirts of Phnom Penh…
3October 17, 2011
Bali: An Island in Silence

Nyepi is the name of the Balinese Hindu New Year. It is the only place on earth that observes 24 hours of silence and for me a whole day of…
2August 9, 2011
Chatuchak Market, Thailand: Shop Like a Local in the JJ Market

Chatuchak Market, or JJ as it is called by the locals and in this article, is one of the largest markets in Southeast Asia. It is a city of it’s…
0July 20, 2011
How to Get Off The Beaten Path In Cambodia

So far, I have eight visas in my passport and four of them are Cambodian visas; it’s safe to say I like traveling there alot. Cambodia may be smaller than it’s…