Look up the best things to do in Bangkok, and you’ll find a number of popular attractions headlining most lists: the Grand Palace, Wat Arun, Chinatown, and the floating markets, to name a few. These have become popular recommendations for a reason, and should absolutely be incorporated into your travel plan. But as is so […]
Thailand can be one of the most beautiful tourist destinations on the planet, but it can also be one of the most dangerous. To those who travel extensively this warning may sound all too familiar, but don’t take it lightly. It is not uncommon to have certain dangers associated with popular tourist destinations. This is […]
I have to admit, this article is intended for my little sister. She is in the process of planning her first trip to Thailand. So as a good big brother who has spent a fair amount of time in Thailand, I immediately thought of all the scams, dangers and annoyances that she might encounter. I’ve […]
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, the possibilities are endless. My dear friend Lydia Terry has spent the last several months traveling through Thailand. Along the way she shares her adventures via […]
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 so on. In my experience we got all that we paid for in our trek, but the isolated hill tribe we stayed in did not […]
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 own with tin-roofed building housing vendors selling a variety of goods from food to clothes and crowded “sois”(“soi” is the Thai equivalent of side-street, pronounced like “soy”) with […]
My single plain white walled room housed a tiny window opposite the door which allowed little light to come through even on the brightest of days. However, a sheet of corrugated iron that had come loose from the roof outside blocked the rest of any sun that could penetrate, which made the place feel a […]
Phi Phi Don Island has experienced a rebirth. Located in Southern Thailand between Phuket and the mainland, Phi Phi suffered a significant hit during the 2004 Asian Tsunami. Despite losing nearly all its infrastructure, six years later Phi Phi has nearly completed its rebuilding and is once again a prime spot for travelers looking to […]
If Bangkok is the ‘New York’ of Southeast Asia, then Pattaya fits right in as its southern Sin City. Located just 90 miles south of the congested metropolis, you can find your way to Pattaya easily by buses that run daily, or if you’re confident in your haggling skills, taxis run between the two cities […]
