Falling for the Bangkok Gem Scam
Note: this post dates back to 2013 and recounts how I was scammed in 2003. I wouldn’t normally keep an old post like this on the blog except that it still happens today. Read the comments below …
Reasons not to like Hong Kong
Reasons not to like Hong Kong I thought I could get Lissette to like Hong Kong. It didn’t happen. I previously visited Hong Kong in 2001 on my first ever trip to Asia. I had spent 7 days here …
Feeling Disappointed in Luang Prabang, Laos
Feeling Disappointed in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang became the capital of the first Lao empire in the 14th Century. Its 33 Buddhist temples, many built in the 15th and 16th centuries, as …
A Tour of Elephant Nature Park, Thailand
Elephant Nature Park was started up in 1999 by a woman named Lek who made it her life’s work to rescue and take care abused elephants. The success of the park can be attributed to an incredible …
Visiting Ko Yao Noi (Thailand)
Visiting Ko Yao Noi Thailand Ko Yao Noi was the highlight of our trip to Thailand. It’s not as spectacular physically as Ko Phi Phi and the beaches are not as nice (the picture above is at low tide) …
Phi Phi island, Thailand. Paradise ruined
Phi Phi island Thailand – Paradise ruined This is an older post dating back to 2008. But note that Ko Phi Phi has only gotten worse. Thank you to the people who keep commenting and updating on …
Getting to Ayutthaya, Thailand. Stories of Train rides and drunk Germans…
Getting to Ayutthaya, Thailand. Stories of Train rides and drunk Germans. This day-trip out of Bangkok ended up being one of our most enjoyable days in Thailand. It also ended up as one of our most …
A Visit to Lake Maninjau and Bukittingi, West Sumatra. And going Rambo on the locals
A Visit to Lake Maninjau and Bukittingi, West Sumatra. I’m not a fan of West Sumatra for reasons I will soon explain. The highlight, geographically, is Lake Maninjau. Like Lake Toba …
Why you should visit beautiful Lake Toba, Sumatra
Why you should visit beautiful Lake Toba, Sumatra. Lake Toba is spectacular; I would wake up every morning to views of the lake from my bed. The water was a dark marine blue. A few kilometers away the …