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 …
Feeling ripped off and unhappy in Lucerne, Switzerland
Feeling ripped off and unhappy in Lucerne Ah, yes, what pretty pictures. But Lucerne was like a vain woman – shallow, boring, self-important, and expensive. And if you look again it’s not really that …
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 …
Why I won’t be going back to Brazil
If you’ve read the last few posts you’ve probably figured out that I wasn’t crazy about Brazil. I’ll say it now: Brazil was for me the most disappointing place I’ve been on …
Why we didn’t like Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Why we didn’t like Rio de Janeiro I expected Brazilians to be like those friendly, beautiful people you see in the travel ads. My first upfront experience with a Brazilian was at the airport …