Posts Tagged ‘Asia’
Craftier Than Before: An Inside Look Into Bangkok’s Exploding Craft Beer Scene
As I write this article, I’m sitting at a first floor café in the same building that hosted a craft beer festival six days ago—and I can still see the splintered plastic cups with the event’s logo printed on the side littering the ground.
Read More5 Things I Miss About South East Asia
It doesn’t matter if you travel for a weekend, a week, or a month: when you come back you’re going to be hit by the post-travel blues, especially if you had an amazing time. In my case, after six months in SE Asia, I’m struggling a bit with England’s cold weather and high prices, but all is gold when you have family and friends!
Read More4 Reasons You Should Visit Myanmar Now
When I set out last year for my six month trip around South East Asia, there were two places I really wanted to visit: Myanmar and the Philippines. Rumor has it they were the purest and most untouched countries over there. Turns out the rumors were right!
Read MoreInflight Slippers and Homelessness: What It’s Like to Come Home After a Long Time Abroad
During the 24 hour flight back to Thailand from my holiday visit home in the States, I had a jarring identity crisis. It’s possible this was caused by some combination of claustrophobia, jet lag, or the dangerous combination of drinking coffee and wine simultaneously.
Read MoreWhy Right Now Is the Easiest Time to Travel
I arrived in Bangkok airport about two months ago and in less than five minutes after going through immigration I had a 4G SIM card inside my smartphone. The world is moving and it’s moving fast. Imagine this situation 30 years ago — no Internet, no smartphones, no GPS and no information!
Read MoreArt 101: Exploring Bangkok’s Street Art
I’m not a particularly trendy person. I wear a lot of hand-me-down clothes (yes, as an adult), and not the cool kind that look like they’re from whatever decade is currently in fashion. I know painfully little about what is happening in “trendy” spheres of influence.
Read MoreWhat to Do At the Wat: Advice for Visiting a Buddhist Temple
If you’re anything like me, then you’ve probably read The Dharma Bums and/or watched 7 Years in Tibet with a smoldering jealousy of the protagonist’s flirtations with the romantic eastern religion of Buddhism.
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