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The Firehouse
The only request my family had during their recent visit to Bangkok for my graduation was a celebratory burger at a place I hadn’t yet been. While I’d been one time before, although forgetting my camera, [...]
Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market
Floating markets have become synonymous with Thailand and when mentioning floating markets in Bangkok, initial thoughts are typically filled of the tourist hot spot Damnoen Saduak or the once calm, but now crowded, Amphawa floating market. [...]
St. Patrick Irish Pub – Bucharest, Romania
After nine days of eating hearty Romanian food I was craving a little taste of home. Luckily, some restaurateurs I’d spoken with in town had touted Bucharest as a city with great international cuisine and said [...]
February 2014 PowerKicK Of The Month
A little over three years ago I arrived in Bangkok a neophyte to the international world. As I navigated my way from the airport to the Hua Lampong train station, I can still remember the feeling [...]
Khao Ngon Nak: Dragon Crest Mountain
I’m always on the hunt for an off the beaten path adventure, and when I heard about the Khao Ngon Nak trail in Krabi I knew it would be right up my alley. Located about 30 [...]
Koh Lipe: An Island Paradise
Thailand’s southernmost island is the epitome of the term ‘island paradise.’ The local sea gypsies, the Chao Lay, living in the area call it ‘Paper Island’ because of its small size, white sandy beaches and sea [...]
January 2014 PowerKicK Of The Month
Whenever visitors come to Thailand I always enjoy the challenge of trying to find a few new places to explore, both to stay fresh as a tour guide and to show people a place or two [...]
Bucharest To Brasov By Train
I had it penciled into my itinerary, but a looming snow forecast and a lack of proper winter weather gear had me second guessing traveling from Bucharest to Brasov by train. Helping sway my decision to [...]
Learn To Speak Thai
Anyone who’s ever traveled to a foreign land knows the feeling of what it’s like to speak and have nobody understand. The ability to speak a foreign language, and communicate, can significantly change an experience in [...]
10 Things To Do In Bucharest
While presenting my thesis paper in Bucharest, I learned that most travelers tend to breeze through the Romanian capital en route to the more celebrated destinations of the country, like Transylvania or Moldova. Despite its massively [...]
