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Jameson’s The Irish Pub

Aside from PowerKicKs at Lumpini Park, I haven’t really explored much of the area around Silom Road. That all changed with the combination of Pub Quiz night and a tasty looking burger on the menu at [...]

December 2013 PowerKicK Of The Month

This being my first time in Eastern Europe, I was excited to do some sightseeing after presenting my thesis paper in Bucharest. Home to both monolithic buildings as well as old and elegant architecture, the city [...]

The Sanctuary Of Truth

The Sanctuary of Truth might be one of the most impressive temples I’ve ever seen. Sitting on Ratchawet Cape, a small isolated cove just north of Pattaya Beach, this massive wooden structure is the ultimate tribute [...]

Thailand’s Top 5 Breakfast Dishes

With dinner for breakfast or even breakfast for dinner, ordering ‘the most important meal of the day’ in Thailand is quite different from the rest of the Western world. You definitely won’t find a bowl of [...]

November 2013 PowerKicK of the Month

After a botched visa extension at the immigration office by the HR department at my university, I was forced to leave Thailand to renew my visa. Since this took place during the teaching semester I didn’t [...]

Today’s Traveler – Ashley Fleckenstein

In ‘Today’s Traveler’ I’ll introduce you to a world traveler. Get to know them, learn what makes them tick and why they love to travel. Meet Ashley Fleckenstein, the traveler and writer behind Ashley Abroad. Three [...]

Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Every October, in the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, the island of Phuket kicks off a truly one-of-a-kind, spiritually rockin 10 day vegetarian festival. You might think a vegetarian festival would include samplings of [...]

Bo Kluea Salt Wells

Bo Kluea, a small mountain village roughly 100km northeast of the northern Thai city of Nan, has been tapping into a plentiful local resource for over 800 years. Percolating to the surface from local wells, an [...]

October 2013 PowerKicK Of The Month

As I prepared for my ride I really had no idea where I was going. It was my first big ride south and from what I’d heard about Ranong I knew it was 575km and around [...]

The Black Swan

After a Sunday morning 5K run to kick-start my appetite, I was ready for a burger. Hearing from a few British friends about the “most proper English pub in Bangkok,” I hopped on the Tiger and [...]