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Bangkok to Phatthalung – Day 1
It was a cool Bangkok morning as I filled up the gas tank before heading out of town. Hoping to get a head start on traffic and the heat, I was officially on the road at [...]
Today’s Traveler – Susan Shain
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 Susan Shain, the seasonal travel job guru and traveler behind [...]
Tripppin Through Phnom Penh
Pictures can say 1,000 words and sometimes even more. Video, on the other hand, can make you feel like you’re a part of the action. On a recent trip, a few friends and I took a [...]
Bike Riding in Bangkok
Before Bangkok became the concrete jungle it is today it was known as ‘The Venice of the East.’ Splicing off the Chao Phraya River were waterways and small canals, which for centuries were the city’s main [...]
Today’s Traveler – Flip Nomad
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. I caught up recently with Flip, the nomad behind FlipNomad. He’s [...]
The Magnum Café
In case you were wondering, no, the Magnum Café isn’t a condom shop. It is, rather, the coolest spot right now in Bangkok for ice cream lovers to customize their own chocolate bars while escaping the [...]
Amphawa Homestay
The area around the Amphawa Floating Market in Samut Songkram is full of small traditional homestays. However, nestled on the banks of the Mae Klong river and tucked in along the neighboring canals, they can be [...]
Today’s Traveler – Bob Bales
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. Today I met Bob aka: The Traveling Fool. Bob’s a history [...]
The Logos Hope
Docked in Bangkok’s Klong Toey harbor, and visiting Thailand for a limited time, is the world’s largest floating bookstore. The Logos Hope, a renovated 1973 German car ferry, is sailing the globe with human and literary [...]
5 Things To Do In Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi is a short 135km away from Bangkok and a popular destination for day trips by train. Riding the train here for a day and walking around the bridge area will surely suffice, however, if you [...]