How to Get Scammed: Burmese Style
Never shopped on the foreign black market before? Don’t know how to pick out back-alley kidneys, or make other dark & dangerous purchases? Here are a few tips on how […]
Category Archives: Destinations
Cambodia, Land of Pajamas
Things you expect to see in Cambodia? Angkor Wat, chickens, naked toddlers chasing chickens, Irrawaddy dolphins, killing fields, rice paddies and wallowing water buffalo. A special eye-catching occurrence? Pajamas. 2-piece […]
Skills The Western World Has Lost: A List of Stereotypes
On the S. East Asian road for five months now, I’ve noticed a number of skills and talents that we – the so-called “Western World” – are greatly, sadly, lacking; […]
Flavor of the Week: The Hashbrown Burger
Pronounced (with the ethereal voice of an angel): hash brown burger What I (or Jollibee, a favorite fast food chain in the Philippines), bring you now requires an open mind, […]
Flavor of the Week: Birds’ Nest Soup
Pronounced, in Tagalog dialect (with Midwest twang): el nido soup The imagery is brilliant: picture a bowl of twigs, assorted flora, a few chick feathers and the necessary glue of […]
This Country is So Catholic, the Pope Should be Filipino
I once heard a backpacker complain about the overwhelming Catholicism of the Philippines, since it wasn’t “exciting or cool” like those Hindu, Muslim, or Shinto destinations. Silliness. The strength of religion […]
How To Talk Like A Local: Malaysia’s 5 Minute Rule
Everyone in Malaysia wants to help out the traveler, offering their best advice: “5 minutes, 5 minutes.” It’s the answer to everything in this country- though nothing, ever, is 5 minutes from truth.
Too Mutch For Words 