Category Archives: Southeast Asia
Five Things to Do Today if You Feel Stuck
As featured on http://www.5thingstodotoday.com: 1. Download a foreign playlist. Did you know you can change your iTunes store location? And with it, the artists and albums featured? Switch your preferences […]
Where Will You Be On Election Day?
“Do not be afraid,” Kyaw insisted, gesturing at my camera. “You are a guest, it’s ok.” The construction crew of a nearby building paused to watch the repeated flash. It […]
Bangkok 8 (An Armchair Travel Book Review)
As featured on The Traveling Advisor: Have you ever watched a Thai ping-pong show? “We didn’t want to go, at first,” two young English women told me, “but then […]
October’s Travel Song: Going “Gangnam Style”
Last April, several Thai and Indonesian media outlets – in response to the skimping styles of Korean female pop stars – warned that the mini-shorts worn by the likes of […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
Will Coke in Burma really ‘Open Happiness’?
In Burma, guilt used to taste a lot like fermented lemon moonshine. Quench, the local soft drink, came in dusty, recycled bottles; often, filling in space previously labeled for Star […]
Too Mutch For Words 