Thailand is known for having one of the smoothest tourist operations in Southeast Asia. Although this is appealing for a sense of ease, to those looking for off the beaten path travel it can be difficult to find somewhere beautifully undiscovered and equally as inspiring without ending up in total wilderness.
The best way to find these hidden treasures is to culminate advice given from a variety of sources. These stunning […]

Koh Phangan is most famous for the outlandish and insanely popular Full Moon Party held once a month on the full moon. A teeming beach of drunken tourists and backpackers, the Full Moon Party isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Despite it being perhaps a once in a lifetime party, to some people it puts them off the idea of Koh Phangan as a destination all together.
But why should you have […]

Being scammed in Bangkok is one the most avoidable things about the country. Although on first appearance it may seem as though everyone’s out to prize your cash from your paws, that’s not actually true; there are some genuinely friendly people in Bangkok, capital of The Land of the Smiles.
However, due to those seemingly greedy tuk tuk drivers and the over abundance of suit makers trying you rip you off, […]

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So, you are coming to Thailand for the first time and you want to know what the best things are to see and do. Congratulations on choosing this amazing country for your next vacation, and I hope I get the chance to see you on your travels. Since that’s highly unlikely to happen, I’ll give you a little advice for planning out your trip.
By the way, this is not […]

If you are from a somewhat modernized place in America or Europe, you most likely have realized that homosexuality is a huge part of our culture and whether you like it or not it is something you have to live with. Personally, I see nothing wrong with people living their lives the way they wish. Being a heterosexual male in Thailand, however, might come with a few shocks you are […]

One of the most difficult things about staying in this country, or any poor country, are the beggars (or I suppose, to be more accurate, the poverty). You’ll find them trolling any of the tourist areas and even around the university bars here in Chiang Mai, going from bar to bar with their cups and bowls and asking for change. Some are mothers with babies in their arms. Some are […]

One of the most disturbing things to many eco-conscious travelers arriving in Thailand is the poor standards for combating pollution. I remember when I first arrived by boat at the small island of Koh Tao and watched an island boy walking out onto a boat finish his last gulp of water and carelessly throw the bottle over his shoulder into the incoming surf.

Living in the mountain ranges somehow makes me feel closer to home but I miss the ocean like crazy. I love the smell of the salt water, the sensation of sand between my toes, the expanse of blue before me as the wind sweeps my hair, and the humbling feeling of standing before something that could crush me with one breath. I love candlelit seafood dinners while watching the sun […]

Two or three hours north of Bangkok, Lopburi is just like any other small town in Thailand. There are street vendors, purveyors of spicy food, and the scent of tropical flowers permeating the air. Oh, and yes, thousand of monkeys.

// // The 1957 classic movie with Alec Guinness gave us a look at Siam during the war at the time of the Japanese occupation. Although the movie itself is fictional, it’s based on true events, and as any World War II vet will tell you, those were brutal times.