This year, I’m going to be featuring some guest writers on my blog, other travel writers whose work has inspired me. Each person will be writing a post about the following question: What’s an experience you’ve had on the road which has changed your life?” The goal is to gather some intriguing tales involving the …
Thailand
Kayaking through Tham Lot
The Mae Lang winds through the hills of northern Thailand like a shimmering worm, wriggling mostly through the swaths of dense jungle, but disappearing for a span beneath the cavernous limestone ceiling of Tham Lot. That disappearance just so happens to be downstream from the Cave Lodge, so it shouldn’t come as much of a shock that I found …
Caving and Visiting Hill Tribes in Northern Thailand
Keep close to Nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” — John Muir Nestled into a lushly wooded hillside overlooking the Lang River, the Cave Lodge serves as a hub for travelers interested in caving and visiting hill tribes in Northern …
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The Heaping Plate Before Me: Siam Rice Thai Cookery
The first time I went to the Siam Rice Thai Cookery, I experienced the single greatest day of over-indulgence of my life. For my second visit, I expected more of the same, and I wasn’t disappointed. As friends and family might attest, I have two remarkably hollow legs in which I can store large quantities of …
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The Flowscape of the City of Angels
pal·imp·sest /ˈpaləm(p)ˌsest/ noun something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form. The Chao Phraya winds through Bangkok like a serpent, muddied waters twisting through the haphazard urban sprawl before emptying into the Gulf of Thailand. The canals are lined with communities and open spaces; as we walk up, children play basketball …
The 1237 Steps of Wat Tham Sua
Today I went on another solo adventure and missioned 8 km north to climb to a temple known as Wat Tham Sua (Tiger Cave Temple). I’ve seen my share of temples in Asia so far, but this one intrigued me. Mainly because this one features a shrine perched at the very tip top of a …
Take Me Home Country Roads… No, Not THAT Home!!
Ever since I left South Korea, I’ve been looking forward to the chance to rent a scooter and use it to explore someplace awesome. Technically, I’ve been looking forward to that since mine got stolen a few weeks before my departure from Pohang. Well, earlier this last week, I got the chance when I arrived …
Gluttony and Bliss: A Day at Siam Rice Thai Cookery School
When Sandy and I made our way up the railways of Thailand to the city of Chiang Mai, we each had a certain ‘must do’ experience in mind. For Sandy, it was the Elephant Nature Park we went to on Thursday. For me, it was taking a cooking class at the Siam Rice Thai Cookery …
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Playing with Giants: My Day at the Elephant Nature Park
Just the other day, I had an experience that is definitely one of the highlights of my time in Southeast Asia so far. Sandy and I went to a place known as the Elephant Nature Park for a day of fun, awe, and wonder. Riding an elephant is the highlighting experience of many people’s Thailand …
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Ayutthaya: Lotsa Wats
After our few days getting things situated in Bangkok, Sandy and I hopped on the Northern line train to begin a long journey up to Chiang Mai; the capital of the old Lanna kingdom and the big destination for anyone going to Northern Thailand. On the way, however, we wanted to break up the crazy …