Travel is many things to many people. It is many things to me. But perhaps the thing I cherish most about travel is its ability to imbue meaning into other things. For memories of it to link to those of people and experiences, for it to entwine itself around the roots of who we are. …
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Living on the Edge
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 …
Tips for Filing a Travel Insurance Claim
Years ago, I wrote a post about my ‘hunt for travel insurance‘. I looked at several different companies and ended up picking World Nomads travel insurance as the appropriate option for me. Even as I wrote the post, I was resentful that I had to consider buying insurance. I’d been paying for health and auto insurance …
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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