Bangkok, Thailand travel tips
You don’t get to see or do much when you get kicked out of a country. So most of our YEH-MEH-NAHs are for things within a few blocks of our hostels, the immigration office, and Pantip Plaza. That’s right –…
Sukhothai and Ayuthaya, Thailand travel tips
Todd and I spent only a couple days each in Sukhothai and Ayuthaya, Thailand, and a lot of that time was spent at the Buddhist sites. Even so, we happened upon a few non-touristy gems and plenty of predictable mediocrity….
Chiang Mai, Thailand travel tips
Like is true for most visitors, our week in Chiang Mai, Thailand was filled with many all-day activities. When we weren’t feeding elephants or nearly blinding ourselves with chili, we wandered from wat to wat, stopping to eat as often…
Know before you go: Responsible travel in Cambodia
Sign at Angkor Park | Photo by Lauren Girardin Before Todd and I left on our round-the-world trip, we debated whether or not we wanted to visit certain countries, concerned that money we spent would help support a repressive government…
Sihanoukville and Otres Beach, Cambodia travel tips
Besides our tips below, the best – and really as far as quality goes, only – guide to Otres Beach is on Travelfish.org
Angkor and Siem Reap, Cambodia travel tips
Siem Reap is a pleasant if rather soulless tourist town. Most of what there is to do is focused on nighttime entertainment, when people have returned from touring the Angkor temples.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia travel tips
Phnom Penh gives a first impression of a rough, ugly, sprawling town. The second impression is unfortunately much the same. With a huge expat community, the high end is very high. With the a large poor population, the low end…
Kratie, Cambodia travel tips
Where we ate: Krolan, a.k.a. bamboo rice – Along the roadside away from the tourist hotels, there are women with small roadside displays of bamboo tubes of various lengths and diameters. You’ll need to haggle a bit, but for much…
Tha Khek and Champasak, Laos travel tips
There’s not a lot to choose from in either Tha Khek or Champasak, as far as food and accommodation go, so do as we did and be willing to settle. Best tip, as is true almost everywhere in Laos, is…
Don Det and 4,000 Islands, Laos travel tips
There’s no electricity on Don Det besides the infrequent generator power. We heard that the island was going to be connected to mainland power by April 2009, so for all that we know may have changed by now. Service on…
