A few weeks after moving to Bangkok, I started to get desensitized to the strangeness. What once struck me as bizarre and exotic – monks collecting alms in the morning, an entire family plus the dog on a motorbike going the wrong way down a […]
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Is It Fair to Charge Foreigners Higher Prices?
We were in Ayutthya, Thailand, and noticed two signs in front of a restaurant/bar – one in English, the other in Thai script.
An Ode to the Sun
One of the downsides to living in Alaska, even though we technically have 24 hours of sunlight in the summer, is that we often get weeks of rain and don’t see the sun. It is depressing when it is 49 degrees outside in July with pouring […]
The Art of Photographing Strangers
Street photography is difficult, maybe the most challenging and intimidating genre of photography.
Loy Krathong in Bangkok (16 Photos)
Sometimes, things just work out for the best. Due to some poor planning misinformation I was given, we had to leave Indonesia mid-way through our trip to renew our visa.
Khao San Road, the Center of the Backpacking Universe (34 Photos)
Described by Alex Garland in his best selling book, The Beach, as “the centre of the backpacking universe,” Khao San Road in central Bangkok certainly lives up to that description.
The Brusos Take on Thailand – An Interview with a Family Living Abroad
The Bruso family at the Grand Palace. People often say that you can’t travel once you have kids. Try telling that to Dominick and Becky Bruso.
Planet Bell 