Pigs, roaches, and other tasty morsels from Phitsanulok
DAY 28 – Street vendors in Phitsanulok, Thailand sell "regular" food but also some very weird items. I spent nine days trying what I could – but preferred the pizza. [keep reading]
Tag: Thailand
How to coexist with Lopburi’s monkeys
DAY 19 – I got to know the thieving monkeys and the breathtaking ruins of Lopburi, Thailand while balancing tasty street food, walking around, and insulin. [keep reading]
A second visit to a town is nothing like the first
DAY 14 – When you visit a place twice in one trip, like I did in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, you have a different relationship with it than if you'd only visited once. [keep reading]
Ever-deeper levels of remoteness: Sangkhlaburi
DAY 11 – Any journey includes an element of "remoteness" – and the further you go, the more remote and more rewarding places like Sangkhlaburi, Thailand become. [keep reading]
Cheapo shopping in Thong Pha Phum
DAY 8 – How I made some smart purchases and one terrible purchase in small-town Thailand. Sometimes you get what you pay for as a budget traveler. [keep reading]
The Death Railway to Thong Pha Phum
DAY 7 – The local names that you come across while traveling the globe are often one of the most interesting parts of a particular journey. [keep reading]
Exploring Kanchanaburi’s messy international ties
DAY 6 – Kanchanaburi, Thailand is where tourists go to see the Bridge On the River Kwai, but there are other things to see in this haunted yet cheerful town. [keep reading]
First days are so exciting: Bangkok again
DAY 1 – The first day of a new trip is always dizzyingly exciting. At least it should be. On Day 1 in Bangkok I was ecstatic to be back in Thailand and on the road. [keep reading]
Why nobody stays overnight in Poipet
DAY 218 – Between Thailand and Cambodia lies the town of Poipet, a rough and chaotic place. Most travelers pass right on through but I stuck around to check it out. [keep reading]
Sukhothai’s split but happy personality
DAY 211 – Visit Sukhothai, Thailand to feel the instant and warmly welcoming embrace of 800-year old ruins lying with beautiful inevitability under the golden sun. [keep reading]
Somewhere over the rainbow is Udorn Thani
DAY 206 – How much insulin do you need for chicken feet? I had the chance to explore this dilemma in Udorn Thani, Thailand, but my stomach was having none of it. [keep reading]
Recuperating by the Mekong River: After the hospital
DAY 201 – Out of the hospital and eating more and more, the last week in Nong Khai, Thailand has gotten me over my weird tropical illness. Time to continue the trip! [keep reading]
Emergency ambulance across an international border
DAY 192 – The gory tale of how I got so sick with a mystery illness in Laos that I had to take an ambulance across the border back into Thailand. [keep reading]
Over the river and through the woods to Vientiane we go
DAY 180 – On Day 180 of this long SE Asia trip we entered only our fourth country: Laos, and its capital of Vientiane. A busy day of trains 'n' tuk-tuks. [keep reading]
A reunion and a romp through Bangkok
DAY 179 – Long-term, open-ended travel allows you to explore obscure sights in a big city at your own pace. For example, these places in Bangkok, Thailand. [keep reading]
Forget the big cities – go to the provinces
DAY 127 – Do you prefer big cities or smaller, unknown places when you travel? Here are some reasons the smaller places might offer you a better experience. [keep reading]