Thailand

There were only two people on the ferry’s roof before me, and while I wouldn’t have guessed it at the time, they were to be the fun company I’d keep …

The highlight of the tour through Phag-Nga Bay is a visit to Khao Tapoo, aka James Bond Island, as featured in The Man With The Golden Gun.

Eleven days after first getting sick, and four days after my second visit to the doctor, my gut told me it was time for a second opinion. The antibiotics should’ve …

After taking the antibiotics given to me by the pharmacist for a few days, my fever had dissipated, and my headache improved, however I still felt tired and unwell. I …

I decided to go out for a beer or two on my second night in Patong. Banana’s Tacos was situated on a street right across from Bangla Road, giving me …

After two nights in Phuket Town, I relocated to Patong Beach. I picked a Mexican run guest house, Banana’s Tacos, for my base camp. The plan was to spend a …

Phuket, Thailand’s biggest island, was my best hope for finding a deal on a new digital camera and acquiring an AC adapter for my laptop. I scoured Phuket Town’s main …

The On On Hotel is Phuket Town’s oldest.  Staying there, I felt like I could’ve been Richard.  It was uncanny, and silly to be making such comparisons with a work …

Awoke at 7:30am, got on the back of a scooter at 8am, in the pouring rain, and sped off toward the pier. The ride was even scarier than the day …

The ferry ride from Rangon to Koh Phayam was very scenic. Clouds hung so low it felt like you could reach up and grab them. There were two European couples …

  My taxi driver picked me up in the morning and took me to the pier from which I’d take a longboat to Burma (aka Myanmar).  When we stepped out …

I was the last of our Dutch/German/American/English posse to leave Thong Nai Pan Noi. My first month in Thailand was running out and it was time to launch a Visa …

  The day after the bar crawl, it was Elizabeth’s turn to feel unwell. Aside from a few hours of dice with Nienke, it was a low key day and …

I spent the afternoon after the Half Moon Party playing card and dice games with Elizabeth and Nienke (who was feeling better) at the Beach Club restaurant. Steve and the …

I had high expectations for the Half Moon Party on Koh Phangan in Thailand, however it turned out to be a letdown. Read about my full experience.

Dave and friends go see three hours of live Muay Thai boxing fights on the island of Koh Phangan, Thailand.

Paradise does have it’s challenges, such as finding/keeping a bungalow you’re satisfied with for more than 2 nights. Night 1 – Shared bungalow with Steve in middle of beach Night …

It was on Thong Nai Pan Noi that I concluded my personal paradises are qualified by one shared characteristic: they are island beaches, specifically tropical islands (sorry Ireland).  There must …

An Australian couple, Steve, and I shared a pick-up ride to Thong Nai Pan Noi, a quieter beach on Kho Phangan’s northeast coast. The concrete road gave way to rutted …

  Needless to say, Steve and I took it easy following the Full Moon Party.  I shared my intention to visit a quieter beach on the northeast coast of Kho …