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Top Attractions along the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Top attractions while visiting Saigon, Vietnam Travel Video

Top Attractions along the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

May 3, 2013

Top Attractions Along The Mekong Delta Recently I completed a three day tour along the Mekong Delta in the southern most region of Vietnam. Unlike our city tour of Saigon, this particular tour was somewhat of an exercise in futility, as I’ve honestly never seen such inefficiency in an itinerary in my entire travels. [...]

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Top attractions while visiting Saigon, Vietnam Travel Video

April 29, 2013

Top attractions and things to do while visiting Saigon, Vietnam

Top 7 Attractions in Saigon Travel Video This travel video highlights the best things to do while visiting Saigon along with all of the top attractions one should potentially consider when traveling or touring around Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As one of the most in your face and cocky cities in all of SE [...]

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The Time I Tipped My Rickshaw Driver

April 20, 2013

Nearby the Jama Masjid, Old Delhi, India

Traveling in select areas of Northern India was the pinnacle of my entire 2010-11 backpacking trip across Asia. Prior to landing in India, I had started to get a little road weary and ‘templed out’ revisiting a lot of familiar areas in SE Asia. India provided the kind of stimulation – and more importantly the challenge – [...]

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Top Attractions in Battambang, Cambodia

April 20, 2013

Battambang is one of the most under-rated travel destinations in Cambodia and in all of SE Asia. More relaxed and less touristy than nearby Siem Reap, it’s the perfect place to decompress after spending time visiting the temples of Angkor. From its crumbling French colonial charms to its thriving local markets, it’s an ideal city [...]

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Growing up and evolving as a backpacker

April 18, 2013

Audrey sleeping on the floor at Kuala Lumpur International Airport LCCT

Starting my indefinite backpacking adventure revisiting Malaysia seemed liked a flawless fit at the time. After spending the night sleeping at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, much to the chagrin of my girlfriend Audrey Bergner, was the first glimpse I had into reality that I am now backpacking as a thirty something and not a wide-eyed [...]

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Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom

April 18, 2013

The stone cold smiles of Bayon are one of the most impressive temples I visited in all of Angkor.

When I first visited the Temples of Angkor back in 2008 I was totally fixated on Angkor Wat. Little did I know at the time just how impressive the Temples of Angkor are in their entirety. One of the temples that caught my attention immediately was the well-known and richly decorated Prasat Bayon. With its plethora [...]

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Banteay Srei, Angkor, Cambodia Photo Essay

April 18, 2013

These distinct sculptures are one of the highlights of visiting Banteay Srei Temple.

The sound of my alarm going off at four forty five in the morning is usually something I absolutely dread, but on this particular morning I felt a wave of excitement and adrenaline normally reserved only for special occasions. Given that this was the last day of our tour around the temples of Angkor by [...]

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Travel Videos From Malaysia

April 13, 2013

I have a special place in my heart for Malaysia. In recent months, I wrote about how I thought Malaysia is one of the most under-rated places to visit in SE Asia. Revisiting again for the first time since 2011 was a reminder of how much I enjoy traveling in this part of the world. [...]

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Angkor Wat, Cambodia

April 11, 2013

Few famous attractions around the world live up to the tourist hype behind them, but the magnificent Temples of Angkor – and specifically Angkor Wat – truly are an exception. When I first set foot on Angkor Wat back in 2008 my body was covered in goose bumps from the anticipation. Fast forward to 2013 [...]

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Things to do while visting the Temples of Angkor

April 11, 2013

Taking the time to explore the Temples of Angkor by tuk-tuk (including Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm, Banteay Srei, Angkor Thom, Bayon and Preah Khan) should be at the top of any list of things to do for those traveling in the Kingdom of Cambodia in search of culture, temples and Khmer traditional music. Our first [...]