Chiang Mai is the Perfect Base for Digital Nomads and Expatriates
I stepped onto the balcony of our Thai apartment and watched a plane climb over Chiang Mai. It rose above the city, slipped into…
Must-Try Finnish Cuisine and Foods in Finland for the First Time!
Over the years I’ve transformed from being a backpacker into something closer to a flashpacker. The backpack survived. My tolerance for living on crackers,…
BEST 20 Things to do in Macau, China: Top Travel Attractions in Macao
Macau is one of those places that becomes less interesting the moment you reduce it to a nickname. Call it the “Las Vegas of…
Day Trip to Suomenlinna Fortress Isle From Helsinki, Finland Guide
Suomenlinna is the kind of Helsinki day trip that almost feels too easy. You walk down to Market Square, climb aboard a public ferry…
Comparing budget flights with Nok Air and Air Asia
My first experience with Nok Air did not go according to plan. Our original flight from Chiang Mai was cancelled after we reached the…
Sadarghat Boat Ride on the Buriganga River in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh
With sweaty palms and more than a hint of trepidation, I boarded a tiny wooden boat equipped with little more than an oar, a…
Visiting Sihanoukville, Cambodia: Beach Paradise Ruined With Garbage
Sihanoukville is no longer the sleepy Cambodian backpacker beach town I first encountered in 2008. That place has been swallowed by a port city,…
Bayon Temple And The Terrace of Elephants at Angkor Thom
When I first visited the Temples of Angkor back in 2008, I was completely fixated on Angkor Wat. It was the temple I had…