Locations to See: Around the World Travel

Two commonly heard sassy comments to me of late: 1) “Weren’t you supposed to leave for Cambodia a week ago?” 2) “You’ve been in Bangkok for nine days? NOBODY can …

Oh yum yum YUM and sigh of happiness! Want to spend an absolutely lovely day in Bangkok, Thailand? Do a cooking class! But COME HUNGRY… or you will pop. My …

There’s a certain point when the thick heat and pollution of Bangkok make your head swim so hard and your clothes stick to you so wetly, that all you want …

I pulled out the map of Bangkok from the Lub-d Hostel lobby and mapped my walking tour objective: To the strip clubs, to the park, to the giant MBK mall, …

“LAST STOP, BANGKOK!” hollered the bus driver from the pitch black. “What the –” mumbled Stevie from the bus floor where he had been fitfully sleeping on his balled-up pants …

“People try to insult me by saying my success is from a falang (foreigner),” said Nate, smiling as she steered us through the mo-ped-filled traffic, “but it’s just me.” The …

Yowza! It has been amazing to see two major cities of Japan for the past ten days! Despite the articles on Japan my cousin kindly handed me before coming, there …

Chew on this: The United States population is comprised of something like 14% Latino folks, 13 % African Americans, 5% Asians, 66% Whites, and 2 % other. We’re a melting …

Gordon is originally from Boston, but has lived in Japan for five years. For the first several years, he was teaching English through the JET Program (which my wonderful cousin …

There comes a time in every traveler’s path when she must cease and desist freeloading off a kind benefactor’s floor. To this end, I spent 9 hours of last night …