August 9, 2018
How I Spent My Layover In Istanbul (and Got a Free 4-Star Hotel)
I didn’t plan to go to Istanbul… until I saw they’ll comp you a 4-star hotel if you make a stopover. I’m glad I did.
July 30, 2018
5 Reasons Why I Utterly Loved Traveling In Romania
Romania surprised me in more ways than one. But fewer than 6.
May 10, 2018
Road Tripping the Bolaven Plateau (With Laos’ Most Epic Waterfalls!)
While motorbiking through southern Laos I saw many stunning waterfalls… and feasted on ants.
February 28, 2018
A Wonderful Day Exploring Around Luang Namtha by Motorbike
I left behind the trodden path in Laos, and drove along potholed roads to a little town near the Chinese border.
February 26, 2018
Flying Through the Trees Like a Monkey at the Gibbon Experience
Stay in the world’s tallest treehouse and zipline high above the canopy at this unique ecotourism project.
February 19, 2018
Hammock Time on Koh Rong Sanloem
A perfectly tranquil beach. No wifi, and only limited electricity. Just my kind of place.
February 15, 2018
Impressions of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s Rapidly Changing Capital
In photos: the capital of Cambodia, an intriguing mix of old and new.
February 12, 2018
Cambodia: Seeing the Cracks in the Picture
On visiting Cambodia a second time, I got a less idealized impression of the country — and had a lot more complicated feelings.
February 9, 2018
Trekking the Cardamom Mountains in Remote Cambodia
Deep in one of the last unfragmented rainforests in Southeast Asia, I find a hopeful story.
January 24, 2018
Koh Kood: A Most Fabulous Island (But Not Quite My Thing)
Koh Kood is often billed as “Thailand’s last unspoiled island”. And I kind of didn’t like it.