There is a particular thrill that comes with watching a departure board flip from one destination to the next. Nairobi. Reykjavik. Bangkok. Lima. Each name is a doorway, and every seasoned traveler knows that the trick is not just choosing which door to walk through — it's knowing how to get there without leaving your travel fund in tatters on the airport floor. I've been booking international flights since the mid-1990s, back when you called … [Read more...]
Explore Asia Together: Top 7 Spots for Memorable Family Trips
Spending time with your loved ones is essential to family bonding and happiness. Hence, it is critical that you focus on family holidays that offer everyone an opportunity to spend moments together. When planning a family holiday, it’s important to choose destinations that everyone, from toddlers to grandparents, can enjoy. Family trips offer the perfect chance to slow down, connect, and create memories that last a lifetime. Asia is full of … [Read more...]
What to Do During Quiet Evenings in a New City
Not all evenings in foreign countries have to be a big night out. The most gratifying travel experiences occur during the less busy times, as the day-trippers have retired to their houses, and the metropolis begins to seem more like your place. Are you free in the evening at a new location? Here is how you can spend your time. Take a Slow Evening Walk Something about the fact that you are just wandering through a new city at night and have no … [Read more...]
Chinese Fashion: As Obscene and Perplexing as Ever
Originally published via Armageddon Safari: “Horrendous” also applies here, but I didn’t want to oversaturate the headline with adjectives. (Tucker Carlson’s “more verbs, less adjectives” mantra is the best writing advice perhaps ever dispensed.) Often, in East and Southeast Asia, picking out the Chinese based on purely physical features is more of an art than a science. Related: My Gold-Standard Expat Memoir: Back and Better Than … [Read more...]
Louis Potenziano (Bangkok Louie), Expat Restaurateur and Irish Pub Owner
Louis Potenziano, also known as Bangkok Louie, is an American expat who has been living in Bangkok for over 6 years. He owns O’Leary’s Irish Pub (Soi 15, Sukhumvit), Louie’s on 15 Bamboo and Bourbon, a Thai European restaurant in the same area. Before moving to Bangkok, he worked in Doha on a hospital project, where he led a team installing integrated low-voltage security and communications systems. Q. How did the name ‘Bangkok Louie’ come … [Read more...]
Sleeper Buses Around the World: Taking the Overnight Bus on Every Continent
I've spent a fair few nights on sleeper buses around the world at this point, and honestly? The experience is wildly different depending on where you are. I've taken overnight buses in Turkey, Western Europe, Thailand, Vietnam, all over South America, Mexico, and even the UK, and each region has its own quirks, comfort rating, and chaos level. Some buses are genuinely brilliant, like in Vietnam, where they have lie-flat seats that could rival … [Read more...]
A Guide To Dating Safely and Successfully When You Travel
Romance finds people in unexpected places. A bar in Lisbon, a hostel common room in Bangkok, a museum queue in Buenos Aires. Travel strips away the familiar, and that openness can make meeting someone feel easier than it does at home. The barriers drop. Conversations start faster. Time feels compressed because both people know the clock is running. But the same conditions that make connection easier also make misjudgment easier. You lack the … [Read more...]
Phu Quoc in 72 Hours: Sun, Sea & Serenity
The island of Phu Quoc is located in the Gulf of Thailand, located closer to the Cambodia border than the Vietnam border. It is an extremely popular and family friendly destination for tourists due to the fact that unlike mainland Vietnam which requires visas for many nationalities, Phu Quoc offers a visa exemption for citizens of numerous countries. And it is also appealing for its weather, beaches and affordable prices. From Bangkok its an … [Read more...]
Alphabet People, ‘Ya Ice,’ and Wanton Penetration: A Bangkok Story as Old as Time
Originally published via Armageddon Safari: Sodom and Gomorrah had nothing on modern Bangkok. Via Bangkok Post (emphasis added): “Forty-four men, many wearing only underwear and testing positive for illicit substances, were arrested during a raid on an illegal drug party early Saturday in Bangkok’s Wang Thonglang district. The operation, led by the Metropolitan Police Bureau, took place around 1.30am at a three-storey building on Soi … [Read more...]
The Low-Trust Society and Hard-Earned Expat Insights
Originally published via Armageddon Safari: I recently stumbled upon a true gem of an X post from @kunley_drukpa — not necessarily a ringing endorsement of expat life in India, but an expert treatise on the “low trust society” that rings all too true for anyone with experience in the Third World. A small excerpt: “A few years ago now I spent some time in India. One of the more lasting impressions I have from that period was the degree to … [Read more...]
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