“Have you been to Chiang Mai yet?” Any traveler making their way through Thailand is bound to encounter this query at some point along the way. Chiang Mai is, in my opinion, well worth a place on anyone’s Siam Short List. It’s got the perfect balance of old and new, with lots of quiet corners […]
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Bangkok Swank at the Lebua
Bangkok is known as a great place for budget travel. Cheap delicious food stalls cram the sidewalks, and there’s a glut of $5 guesthouses serving as crash pads for backpackers crisscrossing SE Asia. But Bangkok is also a world-class destination, and by the same token, it’s an affordable way to enjoy some splurges you might […]
Local Flavor: VW Bus = rolling coffee shop
[adsenseyu2] You gotta love the Thai ingenuity. I happened upon this mobile coffee unit while strolling near the moat that surrounds Chiang Mai’s old city. While I’d seen the VW bus employed in this way as a cocktail bar in Thailand before, coffee seems to be the more popular beverage-on-white-walls these days. Using a high-end […]