Toilet Troubles in Thailand
How I long for toilet paper. Not Andrex, not the labrador puppies scurrying about getting all tangled up in white sheets, none of that. I’d be happy with the disgusting pink scratchy paper you get when...
View ArticleHow To Haggle
After weeks of visiting markets of all sorts in Thailand – the crazy tourist hotspot of Khao San Road in Bangkok, the hectic night markets of Chiang Mai and the million little stalls selling flip...
View ArticleSightseeing in Phnom Penh
So much of what I end up visiting in the cities of the various countries I’ve been to depends on the advice I hear from other backpackers in the lounges of hostels and on cramped buses. What most...
View ArticleThailand: The Touchy Subject of Sex Tourism
I’m in a place that makes Amsterdam‘s Red Light District look as innocent as Disneyworld. Which, now I think about it, isn’t really that innocent – it’s a bit creepy to want to dress up as a giant...
View ArticleBangkok: Dos and Don’ts
After nearly a week in the crazy capital of Thailand, here are my top Dos and Don’ts: DO: Negotiate every price you hear It can become exhausting, but Bangkok is one big game of bargaining. If you have...
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