April 2, 2019 - As with most of the hacks we describe on this blog, none of them are our original ideas. We had some basic goals in...

March 31, 2018 - Hanoi - A few brief observations. It is 12:30pm local time. We have still not made it out of the hotel since we arrived...

March 29, 2018 - In 1152, after only 37 years of labor the world’s largest religious complex was constructed. After 866 years it is...

March 28, 2018 - From a distance it looks like a pile of rocks. When found by western researchers it was shrouded by dense jungle. They...

March 27, 2018 - “If something profound ain’t happening, at least it feels like it is” - Anthony Bourdain We drove around the periphery...

March 26, 2018 - I love this picture. It looks straight out of a Anthony Bourdain episode. This is the thriving central market in Siem...

March 23, 2018 - This lovely young girl in traditional Thai dress is spinning silk at the Jim Thompson house in Bangkok. The house is a...

March 22, 2018 - If you have ever read any vagabond traveling stories or thought about backpacking in Thailand you will inevitably end...

March 21, 2018 - Such a day! When you travel, every now and then you are gifted with something unexpected and wonderful. We were...

March 20, 2018 - This is a great story. This is ‘The Golden Buddha’ of the Wat Traimit Temple. They call him that because unlike other...

March 19, 2018 - Through a New York Times article we found ‘The Authors’ Lounge’ at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on the banks of the Chao...

March 18, 2018 - This is the ‘Reclining Buddha’ at the Wat Pho Temple near the Royal Palace. If you stood him upright he would be 155...

March 17, 2018 Do you ever wonder what happened to Val Kilmer after he did his Batman movie? Mr Kilmer pulled up on his Bat cycle and...

March 16, 2017 - We arrived in Bangkok , Thailand. This splendid edifice is ‘Wat Arun’ Temple in Bangkok - The Temple of the Dawn. It...

March 13, 2018 - Ever since Alex Garland’s seminal 1996 novel “The Beach”, Thailand has been a magnet for vagabond travelers in search of...

March 12, 2018 - ok mystery solved. The picture below is the pond outside our bungalow. Pretty right? For the last three nights there...

March 12, 2018 - I was having trouble deciding which story to tell today. There are the cicadas that take performance enhancing drugs...

March 11, 2018 - Colleen has recovered and thanks for all the well wishes We spent the entire day at our bungalow as Colleen nursed to...

March 10, 2018 - Well it finally happened. My poor Colleen got food poisoning last night. She is better this morning. We narrowed it...

March 10, 2018 - Here is another look at these iconic Thai Long Tail boats as we visit Phranang Beach. Their engines all sound different...