Bagan 2012 – Why Myanmar’s Ancient Temple Plain Still Haunts Me
A memory of Bagan in 2010 and 2012 – before ATMs, before mass tourism, before the coup. What the plain was like when you could be alone with two thousand temples.
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Bhaktapur – Nepal’s Ancient City the Tourist Buses Skip
Bhaktapur is the best-preserved medieval city in the Kathmandu Valley. A guide to its three squares, the Nyatapola Temple, and why it is worth more than a quick stop.
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Patan (Lalitpur) – The Kathmandu Valley’s City of Bronze and Beauty
Patan is the finest of the three royal cities in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley – extraordinary Newari bronze workshops, the best museum in Nepal, and a Durbar Square that survived the 2015 earthquake remarkably intact.
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Kathmandu in the Monsoon: My Second Himalayan Experience
Arriving in Kathmandu in July monsoon – Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, the Monkey Temple, and the Himalayas. My first Nepal trip and why I came back for three months.
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Bangkok Travel Guide: Getting the Most Out of Thailand’s Capital
Bangkok: Thailand’s Capital Bangkok is not a city that eases you in gently. It deposits you in the middle of itself — the heat, the noise, the traffic, the temples visible between the elevated highways, the smell of grilled pork from a cart on the corner at midnight — and you either adapt quickly or…
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Chiang Mai: A Complete Guide to Thailand’s Northern Capital
Chiang Mai: Thailand’s Northern Capital Chiang Mai is not a city you pass through. It is a city you move to, or return to, or stay longer in than you planned. I first arrived with three days allocated and left after two weeks. Most people who have spent time here understand that dynamic. The old…
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Wat Ban Rai
Wat Ban Rai is located in Dan Khun Thot district of Nakhon Ratchasima province. It was built on the spirit of Luang Phor Koon, a famous monk that died in May 2015. One of the main attraction is building on the water with large elephant on it with. It is made with 20 million pieces…
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Angkor Wat: I Saw It Almost Alone – And Why That Will Never Happen Again
I visited Angkor Wat five times between 2005 and 2013. The first time I was almost alone at sunrise. By 2012 there were five times as many tourists. See it before it changes further.
