Why You Shouldn’t Skip Bangkok
Everybody says to avoid Bangkok if you’re traveling to Thailand. This mega-city is portrayed as a dirty, crowded, perverted cesspool. […]
Travel
Yangshuo China’s Awe-Inspiring Awkward Metaphors
Here’s the problem with visiting beautiful places: we’re limited by language to using cliché descriptive words and awkward metaphors. I
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Beihai Park: My New Favorite Green Blob
Sometimes you find an amazing travel experience through extensive research and planning. Other times, you just sort of randomly stumble
The Summer Palace in Beijing: the World’s Nicest Birthday Gift
Sometimes the most peaceful places have histories full of war, embezzlement, and imperial collapse. How could on Earth could a
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The Great Wall of China is Actually Pretty Great
Is there a location that says “iconic China” any more than the Great Wall? No other site is as wrapped
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China, Destinations, Love in the Time of COVID-19
How China’s COVID-19 Delta Variant Outbreak Ruined My Summer Vacation
Despite China’s best efforts, the dreaded Delta variant of COVID-19 recently slammed into the country with a vengeance. The total
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Destinations, Thailand
You Can Pet the Elephants at the Samui Elephant Haven
Okay, so even though it wasn’t quite as magical as seeing elephants in the wild, seeing elephants at the Samui
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Asia, China, Destinations
The Longjing Tea Village in Hangzhou
The Longjing Tea Village in Hangzhou is a sort of holy land for tea drinkers. Longjing tea is smooth, mellow,
Asia, Destinations, Thailand
The Weird, Colored Temples of Chiang Rai
Most temples in Thailand are beautiful but pretty standard. Sharply pitched roofs with carved decorations, often covered in gold leaf.
Chasing Elephants in Khao Yai National Park
Khao Yai National Park is full of animals. Despite being only three hours or so from Bangkok (or almost a