31st October 2018 / Solo travel, Stories / 7 comments

In the winter of 1995,  I travelled solo to Southeast Asia for the first time. The streets of Bangkok smelled of incense, diesel and charcoal cooking. Tuk-tuks whizzed by, and monks wrapped in orange robes […]

17th October 2018 / Asia, Destinations, Thailand / 3 comments

Many travellers start their exploration of Southeast Asia in Bangkok, and the city can be rather disorienting for first-timers. After three trips to Bangkok over a period of 20 years, certain things haven’t changed much. […]

23rd March 2014 / Asia, Destinations, Indonesia, On the road, Thailand / 1 comment

This will be my last post from the road, as I am flying back home early tomorrow morning. The end of my Balinese sojourn I spent the first part of the week in Ubud, with […]

1st December 2013 / Asia, Destinations, On the road, Thailand / 2 comments

I made it! I survived 22 hours sitting in planes, and 12 hours sitting in taxis and airports. I am finally in Thailand. A funny thing happens on the first day of a trip. Your […]

27th November 2013 / Plan, The art of travel / 0 comments

Many travel bloggers out there are on a perpetual trip. You may have noticed that I’m not. I have a permanent home base in Toronto (Canada) and I travel from there. Canada is a fine […]