Thai Food Favorites: Laab
Sawatdee krub! Greetings! Another one of my favorite dishes from Thailand which I find pretty easy to repeat at home
Read MoreSawatdee krub! Greetings! Another one of my favorite dishes from Thailand which I find pretty easy to repeat at home
Read MoreVisa on Arrival or E-Visa for Vietnam It has become so much easier to get a visa for Vietnam since
Read MoreBest diving ever. OK, that may be over the top, but since being PADI-certified in 1993, I can’t remember a
Read More“Oh my god, honey!” Peung’s voice rose up at the last word, like an exaggerated example of her Thai rising
Read MoreUPDATE: As of August 2015, there is a new Busan International Ferry Terminal. This post reflects that information. The ferry
Read More“But memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo leaves; for a while they are beautiful, and then
Read MoreI am not squeamish about street food. I swear by it, generally speaking. The occasions I get rip-roaring sick I
Read MoreAfter a dinner of Hue’s famous pancakes, just outside the walls of the citadel, we were walking back along the
Read MoreHuế is pronounced “hway” with a sort of rising tone that may sound like someone asking for clarification: hway? Gentle and
Read MoreI’ve posted a lot of bird photos before, both here on the blog and on the Mad Traveler website, and whenever I
Read MoreOn my first trip to Japan, the thing that impressed me most was the architecture. These weren’t just buildings with
Read MoreLooking for a place to chill out with free public WiFi in Japan? So far it has been hard to
Read MoreIf you are traveling in China and you want a local number and the ability to make a few calls
Read MoreChengdu’s claim to fame is the panda and you will see it prominently displayed just about everywhere. Even above the
Read MoreI always have to remind myself that if I explain cheese, that amazing delicious substance I love and cherish from
Read MoreAt first I could ignore them. A couple of vague spots might show up in the clouds on a wide
Read MoreIf there is one thing I hate – and believe me, there is way more than one – it’s the
Read MoreEating 馬刺し (Basashi) It seems every time I go to Japan, I try something else a little off the beaten
Read MoreI’m staring at the large rump of a water buffalo and questioning why I’d wanted the front seat in the
Read MoreAmong the list of best restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City over at TripAdvisor is a street food cart. But
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