Comparing Phuket vs Krabi can seem like an exercise in futility.
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Spellbinding Singapore
This Singapore itinerary is a priceless cheat sheet, which allows you to play your visit more by ear than I’ve ever been able to.
Continue ReadingThe World’s Best Bangkok Itinerary, Period
Even if you don’t fall as immediately in love with Thailand’s capital as I did, or imagine you would ever want to live here, this Bangkok itinerary will take your trip to the next level.
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My Bangkok itinerary recommendations are not exhaustive—how could they be, in a city as vast and ever-changing as this?—but they are exceptional.
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If you need information on visas for Southeast Asia, you’ve come to the right place.
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Getting a Vietnam visa on arrival is easy, though it does require some preparation.
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Dare I say Brunei is (mostly) enjoyable?
Continue ReadingThe Best Part About Siem Reap (Hint: It’s Not Angkor Wat)
If you come to Siem Reap solely to see Angkor Wat, you will almost certainly be disappointed.
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“Certainly,” my friend Scott said, after we arrived back at Long Beach the next morning and saw it under full sunlight for the first time, “it doesn’t look like an Andaman Sea beach.”
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Chiang Mai is the new Bangkok, but what that means is up to interpretation.
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