Bangkok Dangerous – My Recollection of A Peoples Uprising – Part Two

In Part two of the Bangkok peoples uprising, things get a little hairy. The Red Shirts decide to go all-city, and I decide that I'm in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

Bangkok Dangerous – My Recollection of A Peoples Uprising – Part One

In 2010, Thai protesters launched a takeover of one of the largest cities on Earth - Bangkok. For over a month, I explored the tightly controlled "Red Shirts" area, every day. What happened?

Songkran 2012 Bangkok Survival Guide

Ready for Songkran 2012? Before you go, let me take you on a journey. A journey to the steamy and exotic city of Bangkok, Thailand. Songkran is the worlds largest multi-day water-fight, and traditional Thai New Years celebration. Taking place around the 13th to the 15th of April every year, my sorry tale of Songkran destruction should […]

Ghost Towers of Bangkok – Abandoned Buildings – Photo Friday

When you think of “adventure travel”, do you imagine mountain climbing, crossing deserts, trekking through jungles, and things of that nature? Abandoned buildings, and skyscrapers in particular, can be just as adventurous, every bit as beautiful, and perhaps even more thought-provoking. One of the many downsides is that this kind of exploration is illegal, and very dangerous. Definitely […]

Myanmar Visa? 5 Essential Travel Tips, Before You Get to the Airport.

Myanmar (Burma) is shaping up as one of the hot travel destinations for 2012. Getting a Myanmar Visa is important, but a visa is not the only consideration before you travel to this exotic land. Soon after exiting the airport, you will quickly realise you’re not in Karachi any more. No, really, you’re not even in Kansas, […]