Category Archives: Travel

  • Top Five Places to Visit while in Thailand (Map)

    Top Five Places to Visit while in Thailand (Map)

    Many tourists often spend hours wandering around a country looking for cool places to visit, and often  jumping from one tourist hot spot to another.  Which is great for the travelers who enjoy creating their own adventure and not being stress with planning an itinerary.  However, there are many…

  • What are Cool Things to do in Vietnam?

    What are Cool Things to do in Vietnam?

    Vietnam is rapidly becoming one of the top tourist destinations of South East Asia. With bustling metropolises and ancient riverside towns, it combines the comforts of modernity with that traditional Asian mystique. Such an enticing mixture does, however, bring in hoards of tourists from all over the globe, which…

  • Cool looking Cambodian Tuk-Tuks

    Cool looking Cambodian Tuk-Tuks

    BY EMILY WILKINS AND SEK ODOM | FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Most tuk-tuk drivers have to continuously vie with each other to attract tourists’ attention, but Oung Hour gets it without even trying.  As he stands on the sidewalk near the riverside, groups of tourists point at his bright mustard-yellow…

  • Chiang Mai Flower Festival

    Chiang Mai Flower Festival

    Chiang Mai this year hosted its famous Flower Festival from February 7th-9th, showcasing flowers in full bloom during Thailand’s cool season. The Tourism Authority of Thailand reports that the 38th Chiang Mai Flower Festival was held at Suan Buak Hat park, which became an open-air exhibition. Local and international…

  • Cool looking Lungbung in Indonesia

    Cool looking Lungbung in Indonesia

    A lumbung is a small wooden hut used by farmers in Indonesia to store harvested rice and protect it from the elements and pests. Self-taught artist Rosid converted a lumbung into a multi-functional space which acts as a library, prayer room and gathering point for the community in Bandung…

  • Casa del Mar resort named Malaysia's top Hotel

    Casa del Mar resort named Malaysia’s top Hotel

    Casa del Mar in Langkawi Photo from TripAdvisor The world’s most outstanding properties were identified by the world’s largest travel site. THE Casa del Mar resort hotel in Langkawi was named Malaysia’s top hotel at the recent TripAdvisor’s 2014 Travellers’ Choice awards. The Danna Langkawi and Shangri-La Hotel Kuala…

  • Friendship Bridge linking Laos and Myanmar

    Friendship Bridge linking Laos and Myanmar

    A bridge connecting Tarchilaik Township in Shan State and Lwenintha Province of Laos is due to be completed by March of 2015. The Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge will be 691.6 meters long and 8.5 meter wide.  Myanmar signed an agreement with Laos on March 22 last year to build the…

  • Biking through Laos

    Biking through Laos

      Amazing adventure from a German traveler, riding his bike through Laos meeting new people and seeing the amazing landscape that Laos has to offer.  Right now he is heading to Bolaven Plateau in Southern Laos.  And check out his image of  the impressive Katamok waterfalls! Laos: Jungle Adventure – one man…

  • Video of the Week: 25 Things to do in Bangkok

    Video of the Week: 25 Things to do in Bangkok

    1. Wang Lang Market ตลาดวังหลัง – Wang Lang Market is one my favorite snacking and browsing markets in Bangkok. 2. Chatuchak Weekend Market ตลาดนัดจตุจักร – One of the most popular things to do in Bangkok is go shopping – don’t miss the Chatuchak Weekend Market. 3. Klong Toey Market…

  • Visit Bali Bamboo Village

    Visit Bali Bamboo Village

    Bali’s spectacular bamboo village sets new heights for barefoot luxury – CNN Nestled among the lush forests of Bali, near the hill town of Ubud, is one of the island’s most remarkable villages. It’s not just that each of the 18 homes of Green Village is constructed almost entirely from bamboo,…