More than 15 years ago, while flipping through TV channels (back when that was still a thing), I stumbled upon a brief but unforgettable video clip—just a couple of minutes of raw, mesmerizing chaos. It was footage from the Sak Yant Wai Kru ceremony at Wat Bang Phra, a temple just outside Bangkok. Sak Yant is [...]
Visiting Papua New Guinea with affiliates in this post. INTRO While not my raison d’etre for travel, I have interacted with and met some fascinating tribal groups. Whether that is dancing into the night with the Wodabe people at the Gerewol festival in Chad, breathing in cow shit with the Mundari in South Sudan, or living [...]
It's a small world. If you know me, you know I love small world stories. As we know, it’s a small world, after all. It's a small world after all It's a small world after all It's a small world after all It's a small, small world There is just one moon and one golden sun [...]
Faces Of Iraq, Breaking Stereotypes. Iraq has been in the news for all of the wrong reasons for as long as I can remember. There was the brutal war between Iran and Iraq which took the lives of over 1,000,000 souls. Iraq invaded and occupied its diminutive neighbor, Kuwait. Iraq and its leader, Saddam Hussein, were [...]
Visiting Gerewol Festival. The debate can become a bit heated when a group of traveler’s endeavors to define “off the beaten path”. The definition is somewhere between subjective and slippery. It is moving target based upon where you are from and where you live. Something exotic to you, is pedestrian to the person that lives there. [...]
Spectating NLD - Aung San Suu Kyi Political Rally 2012 Myanmar - Burma. When the topic of travel is brought up, often the first question posed is “what is your favorite country?” For those who travel extensively, this query can often result in mere pretense. Most travelers I have spoken with or interviewed do not have [...]
Lopburi Monkey Festival. Everyone loves a great party and the monkeys of Lopburi are no different. Think great conversation, abundant food, and some catchy music are you too can be celebrating at the Lopburi Monkey Festival. Lopburi, a town of 30,000, can be found a couple of hours north of Bangkok. It is an easy drive, [...]
Visiting Phuket Vegetarian Festival. Always look for the silver lining. I have been “stuck” in Thailand since mid-March. While I spent a couple of months mostly quarantined in my apartment, by June Thailand had effectively opened up. This meant there was time to explore parts of Thailand I had not been to before. The added bonus [...]
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