Home vacation rentals are very common nowadays as a more practical alternative to hotel accommodations. For instance in Northern France, they have gîtes which are cottages converted to accommodate a small group of 4 to a bigger group of 15 or more. These are self catering units with fully furnished rooms and kitchens complete with […]
Have you tried asking help for directions from strangers when stuck in an unfamiliar place? I know some friends who would immediately reply that they would rather get there themselves the hard way than ask for help from people they don’t know. That’s understandable considering there are bad guys lurking around while on the road. […]
Things are getting hectic for us at home due to a major family trip to Europe less than a month from now. Preparing for travel just seems to make us more excited AND pressured too. At least, I’m done worrying about having internet access in Manila since I have the SmartBro kit installed in my […]
I really thought each one of us has this innate desire to travel and seek adventure in other places. I have never met anybody yet who wasn’t excited about going on a trip to another island or spending vacation in a beach resort. Thus, I presume everybody wants to travel to distant lands. Well, not […]
One should not leave Thailand without visiting its ancient capital, Ayutthaya. I’ve been to this historical site more than I can remember and stepping foot on its soil always gives me that feeling of curiosity and admiration. Wat Phra Si Sanphet Just recently, we toured a guest around this place and as I looked closely […]
I’ll be off next week to the Land of Smiles again for about a month. Thank God for this blessing! I can’t wait to play again with my pamangkins, eat my favorite spicy dishes like Tom Yum and Nam Tok Moo, do the wai, say “Sawasdee Kha” and practice my limited Thai vocabulary, get caught […]
Have you eaten exotic food like fried silkworms, crickets, cultured frogs or those that look like cockroaches? I saw these kinds of food always being displayed in Thailand. Last december while we were at the night market in Chiang Mai, my bro gave me one of those tiny worms (of course they’re fried, not squirming […]