Thailand

One of my most-visited cities in Asia is Bangkok, which I’ve been to numerous times both for travel and for short stopovers en route to other countries. But I actually hated Bangkok the first time I visited it, which was at the end of a 3-week...

Thailand is famous for a few things, with Muay Thai or Thai kickboxing being one of them. Known as the “art of eight limbs” due to the prominent use of elbows and knees in striking, muay thai is a violent but beautiful martial art that...

Asia is a continent with thousands of years of history, with several of the oldest civilizations in the world. So it is not surprising that there are some great history museums in the region. While most people know about the Louvre, the British...

It’s always nice to come across wildlife while traveling. In Asia, I’ve seen a lot of wildlife such as monitor lizards, birds, snakes, and of course, monkeys, out and about. While I saw most of them in rural areas, temples, or while...

Bangkok is visited by millions of tourists every year, but museums are probably not at the top of the list. However, Thailand is an old country with a lot of history and culture, which is reflected by the Bangkok National Museum, the country’s...

Bangkok is a city with a ton of things to see, eat and do. But one thing you can’t really do is hike because Bangkok is flat and has no hills. The closest activity to a hike is to climb up the Golden Mount at Wat Saket. This is a small,...

  The Chao Phraya River curves along Bangkok, bisecting the older, western part of Thonburi from the more populated and bustling eastern part. If you plan to go to places like the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun or Khao San Road, you’ll...