Cambodia · AsiaMarch 2019
Kep: Cambodia's Apocalyptic Town by the Sea
The Lonely Planet entry on the Cambodian seaside town of Kep was short, promising an unusual combination of crab and a post-apocalyptic vibe.
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Essays
Cambodia · AsiaJanuary 2019
Arriving in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Cambodia was the only place I'd ever been where the locals told me to watch my back.
Vietnam · AsiaFebruary 2018
Con Dao's Prisons and Tiger Cages
Last Christmas, I traveled to the tiny island of Con Dao off Vietnam's southern coast, where I somehow managed to unwittingly fly straight into a typhoon. After the…
Vietnam · AsiaJanuary 2018
A Surprise Typhoon on Con Dao
A typhoon usually doesn't just sneak up on you. But that's exactly what happened to me last Christmas Eve, when my husband and I unwittingly traveled to the…
Laos · AsiaJanuary 2017
Laos, Land of a Million Bombs
During the Vietnam War, there was this entire Secret War going on in Laos that I learned about while I visited what is one of the world's most…
India · AsiaMay 2016
You Can Only Go to India for the First Time Once
India is another world. The first impressions are overwhelming. The chaos greets you the minute you exit the airport in a disorienting force of scents and smells, noise…
Thailand · AsiaMay 2016
Scuba Diving in Thailand, auf Deutsch and in English
No matter where you find yourself in the world these days, whether in the middle of the Ecuadorian rainforest, on a lonely mountain road in the Caucasus, or…
Thailand · AsiaJanuary 2016
A Secret Beach
"We have a map," the man at check-in to our backpacker bungalow hotel told us, lowering his voice slightly, his tone conspiratorial. "A map to the secret beach.…
Thailand · AsiaJanuary 2016
One Night in Bangkok
One night in Bangkok, at least for us, and surely for most people who come here, is nothing like the song. It probably was, three decades ago, but…
Thailand · AsiaJanuary 2016
One Night in Phuket
How does that song go? “One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble, not much between despair and ecstasy.”
Thailand · AsiaDecember 2015
Tha Lane Bay, Krabi, Thailand
We hopped into kayaks at the Tha Lane pier and pushed off from a dock filled with longtail boats lolling in the waves. Our Thai guide, Him, led…
Itineraries
Thailand · AsiaFebruary 2018
Traveling Northern Thailand
I fell in love with Northern Thailand when I first went there in 2015. I loved it so much that I even went back the next year before…
Laos · AsiaFebruary 2018
Traveling Laos
Laos was the country I'd been waiting to visit for my entire life. Tourism only started there in the late 1990s, and this is a good thing for…
AsiaFebruary 2018
Traveling Southeast Asia
I've had the good fortune to have traveled to some pretty amazing places in my life. But this trip to Southeast Asia—from northern Thailand to Laos and Cambodia—was…
Laos · AsiaSeptember 2017
Mekong Slow Boat Travel to Laos
During our two-day Mekong slow boat cruise from Thailand to Laos, I found myself hypnotized by waveless muddy waters and mountain jungles, and discovered that a slow boat…
Laos · AsiaSeptember 2017
Crossing the Border from Thailand to Laos
Traveling to Laos is half the fun. The Southeast Asian country was virtually closed off to tourism until the late 90s, and is just opening to the world.…
Laos · AsiaFebruary 2017
Driving Laos' Bolaven Plateau Loop
Laos's Bolaven Plateau is another world of waterfalls straight out of Jurassic Park, quiet village life, and the best coffee I've ever had. We drove into the plateau…
Laos · AsiaFebruary 2017
Coffee in Laos
When I was in Laos last month, I drank A LOT of coffee. Well, I always drink a lot of coffee, so what I mean is that I…
Thailand · AsiaJanuary 2016
Thailand Country Guide
Beaches. Island hopping. Kayaking. Snorkeling and Scuba diving. Buddhist temples. Monk chat. Night markets. Street Food. Elephant sanctuaries. Hiking. White-water rafting. Zip-lining through the jungle canopy. ATV tours.…