After a friend ran into some issues obtaining her Myanmar Visa, I was forced to hang out in Yangon (former Rangoon) for longer than originally expected. It turned out being a blessing in disguise, as the city has a ton to see and take in. Without covering the obvious Schwedagon Pagoda etc., here are five not […]
This is a continuation of a previous post: I Thought Wrong: A Serious Game of Lao Soccer Covered in salty crusted sweat, I didn’t exactly feel like heading for a drink, but I didn’t see much choice in the matter either and hey, I was in Laos. Tom also assured me I could wash up […]
“Yea, sure. It’s good. We meet here around five o’clock tomorrow.” Tom had been our guide on our our three day trek through the Lao wilderness. Now, he was agreeing to play soccer with us the next day. “I’ll tell my friends,” he added. “Awesome,” we thought. It would be nice to get out there […]
Feeling a bit under the weather and needing a nice cold bottle of water, I left the comfort of my air conditioned hostel and emerged into the 95 degree and miserably humid heat of Siem Reap. Upon arrival at the nearest shop with the familiar red water bottle containing cooler, I asked for a big […]
“You want some?” I was taken off guard. Austin and I had just walked outside of our guesthouse bedroom about to explore the small Northern Lao town of Nong Khiaw. I looked up. A Lao man sat on a raised platform next to a low lying bamboo table with a spread of food on it. […]
Food is the way to a man’s heart. I’ve said this before half jokingly, but I seriously love eating and the ability to cook a delicious meal is an envious skill. While in Chiang Mai, Austin and I debated on whether or not to take a cooking course and broaden our culinary knowledge. We had […]
When I was young, it seemed like everyone played some soccer in the rec leagues, but as I grew up, soccer took an obvious backseat to football, baseball and basketball. In America, these other sports are more popular and drive more revenue, so in turn, they lure most kids in high school. Now don’t get […]
I recently split from my friends, who I had been traveling with, in order to extend my stay in Thailand a few extra weeks. My Visa was expiring and I needed to do what’s called a “Visa Run” or else become illegal. A “Visa Run” entails leaving the country, even for a short period of […]
Our first day in Ko Phangan, it poured. It didn’t just rain for a few hours in the afternoon and then stop, like it had a few times in Bangkok. It came down, and besides some short breaks, it did so all day. But it was our first day, so we couldn’t let that stop […]