03/15/12

English in Southeast Asia and a Second Language

In Southeast Asia, English is king. Obviously, each country speaks their respective native language(s) and a traveler should definitely take time to learn the basics like “hello” and “thank you”, but English can now be found just about everywhere, whether it be written or verbal. I realize this is exaggerated along the popular traveler routes, […]

03/14/12
Banana Leaf Table

Lunch time in Laos

No table, no problem. Lunch time during our trek in the Nam Ha National Protected Area

03/12/12

Our Private Lao “Cooking Course”

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 […]

03/5/12

Cats for Sale in Koh Phi Phi

You won’t see cats for sale at the local grocery store in the U.S. Market on Koh Phi Phi Island, Thailand

03/3/12

A Pickup Game of Soccer

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 […]