Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in the country of Myanmar, formerly Burma. Just a 50-minute flight from Bangkok, we spent an enjoyable five nights in Yangon. Embroiled in internal conflict and governed largely by a military government, Myanmar had not been open to tourism until 2011. Tourism is slowly growing but Myanmar is […]
Amazing Astana Architecture
The city of Astana, Kazakhstan has some amazing architecture. Kazakhstan was part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and declared its independence in 1991. The city of Astana used to be a small settlement named Akmoly. In 1998, the city was renamed Astana, which means “capital” in the Kazakh language and, as the […]
Four Perspectives of the Philippines in Three Weeks
During our three weeks in the Philippines, we got to experience four very distinct areas and manners of living. We stayed in private homes for our entire visit, no hotels at all. So far, we have just a glimpse of this nation of 100 million people, but during our visit, we got to experience: Metro […]
Five Days in Singapore
I wasn’t 100% sure what to expect from our trip to Singapore. I had heard some negative comments from friends and former co-workers. Some of the comments were things like: “its expensive,” “it is too westernized – Asia light, Asia for beginners,” “nothing to do but shop and eat at expensive restaurants.” We were pleasantly surprised and […]
Visiting World War II Memorials and Sites in the Philippines
The Philippines was a critical location in the Pacific Theater during World War II. We spent three weeks in the Philippines in May of 2017 and visited two of the major sites in and around Manila. It was a sober reminder of the many lives that were lost in this part of the world during […]
Cost of eating out in Bangkok
The cost of eating out in Bangkok can be less than cooking at home. My post on our apartment in Bangkok (our apartment blog post) prompted some questions about the other costs of living here. In particular, people wanted to know about the cost of food and eating in restaurants. As always, costs can vary […]
Ha Long City Vietnam – Mega Tourist City in the Making or Real Estate Bust Waiting to Happen?
In our travels so far, we have seen numerous huge modern engineering projects, buildings, and construction. Asia has 15 of the 20 tallest buildings in the world, the Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest dam in the world, the 50km (31 mile) long Hong Kong – Macau bridge and tunnel will open in […]
Ha Long Bay Vietnam Cruise
Ha Long Bay Vietnam has been recognized as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, I can see why! We spent 3 days and two nights on a small cruise ship among the islands and then stayed 5 nights at an Airbnb in Ha Long City itself. This is one of the most […]
Our apartment in Bangkok – What we get for $508 USD per month
We just signed a one year lease on an apartment in Bangkok. This is a little change from our original plans to travel slowly, spending one to six months at a time in a location before moving on. After looking at things, we think we will spend less by having a permanent place in Bangkok […]
A Day at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center
The Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) is in Lampang, Thailand, about an hour and a half drive from Chiang Mai. The TECC is the only government owned and operated elephant camp in Thailand. It offers a variety of activities from month long elephant caring and training schools, to one, two or three-day homestay programs, to […]
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