Asia

It was 3 am in the morning, and I was already on the streets of Manila. As a woman, I would normally be scared during...

If you’re a college student or just entering the job market, you probably know life as an intern all too well. But it doesn’t have...

Keep calm and strap on your leech socks – we’re going ‘splorin’! Jungle trekking is ultimately one of the main attractions that bring people to...

When your weekend starts with the question: “Where should we get drunk tonight?” You kinda have to evaluate your life and life choices. Jokes –...

Heading to Bangkok’s bustling streets? The Full Moon Party on the beach? The mountains in Chiang Mai? Diving in Ko Tao? Welcome to Thai class:...

I still get so excited when post comes through my letterbox. I’ll run down the stairs imagining that I’m receiving a love letter from someone...

Still waiting for the kind of future depicted in The Matrix (but without the energy harvesting robots, y’know?) wherein you load a file in your...

Not to get all Subtle Asian Traits all up in here, but I’ve become more and more obsessed with the Asian ambrosia, boba. If you...

I saw the movie Memoirs of a Geisha a few plane rides ago. Wanting to learn something about the city and the culture I would soon be...

If you’re lacking the funds or time to make it to another country, grab a good book that will ~transport~ you to another world. Reading...

One of the delights of Chiang Mai, Thailand (and there are many), is that as you wander through the unmarked streets, smog lovingly stretching across...

There is truly no greater pleasure than going to a country and eating the food it’s famous for, especially if you’ve only had the bastardized...