A little description of the 12 sights and things I have enjoyed in my new home. Here is the second half: Admiring the Lady boys Thanon Patpong and Soi Cowboy had the prettiest lady boys I have ever seen. The girls sat in bikini tops and mini-pleated skirts, enticing all men passing by to...
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A little description of the 12 sights and things I have enjoyed in my new home. Here is the first half: Ko Ratanakosin A holy haven (Buddhist) right here in Bangkok with stunning temples. Although I have not yet seen all the sights that Ko Ratanakosin has to offer, I did get a chance...
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Funny how it was living abroad that piqued my curiosity about discovering my own country and the sights it had to offer. During my Oxfam internship in Morocco I dedicated at least one weekend a month to visiting a new part of the country. In Canada, I had only visited 4 cities outside of...
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As “Extreme” was the tagline for Morocco and Europe (2005) “Magnifique” will be the new one for the islands of Thailand’s Andaman Coast. The flight from Singapore to Phuket was effortless and meeting up with Ganit was surprisingly “normal” despite the built up anticipation. Being thrifty, we opted for the mini-van to go to Phuket town....
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I decided to hire a motorbike driver for the day, to see the list of sights I had planned to see in the Cambodian capital. For $ 10 USD, who could complain. But that’s not what I want to write about (I will get back to this in the next entry). It’s New Year’s...
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On the Airbus to the hotel, I met a girl who happened to be on the same Contiki tour I was about to join. She identified me as a fellow Contikian, since she saw me rifling through their package on the shuttle. She too was Canadian, from Toronto. Upon arrival at the Royal National...
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