Travel Tips

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Southeast Asia itineraries have a habit of looking strangely similar. Bangkok leads to Chiang Mai or an island. Vietnam means Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and perhaps Hoi An. Malaysia starts in Kuala Lumpur. Cambodia revolves around Siem Reap. There is nothing wrong with any of these places. They became popular because they offer...

18 August, 2026 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1782399228501{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]There's a version of Southeast Asia travel that involves five-star resorts and airport transfers, and then there's the other kind — the one where you share a sleeper bus with chickens, eat $1.50 bowls of noodles at 7 am, and somehow end up having the better trip. The Mekong corridor...

25 June, 2026 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Some travel changes you in ways that are easy to point to. Big views. Big stories. Big before and after energy. But there is another kind that works more slowly. You do not notice it while it is happening. It settles in quietly and shows up later, back home, in ordinary moments. This kind...

18 December, 2025 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the last decade, we have seen a rise in backpackers by insane numbers. Traveling became a way to escape the boredom of 9-5 life and the culture of digital nomads caught fire. More people wanted to travel and find themselves. More people were running the race to count the number of countries they visited that...

19 June, 2020 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Travelling to South-East Asia can be a roller-coaster ride. And that’s the reason I love this place so much. It is hot and humid. Not a single day can be the same as before. For this you will need a special checklist on what to pack for South-East Asia along with answers that...

21 February, 2020 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1647430601960{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}"]Now, I know that there is probably a lot going when it comes to global warming. It is not uncommon to see frequent images and videos of endangered animals, plastic-lined streets and melting icebergs. However, I feel that there is no point just showing the problems when there aren’t any solutions...

06 November, 2019 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]While many people including me will agree that solo travel is a great way of travelling, I also feel that it has become too popular over time with more people choosing to travel by themselves. But what happened in recent years which led to a rise in the culture of Solo travel in...

06 September, 2019 /

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1676210224572{padding-top: 20px !important;}"]Is it really that impossible to travel with your full time job? How many times have to read articles on how to travel by putting down papers? How to say ‘screw you’ to your boss and then start travelling and that becomes your happily ever after? I have read it gazillions...

24 February, 2019 /