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As my readers know, I just returned from an extended trip to Japan and Thailand. While Japan was hot, it wasn’t until I reached Krabi and Phuket that the combination of heat and humidity really began to cause me problems. Every time I got out of the car my lens would fog up. Not regular [...]
After more than ten years and countless trips, my eagle creek money belt finally broke. Actually the belt is fine, but the plastic buckle broke at the hinge. I was thinking about alternative products, but then realized. Under twenty bucks and ten years? Heck, I’m getting the same belt (but updated). I’d rather if it [...]
Krabi, although gaining popularity as a tourist destination is worlds away from nearby Phuket in terms of traffic, crowding, and general human congestion. This is particularly true during the off season and especially true on Nopparat Thara Beach, just around the corner from Ao Nang Beach. Napporat Thara quite literally right around the corner and [...]
I’d like to get some input here. Once in a while I see behavior so blatantly rude it bothers me. Normally I don’t let things bother me and can detach myself (for the most part) from anything that locals do in their own country. As tourists, though, I feel we have a responsibility to be [...]
The pictures below are a picture dump from the Japan tour portion of our latest trip. Individual locations will be posted in upcoming articles. Note for fellow tour members. I’m sorry it’s taken so long to get the photos up! We just returned and are fighting jet lag to get these up (hence the unsorted [...]
On the whole, I like JAL. For the most part, I really like them. In spite of their aging fleet, the service is still great, it’s run efficiently and gets me where I want to go. One thing that bugs me, though is that they seem to keep the cabin temperature very, very warm. It [...]
Sriracha is about 30 to 45 minutes from Pattaya. Your time of travel may vary dramatically depending on weather, traffic, and your means of transportation. The site is one of the oldest Tiger farms in existence today and boasts 200 tigers and 100,000 crocodiles. It has an elephant show, crocodile show, tiger show and a [...]
