May 21, 2012

A Glimpse of Burma

I’ve always wanted to travel to Burma for the longest time and last April 2009, when I was in the North of Thailand, I thought that I would be able to do so. Burma seems to be fascinating and mysterious to me. I personally don’t know anyone who’s been there or at least expressed an [...]

Halong Bay on the Cheap

Halong Bay has been on my list ever since I became a traveler. However, I was really hesitant to go there especially after knowing that Halong Bay is on the top list of the New Seven Wonders of the World poll. I was thinking that I may not be able to afford it. I was [...]

Biggest Beach Party in Asia

I just had dinner and really felt full. I felt the urge to smoke to relieve myself of the stuffy feeling caused by overeating. As I was staring at the sky, I noticed that it was full moon. A couple of years back, I was restless in my apartment in Bangkok. I grabbed something to [...]

The Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)

I’ve heard a lot of stories about the Golden Triangle during my Asian history class in high school. They’ve said that it’s one of the most dangerous places in Asia. As I was traveling from Mae Sai to Huay Xai last April 2009, I accidentally saw a songthaew going to the Golden Triangle. Curious as [...]

The Great Ruins of Angkor

Angkor Wat would probably be one of the most visited historical sites in the whole Southeast Asian region. This is one place that you shouldn’t miss when you go to Indo-China. Some facts from Wikipedia “Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman in the early 12th century as [...]

Phnom Penh: A City of Hope

I was planning to take a boat trip from Saigon to Phnom Penh but most travel agencies were still closed when I arrived. So I just bought a bus ticket and did the usual overland crossing. I was expecting it to be another long ride but it just took me five hours to reach the [...]

A Day in Paris

I woke up upon hearing the announcement of the pilot, “Welcome to Charles de Gaulle Airport.” Wow! I couldn’t believe that I was really there. I quickly walked towards the exit to meet the person that would take me to my hotel. He was a bit late, so I went outside to smoke. It was [...]

How to break your heart in one day

continuation from Crashing a Party in Vientianne I woke up a little late from our agreed meet up time. I blamed it on the booze because I had the worst hangover ever. I hurriedly ran to the bathroom and took a quick shower and then ran to her hotel. Wheeew! She was already there waiting [...]

Crashing a Party in Vientiane

continuation from Infatuated in Vientianne She mentioned that she likes someone else. Ouch!!! (I swear I’m gonna find cupid back in Luang Prabang and kick him for shooting an arrow straight to my heart.) Anyway, it didn’t stop me though from enjoying the chat with her. She’s a great conversationalist and has a lot of [...]

Infatuated in Vientiane

And so we were. We really ended up both on the same bus. I was hoping to chat with her on the bus but unfortunately we were assigned on different seats. So, I just opted to listen to music until I fell asleep. After a few hours of bus ride, we finally reached Vientiane. We [...]

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