Bangkok: the fun time city Bangkok is the gateway to Southeast Asia. I’ve passed through many times and, while it’s a sprawling, sweaty concrete mess, it’s always a joy to…
How I ended up in Palawan I first met David at a meet‑up for members of the now‑extinct website VirtualTourist.com — a brilliant travel community before the big platforms came…
Torrential rain in the walled city of Xi'anIf there’s one memory we have of Xi’an, it’s RAIN.Four days of it. Non‑stop.The city was drenched, we were drenched, but the pavements…
The Train from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing Within thirty minutes of leaving Ulaanbaatar station, the scenery dissolved into pure nothingness. Not “quiet countryside” nothingness — I mean nothing. No people, no…