How to travel from Beijing, China to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia independently. I don’t know if any of you guys read or will remember this, but a year and a half ago I almost went to Mongolia. And I mean almost. But the night before my friends and I were going to buy our train tickets ...
Quirky Things To Do in Beijing
If you're traveling to Beijing and need a visa to China, I highly recommend getting one through iVisa, which is super easy and takes away all the hassle (I had some problems when I tried to get a visa to China independently on my first trip there). Remember that time I ...
A Week in Yangon
You know those times when trends shift but you just can’t quite let go of your old ways? Or is it just me? I mean, I stubbornly wore my last tattered pair of bootcut jeans for years after skinny jeans had taken over everyone’s closets. Change can be hard. Seeing as most of my ...
Eating My Way Through Yangon
I’ve mentioned before that I spent nine months volunteering in Thailand with two Burmese organizations, living with my Burmese colleagues for three of those months, so it’s a little crazy that it took me until now to actually visit Burma. But perhaps crazier still is that… I ...
Where to Stay in Bangkok
People often ask me for recommendations of where to stay in Bangkok, and while my top budget dorm accommodation choice has always been Asok Montri on Sukhumvit (conveniently located next to a sky train and subway stop), I've had mixed feelings about most luxury accommodation I've ...