Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni Needs Preparation, Not Mysticism
Salar de Uyuni is difficult to describe without sounding as if you have swallowed a tourism brochure. In the dry season, salt…
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Bolivia
Bolivia Is Affordable Until the Route Gets Remote
Bolivia is often described as one of South America’s cheapest countries, which is true in the broad, unhelpful way that hides every…
Asia
Thai Food Is Regional Before It Is Famous
The international version of Thai food tends to arrive as the same six dishes competing for attention. Thailand itself is less cooperative.…
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Thailand’s Islands Are Not Hidden, Only Different
Koh Lipe, Koh Chang, Koh Mak, Koh Tao, and Koh Phayam have all appeared on enough hidden-island lists to lose any reasonable…
Asia
Teaching English in Thailand Is a Job, Not a Gap Year
Teaching English in Thailand is often advertised as travel with a salary attached. Beaches on weekends, bowls of noodles after class, smiling…
Asia
A Sak Yant Is Not a Souvenir
A Sak Yant may look like a tattoo, but approaching it as body art with a better travel story misses most of…
Asia
Thailand Is Cheap Until You Keep Moving
Thailand can be affordable. It can also become expensive with impressive speed once you start adding islands, domestic flights, dive trips, nightlife,…
Asia
The Slow Boat to Luang Prabang
There are faster ways to reach Luang Prabang. That is exactly why the slow boat is worth taking. The journey begins in…
Asia
Vang Vieng From Above
Vang Vieng is built beneath a wall of limestone. From the ground, the cliffs seem to close around the town. From a…