Travel Tale: That Wonderful Thai Train Experience I’ve always loved taking Thailand’s trains. Then again, I love taking trains just about anywhere. There’s something about the rhythmic swaying motion, the clanketey-clanking sound of the train on the rails and the occasional horn blasts that I find very relaxing and pleasurable. What’s more, with train travel …
Travel Tips: 10 Great Thai Products I Swear By Since 1998 I’ve been in and out of Thailand so many times I can’t even count them any more. From 1998 to 2004, Bangkok was my ‘home base’ as I traveled around SE Asia and beyond. I’ve cycled southern Thailand’s entire east and west coasts as …
My Visit to a Tropical Paradise Island: Koh Bulon – Thailand I arrived at Koh Bulon by speedboat on a rough, wind-tossed sea one afternoon in early April. The wind had been blowing fiercely for three days, bullying the normally tranquil Andaman Sea into a wild tumble of 2-meter swells rolling every which way, crashing …
Koh Adang & the Other Islands of Koh Tarutao National Park – Thailand Koh Adang is the second largest island in Koh Tarutao National Park, after the park’s namesake, Koh Tarutao. The 52 islands within the national park are located in Satun Province, the southernmost state in Thailand on the Andaman coast. Like Tarutao Island, …
PHOTO GALLERY: Tropical Islands of Satun Province – Thailand Satun is the southernmost province on Thailand’s west coast, bordering Malaysia directly south. Satun is blessed with dozens of gorgeous tropical islands that are dripping in dense jungle, rimmed by picture-perfect beaches and surrounded by coral reefs. They are any tropic lover’s dream. Most of Satun’s …
TRAVEL TALES: Living in a Thatched Bungalow I had completely forgotten the novelty of living in a thatched bungalow. I’ve spent so many years living off-and- on in such quaint, cozy rooms around SE Asia since 1998 that I’d come to consider them just ‘standard’, ‘normal’ and ‘common’. In a word, I’d come to take …
Pakbara, Thailand – An Unexpectedly Great Place to Chill Out Pakbara is the gateway to the tropical islands of Satun Province, Thailand. That includes the pristine islands within Koh Tarutao National Park, super famous ‘hot spot’ Koh Lipe and low-key Koh Bulon. Koh Lipe has become so outrageously popular, especially among Thai travelers, that a …
PHOTO GALLERY: Koh Tarutao Island National Park – Thailand Koh Tarutao is the southernmost island in Thailand, located just a hair’s breadth from the border of Malaysia. It’s the largest island in Tarutao National Park and is kept in pristine condition with no commercial enterprise whatsoever. Set in the warm Andaman Sea, Tarutao offers gorgeous …
Luxury Travel Tips: The Best Rooftop Cocktail Bars Around SE Asia I am most decidedly a cocktails girl. I’ve never acquired a taste for either beer or wine. If only beer or wine are available, I always prefer to go without. But cocktails, now that’s an entirely different story! I’ll gladly sip a sweet colorful …
Koh Tarutao Island National Park – Thailand Koh Tarutao Island is the southernmost island in Thailand, lying just north of the border of Malaysia. It’s less than one hour by boat from Tarutao to Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Although public boats don’t actually run between these two islands, regular ferries do run between nearby Koh Lipe …
Hi! I'm an American nomadic world traveler who's been traveling solo since 1998. I’m passionate about traveling the world nomadically and then sharing it all with you. I hope to inspire you to travel the world, to entertain you with tales from the road, and to help you reach your travel dreams. Welcome! 
