by Scott Coates Living in a foreign country is good and bad. Over time you start to forget the little things you missed in the first few years (like a steak, walk in the great Canadian outdoors) and appreciate the new things you have in your adopted home (such as warm days all year round, [...]
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The Best Egg Noodles with Red Pork
June 23rd, 2009 
Scott Coates by Scott Coates ‘Bamee Moo Daeng’, a staple dish in Thailand, China and other parts of Asia is simple, available around the clock and delicious. Tonight I was feeling hungry before heading out for a run and walked to the corner to buy an order the aforementioned dish to give me some energy. While enjoying [...]
Staying at the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
June 15th, 2009 Daniel Fraser Staying at the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok by Daniel Fraser I had a nice opportunity this week to spend a night enjoying my birthday at the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok. It is one of the world’s most celebrated hotels and we’ve sent guests there for many years as part of our tailor-made adventures in SE Asia. It [...]
Located!
June 15th, 2009 Scott Coates by Scott Coates Trekking is one of the classic activities in Nepal, something I’ve been lucky enough to do six times since Smiling Albino launched adventures there in October 2006. Our guests enjoy fully-serviced trekking during their trip, which means we have a crew that carries the bags, tents, cooking supplies, cooks three hot meals [...]
Designing a Walking Trip
June 8th, 2009 Scott Coates by Scott Coates Since moving to Asia in 1999 we have always designed our trips by hand, from the ground up. What exactly does that mean? We’re glad you asked! Rather than finding partner travel companies and ‘piggy-backing’ on their existing trips Smiling Albino founders Dan/Scott personally hit the road with our guides, friends and [...]
