“ [Thailand's] road-runner, cartoon-like roads simply delight the motorcyclist with stunning mountain vistas and lush nature. This is the Thailand we buy in postcards, and this is the Thailand we promote to our friends, and this is the Thailand we wish to preserve. Cruise through it on two-wheels and it rekindles a love affair with [...]
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Thailand: World’s greatest motorcycle touring destination?
November 16th, 2011 
Daniel Fraser 
Posted in Thailand, Travel Advice 
Tags: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Culture, Hotels, Isaan, Media Stories, Motorcycling, Music, Nightlife, Photos, Politics, Temples, Thai Food, Transport, Video 
1 Comment »Planet Asia Podcast: Justin Dunne, Bed Supperclub
October 10th, 2011 Daniel Fraser Smiling Albino co-founder Daniel Fraser talks with Justin Dunne of Bed Supperclub, one of Bangkok’s hottest nightlife destinations. (Adapted from the Planet Asia Travel Podcast). Listen to the full episode What is Bed Supperclub? It’s a destination that combines elements of an entertainment venue, a restaurant and a bar where people meet people, exchange ideas, absorb positive [...]
Posted in Planet Asia Podcast, Thailand Tags: Bangkok, Bars-Pubs, Bed Supperclub, Interviews, Nightlife, Theatre No Comments »Planet Asia Podcast: Planning a Beach Vacation
September 29th, 2011 Daniel Fraser Smiling Albino co-founders Daniel Fraser and Scott Coates discuss how to plan a beach vacation (adapted from the Planet Asia Travel Podcast). Listen to the full episode Beach, sun, sea and sand. A lot of people come to Southeast Asia and at the end of their trip they want a few days, or a week, [...]
Posted in Planet Asia Podcast, Thailand Tags: Beaches, Holidays, Koh Samet, Koh Samui, Phuket No Comments »Traveling Isaan: Experience the ‘Real Thailand’
September 19th, 2011 Daniel Fraser Often people say that they remember traveling in Thailand when it was still “new” and “undiscovered” (like the 16th Century?). Well, it’s still possible to recapture the romance of an undiscovered Thailand that most people claim is gone, and this region starts a mere couple of hours into the countryside from Bangkok. Thailand’s northeast, or [...]
Avoiding Crowds At Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Temple
September 12th, 2011 Daniel Fraser Guidebooks are replete with photographs of Cambodia’s majestic temples, including the iconic spires of Angkor Wat and smiling face-towers of Bayon. Enchanted by these images, people travel to Cambodia hoping for an exotic and perhaps spiritual experience with spectacular photographs as souvenirs of their adventure. However, so popular are the temples nowadays that it can [...]
