Southeast Asian Dynasties 2: What happened to the royal families of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Nepal?
Part 2: Laos As many readers know, Smiling Albino is based in Bangkok, Thailand, but also has extensive operations in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Nepal. Besides being awesome places to explore, one thing that all of these countries have in common is that they entered the 20th century with a strong monarchic system in place. But […]
Southeast Asian Dynasties 1: What happened to the royal families of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Nepal?
Part 1: Cambodia As many readers know, Smiling Albino is based in Bangkok, Thailand, but also has extensive operations in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Nepal. Besides being awesome places to explore, one thing that all of these countries have in common is that they entered the 20th century with a strong monarchic system in place. But […]
Bangkok’s Chinatown is Changing
Bangkok’s Chinatown is one of the city’s top tourist draws, and for good reason. The soft glow of neon signs tints clouds of steam as they roll up from food stalls cooking everything from fresh-roasted chestnuts to bird nest soup. The languages swirl around you – Dutch, English, Chinese, French, Japanese – while people point, […]
Bangkok Biking Boom
We’ve written about Bangkok Biking before, but it’s time to revisit (recycle?). Bangkok cycling is undergoing somewhat of a renaissance these days, after motorbikes replaced bicycles as the preferred mode of city transport in the 1960’s. More and more people are taking up the activity again, and several high-profile events have put the hobby – […]
Cambodia’s Coast
Cambodia’s Best (mostly) Unknown Waterfront Destinations. For a number of reasons – marketing, Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach, geographic jackpot, and just plain luck – Thailand is what people think about when they hear Southeast Asian beaches. But if you pan that Google Map to the left… bit more… bit more… you’ll see Cambodia, Southeast […]