The Hosts with the Most: How Smiling Albino Takes Guiding to a New Level
At Southeast Asia luxury travel specialists Smiling Albino we like to think of our guides more as hosts, who do much more than just guide our guests around
Gift-giving Culture in Asia
Gift-giving Culture in Asia 24 december 2018 With 2020 nearing its end, we’re starting to see the world recover from a year of turbulence – and not the kind that’s felt in an aircraft! As we head into the festive season, we take a look at cultural differences when it comes to gift-giving in Asia. […]
Food Driving Travel
Prawn Amok, Cambodia There are a number of things that are common to the human experience, but none has such an intense and ongoing fascination as food. Over the past several decades (and especially in the past few years) food has moved from a boring staple to a dynamic art form. (A similar assessment can […]
Crazy Rich in Asia?
You might not be a crazy rich Asian, but you can act like one. If you’re one of those who pay attention to the global box office, you may have heard of the recent smash hit movie Crazy Rich Asians. It’s actually a fairly important movie, because it’s the first major Hollywood film with an […]
Best Season to Visit Southeast Asia?
When you’re off gallivanting around sipping G&Ts in a hammock on a beach (also known as doing research), it’s easy to lose track of – among other things such as time – the importance of actual networking. So, off Smiling Albino went to the fantastic PURE Life Experiences travel conference in Marrakech, Morocco, where we […]