Smiling Albino

Thailand’s Burgeoning Craft Beer Landscape

There are very few things in life as enjoyable as sitting down to an ice-cold beer after a long day biking, hiking, or sightseeing. Especially when it’s hot and you’re sweating like… well, like someone who has just biked 50 km in 28° weather. In Thailand, where a good bottle of beer is enjoyed even […]

On the Ethics of Photographing Locals

Face it – taking photos is part of who we are these days. It’s not surprising when every 8-year old kid with an iPhone has more options for artistic photography that a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer had only 6 or 8 years ago. Indeed, we love taking photos so much that every day, over 350 […]

Placing Intelligence into the Art of Luxury

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Quick question for you – what’s your favorite James Bond film? Dr. No? Goldeneye? On Her Majesty’s Secret Service? Certainly not The Living Daylights. Point is, there’s no single answer – Bond is a subjective experience that everyone appreciates differently. It might seem like a bit of a stretch, but luxury travel is defined by […]

White Water Rafting in Thailand

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It’s often said that Thailand has two seasons – hot and dry, and hot and rainy. It’s actually a bit more complicated than that, but yeah… we can see how it might seem that way sometimes. When many people hear ‘the rainy season’ it sometimes puts a bad picture in their head – who wants to vacation when […]

Inspirational Adventure Partnerships – John Gray Sea Canoe and Smiling Albino

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In a world where it only takes a few minutes to set up a website, hire a few friends, and start to charge people money, it’s no surprise that the service industry is littered with less-than-stellar performers. But this shortcutting always catches up with the shortcutters, which is why Smiling Albino puts so much importance […]