Planet Asia Podcast: Making a positive difference while traveling
Lending a hand, volunteering and ‘helping out’ while on vacation in SE Asia can be tricky. There are multiple layers to actually doing good and there are some important things to keep in mind before setting out to do so. Smiling Albino Team members Scott Coates and Greg Jorgensen chat and share some of their […]
Bangkok Movie Theaters: A How To
by Greg Jorgensen Bangkok’ s a city of about 10 million people, and you don’t get to be that size without having some pretty cool stuff to see and do. There are the world-famous temples, khlongs (canals), markets, amazing street food, legendary nightlife, and heaps of other things to do, but today we’re writing about […]
Southern Cambodia’s Emerging Hotspots
Cambodia’s been firmly on the travel scene now for about a decade. It’s not so long ago the Khmer Rouge finally lost their grip on the western part of the country, allowing Siem Reap, the jumping-off point for the stunning temples of Angkor, to safely attract tourists. Since then things have really taken off with […]
Planet Asia Podcast: How to best communicate while traveling in SE Asia
Traveling in unfamiliar territory can be a challenge, let alone how to try and speak with locals in languages you don’t understand, but it’s possible. We chat with David Long, a longtime resident in Thailand who runs the Thai Language Department at the AUA in Bangkok, as well as Real Life Bangkok, about how to […]