DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Best Food in Chiang Mai: 6 Restaurants and Dishes You’ll Love Posted on January 25, 2017September 4, 2026 Chiang Mai boasts some of the best food in Thailand. Food stalls, like the Lady with the Cowboy Hat’s pulled pork, are Internet sensations. Unfortunately, we don’t eat pork, so I can’t add my two cents except that it smelled delicious, and she was swamped with customers. The city is… Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES 5 Everyday Truths About Living in South Korea You Need to Know Posted on January 22, 2017September 4, 2026 The shopping is amazing if you’re a size 6 or smaller, wear less than an 8-8 1/2 shoe, don’t possess hips, thighs, booty or cleavage. But even if it fits, it may not be complementary because black girls (white and latina girls) and Korean girls don’t exactly have the same shapes. They zig where we zag, actually they don’t zig or zag, lol. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES The Ultimate Food Guide: Where to Eat in Daegu, South Korea Posted on January 21, 2017September 4, 2026 My Favorite Places to Eat and Drink in Daegu We aren’t limited to BBQ and traditional fare (with amusing names) in Daegu. You can get a really good bowl of pho and a great hamburger in the same neighborhood. Many restaurants have pictures you can point to, but a few have… Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Gamcheon Cultural Village: Best Things to Do and See in Busan’s Colorful Maze Posted on January 15, 2017September 4, 2026 With Gamcheon Village’s population shrinking, the residents got creative and decided to build larger, more permanent homes and attract the new tourist trade. They decided to paint the exteriors of their shops and homes bright colors and turn the village into a cultural center with the installation of tiled art, sculpture and museums as random as early history and dolls. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES A Year in Asia: Must-See Adventures and Unforgettable Journeys Posted on January 2, 2017October 10, 2026 2016 has been a banner year in travel for the Peters’ family. We found ourselves out of our element, out of comfort zone and way out on a limb– or zipline. Read the 2016 in Review about this past year which took us to Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand three times. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go Posted on December 11, 2016September 3, 2026 The temple is always in a state of maintenance and construction. The artist wants Wat Rung Khun to have pilgrimagers that return to Chiang Mai not unlike those who return to Spain’s Sagrada Família or India’s Taj Mahal. And not unlike Antoni Gaudí and Shah Jahan, Ajarn Chalermchai does not expect to see his great work completed as its expected to take approximately 60 and 90 years to complete. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Returning Home After Years Abroad: Reverse Culture Shock Survival Guide Posted on November 25, 2016September 3, 2026 Don’t take it personally, living in a different country forces you to remove the cultural biases we are naturally inclined to possess. You see the world from the standpoint of another culture. Therefore expect to be told that you have changed. Certainly, you’re not the same person anymore. And be happy for that. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES What You Need to Know Before Taking a DMZ Tour in South Korea Posted on November 9, 2016September 4, 2026 The DMZ isn’t your typical tourist destination. Learning all the things that happened there, watching them watch and photograph you and signing the “possible death” waiver adds to the tension. I did learn a lot and seeing it first hand put most of it into perspective. Read more