


Scooters, part 2 — getting around and what to do if there’s a problem
If you read my absolute beginner’s guide to renting a motorcycle, you’re probably well on your way to getting around your country of choice. It’s when there’s a problem that things get dicier. My scooter won’t start! Few things cause more panic than a bike that won’t...
Destination: Phu Phra Bat Historical Park — prehistoric rock paintings, anyone? (Udon Thani, Thailand)
It’s not every place that’s millions of years in the making. Once covered by glaciers (imagine those in Thailand!), geological evidence suggests a lot of erosion as the ice defrosted. The result: weird-shaped rocks, formations that remain improbably balanced, and...
Destination: Kosamphi Forest Park — great for banana-eating, camera-stealing monkeys (northeast Thailand)
Sometimes, when you travel, you never know what will happen. Thus we traveled to Kosamphi Forest Park, a decades-old field of trees with thousands of monkeys around. It’s located on 50 acres of shady tree-filled park along the Chi river, and was first established in...