My definitive guide to traveling to Thailand, after living in Bangkok for 1.5 years. Airfare, visas, hostels, guesthouses, Thai language, banking, vaccinations, and everything else in between!

Political riots plague Bangkok for weeks, getting violent just in time to ruin Songkran—Thailand’s national New Year water festival. Why the hell do I love this place so much? After 15 months living in Thailand, here are my thoughts.

Last time I wrote my travel journals, I left you with my New Years adventures on Ibiza, the serene little Spanish island in the Mediterranean known for its gorgeous beaches and incredible dance music, which has inspired the global house music scene. We then returned to the mainland, checking in to the five-star Hotel Arts Barcelona. Fancy place, but you [...]

Sat, Dec 29: After cleaning up the apartment and preparing for our flight to Ibiza all day, we caught up with Meye once more this evening, to give her a piece of climbing equipment that Ryan had left for her as a gift. The four of us wandered a off the beaten path to Granja Dulcinea—one of the two chocolateries [...]

Sun Dec 23: I flew out of Sacramento International Airport at 6:40AM. Landing in Chicago was VERY choppy as it was both foggy AND snowy at the same time there, delaying our flight by about an hour. I met a nice couple on the flight to D.C. who recommended a few things near Georgetown for the trip back. Miraculously, our [...]