Don't feel bad if you've never heard of Poipet before—you're one of the lucky ones. A Cambodian town on the border with Thailand, Poipet has become a miniature exhibition of sorts, displaying everything that's wrong with Southeast Asia in one convenient location.Many visitors to Cambodia avoid 'the toilet' altogether by flying into the country. The rest of us take a bus … [Read more...]
Monkeying Around on the Motorbike Loop
After the statue cave, we saw another cave. I can't remember a single thing about it, so it must have been spectacular. Moving on…. Our next stop was a lake located a few kilometers off the main highway down a dirt road. It was our first experience with dirt roads on our week-long motorbike trip around the central 'loop', but far from our last.We handled this road … [Read more...]
Chicken Maharaja Mac – Unfortunately There Are Many
Sadly, that's an empty promise—there is not only one. Far from it. There are in fact millions of these being sold all over India and I'm guessing every one of them is equally as disgusting as this one was. At least it helps explain why so many Indians are vegetarians. … [Read more...]
Solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Gas
At the rental place, we tried to get the owner to pay for the tube that had to be replaced, but shockingly, he refused. He claimed that we had agreed we would pay for any damage to the tires, which was technically true, but we understood that to mean we would pay to have any punctures sealed that happened while riding over the often rough roads along the central Laos motorbike … [Read more...]
5 Easy Ways to Spot a Scam
If you travel, they will scam. It's unavoidable. Wherever you go, you will encounter people doing their best to separate you from your money. And if you stay on the tourist loops, especially in countries like Thailand or India, you will be hard pressed to have an encounter with a local who doesn't have an ulterior motive, a motive we English speakers call "your … [Read more...]