A round purple fruit with a green stem, the Mangosteen is hands down, my favorite fruits in Southeast Asia (so far).   How to eat a Mangosteen For those of you whom aren’t familiar with mangosteen there is an easy way to access it’s edible fruit. First, grab the stem of the mangosteen, pulling it off with a twist. Next, ...

Want to stay cool, surrounded by jungle? Erawan Waterfall is the place. Surrounded by lush, green jungle, this seven tier waterfall is a popular destination for Thais and foreigners a like. Getting to Erawan While there are many tour packages from Bangkok as well as buses from Kanchanaburi (you’ll see the signs all over the tourist area), I got to ...

Less then a month into my journey I hit my first ‘bump’. While exploring Thailand, it has been difficult to find both the time and opportunity to work and my earnings have suffered because of this (additionally my charger broke and I couldn’t use my computer for some time). Just like with most online business, they’re in constant change, and ...

Only an 11 baht (3rd class) train ride from Lak Si station in Bangkok, takes you to the ancient capital of Siam (now Thailand), Ayutthaya. Which is a chill destination and a great place to go to get away from the city chaos that is Bangkok. Exiting the train, you walk can either take a tuk-tuk or walk down the ...

Waking up easily from the sound of footsteps, I was far less tired then I would have predicted (only getting around five hours of sleep). Today is the day, the day that I’ve waited for, planned for, for longer then I can remember. …and how do I feel? I remember when I was a kid, unable to sleep, excited for ...

Seven years ago now, after my Yellow Fever scare from a vaccine that had me in the ER on Christmas Eve, a large group of my family went on a two week photo-safari across Kenya. My memory has faded a bit and I’m sure the country has changed (they’ve had a civil war since) but I try and describe my ...