Sedona Mystical Tours: A Day in the Vortex
Sedona Mystical Tours: A Day in the Vortex Sedona Mystical Tours, sounds intriguing, right? A few weeks ago Zach and I set out to do what I like to call a “location redemption”. That’s when we go somewhere that we’ve been before, back in our drinking and partying days, and experience the place again through […]
Ayutthaya Temples- The Second Capital of Thailand
Ayutthaya, Thailand rests just north of Bangkok along the Chao Phraya River. Founded around 1350, the city eventually became the second capital of Siam after Sukhothai. Because of it’s central location with easy access to the rest of Asia, Ayutthaya became one of the must important trading centers in the world. By 1700 the Siamese […]
War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
The War Remnants Museum is in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, Vietnam. It was created to expose the war crimes of French and American soldiers during the American War in Vietnam.
Organic Farming in Chiang Mai with Live It Global
Organic Farming in Chiang Mai with Live It Global One of our days in Chiang Mai was spent helping our friend Julie check out organic farms for her new organization, Live It Global. Organic farming in Chiang Mai is becoming more popular, thanks to several people who are pushing the community in that direction. There […]
The Bua Thong Sticky Waterfalls – Motorbikes in Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Bua Thong Sticky Waterfalls – Motorbikes in Chiang Mai, Thailand The Bua Thong Sticky Waterfalls rest in the hills a little over an hour’s drive outside of Chiang Mai. This was our first motorbike adventure, and we were a little nervous about it. There were three of us so Carrie rode with our friend Julie (who […]
The Loy Krathong Festival in Bangkok, Thailand
The Loy Krathong Festival in Bangkok, Thailand The Loy Krathong festival occurs in Thailand every year during November’s full moon. It was also a perfect time to take my first trip to one of the Bangkok’s most impressive temples! The Golden Mount, or Wat Saket, is Bangkok’s highest temple and sits at the top of […]
Why Your Hostel Needs A Marketing Consultant
We are hostel marketing consultants and in our years of traveling we have stayed at a LOT of hostels. The difference between a good hostel and a GREAT hostel is often so small that it’s hard to notice from an inside perspective. We have worked with almost 50 different hostels and hotels on five different […]
Cameron Highlands – Tea Country
On our way to the Cameron Highlands in the mountains of central Malaysia, we experienced our first breaths of cool air in some weeks. Everything was green and full of life as our bus wound its way slowly up and up, honking before the tight turns to warn oncoming traffic that we wouldn’t be slowing […]
Kuala Lumpur – The Big City
Kuala Lumpur – The Big City Kuala Lumpur, or KL as everyone calls it, is the capital of Malaysia and one of the biggest economic centers of southeast Asia. We got off our bus from Malacca at the TBS Station, one of the biggest transit stations we’ve scene, and navigated our way to the metro […]
Malacca, Malaysia – Bring On The Street Food!
Malacca, Malaysia – Bring On The Street Food! Our first stop in Malaysia was Malacca. Conquered by the Portuguese in 1511, the town was one of the first sultanates and had already been a center of trade for hundreds of years. After the Portuguese the city had many other rulers including the Dutch, British, and […]