Travel Versus Mountain Backpack I have traveled non-stop for over 10 years and 77 countries, I am positive I know about Backpacks, I live with my Backpack....
You Are Having a Bad Hair Day Boy Genius from India made a truly revealing comment, I said something like, “It is difficult to say anything nice to women,...
Tricky Crap Boy Genius is here in Bangkok, he plans to visit Singapore and a few other countries in Southeast Asia. He has not traveled that much, even though...
Taking a Moment to Prioritize my Life I have been taking a moment, a pause, a full stop in my life, maybe I will have insight, you know, that epiphany thing,...
Thoughts from across the pond Here is United States President Election advice for those of you confused. I received and email from a friend who received an...
Change is good Second Opinion Please I am a little weak, semi-sad, nostalgic in the Dog Days of the USA summer heat, hot and hotter, even though I am in...
Androgenous Thailand Photo the Future of the World Take a look at these two photos of a girl in Thailand carrying an extremely heavy load of purified water...
Getting to Know Countries Better A person commented on what I consider one of my funniest and culturally significant posts I have ever made. “instead of...
Sandals versus Shoes for Travel I am sure gear shops make thousands or millions of dollars selling shoes for travel, as if you walk different traveling then...
Sandals versus Shoes for Travel I am sure gear shops make thousands or millions of dollars selling shoes for travel, as if you walk different traveling then...
Airline E-Tickets Need a Printer The e-tickets are not paperless, 100 percent you need to print, I mean, whatever they say to print, you need this paper copy...
Calling Telephones Yahoo.com versus Skype.com Skype.com is not a new idea, there were many systems before Skype.com that allowed you to call computer to...
Hotel Reviews A thought has been playing ping-pong in my brain now for years; I wonder why Hotel Review on Hotel Sites are edited? I wonder why comments on...
Koh Pha Ngan I am now on the Island called Koh Pha Ngan, really Pha Ngan because the word Koh means Island. The price of rooms, food, and services has tripled...
Pranang Cave Beach This is presently the most beautiful beach I know on the planet; the name is Pranang Cave Beach, located on what is part of Railay Beach...
Pay More Get Less Travel There must be some theory, maybe related to the Law of Diminishing Returns, whatever the case; there is no relationship between paying...
Closer to Perfect Hotel Curtains Air Conditioning is the easy solution for Architects that do not wish to think, work, design, or be creative. I found some...
Travel Inflation Prices Double Every Three Years The globalization of the cost to travel to tourist destinations has caused inflation at about four to six...
Ballad of a Traveler This is funny, a good laugh video, a reader posted a comment on this link about my new SOTP - Standard Operating Travel Procedure of...
The Hotel to Transportation Time Gap I am supposed to check out at 11:00 am this morning, the all night bus from Krabi, Thailand to Bangkok, Thailand leaves at...
Squeeze it all in Tourist A reader explained clearly the type of tourist that annoys me, which unfortunately is about 99 percent of the tourist. Tourist and...
Two Bottles of Pepsi A recipe for disaster… Me and my Thai girlfriend of three years took an all night bus back to Bangkok from Krabi, Thailand. The bus gave...
The Global Economy is Failing “If we fail to act soon, we will face an economic, social and political crisis that will threaten our free institutions.”...
How Many Fruits or Vegetables on Earth A person from Europe, USA would be surprised in Thailand to discover all the various types of fruits and vegetable for...
Made in Philippines Backpacks I am excited; I leave for Manila, Philippines on Thursday to evaluate two or three Backpack Bag Factories. I am hoping to have...
The Mantra of the Savvy Traveler Cheating is not robbery, it is taking advantage of a person, normally under the maxim… “If I can get away with it, why...
Andy of HoboTraveler.com for President I just received an email, very strange, it appears there is a grass roots campaign to make me President, I am really...
For Hotels the First Principle of Sales I have been laughing, there is a reason why the Hyatt is a good hotel and the reason most businesses people NEED to...
Disinfect Your Toothbrush Tip Are you brushing your teeth with Purified Water, I do not, but that does mean it would not be safer. If you do, then this tip is...
