jakartaboy

I read it again. I still don't get it. I had a terrible time with arak years ago, but my hangover didn't count as world news. I think Skip...

Australian media has run out of tubing deaths at Vang Vieng, so they are now looking for "near death" experiences. I'm not quite sure how a...

Bill Tuffin http://www.ecotourism-consultant.com/

Try to make contact with the people at The Boat Landing Guest House in Namtha. One of the people who established it has a strong,...

You might have to head over to Laos ....

That was quite good fun. You should do an opium den next, and then a brothel.

My apologies, I should have been tactful and said "biceps". Montyman, I enjoy your posts, you provide good info for budget travelers. I...

many in History have given their lives for principles which some here appear not to have ......

Pay ... don't pay ... pay without arguing ... have a tantrum first. Whatever. I just get the giggles when people try to attach a principle...

They were shot at the border post?

Yes, Montyman, corruption destroys a country's economy. That's why tourists should not only refuse to pay extra visa fees, they should...

Maybe, for a more meaningful form of protest, an overcharged tourist could self-immolate at the border? That would draw attention to this...

I sat in Walkabout Bar in Phnom Penh for three hours. The smiles, the friendliness, the genuine desire to learn English and to share...

James, thank you for presenting a very interesting expose of the very worst aspects of volunteer tourism at Cambodian orphanages. The only...

Rabies is one of those things you can take care of if it happens, which is unlikely if you pay attention....