奇妙な旅行ブログ

There are alien rock paintings. I found this while researching a trip to Ubon Ratchathani, a town on the Laos border at the eastern edge of Thailand. A place called Pha Taem National Park. One and a half hours by plane from Bangkok, then...

I saw a striking Buddha statue on the cover of TRANSIT, a Japanese travel magazine, in their Thailand issue. I wanted to visit, but access was difficult. It's a temple in Khao Kho, Phetchabun Province—one hour by domestic flight from Ban...

Homemade giant rockets launched to call for rain. When I heard about a festival in northeastern Thailand where they launch homemade rockets for rain, I had to see it. In May, I landed at Ubon Ratchathani Airport, near the Laos border at ...

Honestly, I hesitated until the last minute about whether to go. Search for it online and the autocomplete suggests "Ha Long Bay disappointing." Three hours each way by bus from Hanoi—six hours round trip. Guaranteed exhaustion, and gett...

Dust and the noise of car horns. Passing through the dry streets of Kathmandu, a massive white stupa appears. The smell of incense fills the air, and the rhythmic jingling of bells can be heard. About 36 meters high. On its upper section...

Dust and the noise of car horns. Passing through the dry streets of Kathmandu, a massive white stupa appears. The smell of incense fills the air, and the rhythmic jingling of bells can be heard. About 36 meters high. On its upper section...

Honestly, I hesitated until the last minute about whether to go. Search for it online and the autocomplete suggests "Ha Long Bay disappointing." Three hours each way by bus from Hanoi—six hours round trip. Guaranteed exhaustion, and gett...

Homemade giant rockets launched to call for rain. When I heard about a festival in northeastern Thailand where they launch homemade rockets for rain, I had to see it. In May, I landed at Ubon Ratchathani Airport, near the Laos border at ...

I saw a striking Buddha statue on the cover of TRANSIT, a Japanese travel magazine, in their Thailand issue. I wanted to visit, but access was difficult. It's a temple in Khao Kho, Phetchabun Province—one hour by domestic flight from Ban...

There are alien rock paintings. I found this while researching a trip to Ubon Ratchathani, a town on the Laos border at the eastern edge of Thailand. A place called Pha Taem National Park. One and a half hours by plane from Bangkok, then...