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※This article contains photos of a festival in which people pierce their bodies with knives and other objects. If you are sensitive to this kind of imagery, please proceed with caution. There is a festival where people walk around with k...

A cave formed 400 million years ago. Batu Caves, Malaysia. Malaysia is an Islamic country, but this cave has become one of the most important Hindu sacred sites outside of India. I believe that sacred places are cooler the older they are...

A $30 million ship sits on dry land, decaying. (*As of March 2026, this ship has been dismantled following a fire.) I'd heard there was a giant ship-turned-ruin on Koh Chang. Five hours by bus from Bangkok, then thirty minutes by ferry. ...

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...

A $30 million ship sits on dry land, decaying. (*As of March 2026, this ship has been dismantled following a fire.) I'd heard there was a giant ship-turned-ruin on Koh Chang. Five hours by bus from Bangkok, then thirty minutes by ferry. ...

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 ...

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...

A cave formed 400 million years ago. Batu Caves, Malaysia. Malaysia is an Islamic country, but this cave has become one of the most important Hindu sacred sites outside of India. I believe that sacred places are cooler the older they are...

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...

※This article contains photos of a festival in which people pierce their bodies with knives and other objects. If you are sensitive to this kind of imagery, please proceed with caution. There is a festival where people walk around with k...