Should you drink hot coffee on a hot day? Absolutely.

Why you don’t need to get to the most isolated of places to experience a truly unique travel experience.

A common sight in Thailand is one I miss now that I’m home: dogs on motorbikes.

Embarassing mistake number 1 in my quest to learn Thai.

A solar eclipse and a karaoke-off on a slow boat in Burma.

Before continuing my coverage of the Dominican Republic’s beautiful northern coast, I need cover one thing: the crazy flight I took to arrive there.

After seven months in Asia, coming back to North America has resulted in some culture-shock, sticker shock and interesting realizations about why life is different on this side of the pond.

Like most travellers I know, I try at a minimum to learn the basics in any new country’s language, but the first real expression I try to learn is always the same, no matter where I am on earth: how to say “no problem.”

In my travels, I derive a ton of pleasure from the exquisite overlap of cultures that occurs in almost every country that I’ve devoured thus far. From the dichotomies and quirks of the Philippines to a 20-minute conversation with a 4-year-old in Beijing about why I was not wearing socks, endless pleasure – and great stories – are always born of these chance encounters.