Mysteries of the Deep

Thai massage – the only real antidote to Beer Chang and its nasty psychoactive ingredients: Its like yoga, only without having to have any skill or rehearse. I can say this in complete confidence, as I have been to yoga classes twice and thought it was hard. I have been to about 10 Thai massages […]

Vladimir Putin was actually following me around Russia. Really. I just managed to get out of Irkutsk in time, before he checked into the hotel that I mysteriously found myself in after a night on the Vladivostocks. Every man who has a car in Russia is in fact a taxi driver, waiting to pick up

Why are all taxi drivers allergic to first gear? Is there some kind of special training they have given by a clutch vendor? Songkran facts for the visitor: Its Thai New Year Thais throw water at everyone. Some sort of blessing thing. Water pistols are okay. Buckets are okay. Iced water lobbed at farangs in