I’m nursing my stomach and fighting my eyelids to remain open as I write this. Today happens to be Chinese New Year 2012 – the year of the Dragon! Since there is a large influence of Chinese in Thailand, there are quite a lot of festivities and feasting that goes on. A few years ago [...]
Photo Favorite: Peaceful Sunset at the 4000 Islands of Laos
Though I wasn’t crazy for everything about the 4000 Islands of Laos (the crowds of backpackers and the party atmosphere, among other things), the evening sunsets over the peaceful river were spectacular!
5 of the Best New York Street Food Trucks
The street food in New York is worth visiting the city for alone. Walk around the streets of the Big Apple and of course you’ll come across the famous hot dog vendors with their carts, but there’s so much more to the street food of New York. It’s a competitive business and only the tastiest [...]
Volunteering in Bangkok’s Underprivileged Yommarat Community
One of the most rewarding things to do while visiting any country is to offer your time as a volunteer. Not only are you able to really witness another culture, but hopefully you can also help out on a project and be an example to whoever you are helping. When I was in the Philippines, [...]
Burmese Street Food in Bangkok with a Touch of Motherly Love
In my mind, the exploration of street food is one of the best way’s to put yourself into an opportunity to have a spontaneous travel experience. One of the reasons I just can’t get enough of Bangkok is that it’s a never ending city with infinite neighborhood streets… … and the streets are filled with not only [...]
Photo Favorite: Luscious Zanzibari Rice Biryani
Immediately after arriving in Stone Town, Zanzibar, I have little choice but to take the most direct route to Lukmaan restaurant for a plate (or 3) of their Zanzibar biryani. The fragrantly spiced rice is served alongside a pile of pickled onions and tomatoes and a scoop of the most luscious mutton or fish and [...]
An Idea that May Change the Way You Travel
This is a guest post written by Isaac Jones, a good friend of mine and one of the co-founders of Africantiques. Over to Isaac… I have been friends with Mark Wiens for over a decade now, and our history reaches to a time when we both lived in Kenya and the adventures were simply a [...]
Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Travel Guide and Useful Tourism Information
Jaffna has not been a safe place to visit for long. Located in northern Tamil Sri Lanka, it was a city that was once the second largest on the island. Due to the Sri Lankan civil war, many people in the region were displaced. Since the war ended in 2009, Jaffna is slowly recovering, some people are [...]
About Mark Wiens
Hey! My name is Mark. After graduating from university, I decided to travel the world!
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