Watch the VIDEO (above)! If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on Youtube. Hainanese chicken rice is basically boiled chicken served over fragrant rice that is cooked in chicken broth and chicken fat. In Thailand, chicken rice is known as Khao Man Gai ข้าวมันไก่. In this video I dine at a [...]
Photo Favorite: Thai Style Roasted Snakehead Fish
by Mark Wiens on February 10, 2012
I could go on and on talking about different kinds of grilled fish from around the world – I just love to eat fish! In my opinion, one of the best Thai dishes is roasted snakehead fish. The insides are removed and replaced with lemongrass and a number of other fragrant herbs. Then the skin [...]
Thai Style Feast for Chinese New Year 2012
by Mark Wiens on January 22, 2012
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 [...]
Volunteering in Bangkok’s Underprivileged Yommarat Community
by Mark Wiens on January 17, 2012
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
by Mark Wiens on January 15, 2012
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 [...]
Merry Christmas (Street Food Style) from Bangkok
by Mark Wiens on December 25, 2011
I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here’s a quick video – for a greeting in real life: (and some Thai street food!) Thank you for your continued support on Migrationology.com as we move into 2012 – I really appreciate it! Make sure you eat some delicious food [...]
The Shocking Truth About Refugees in Bangkok
by Mark Wiens on December 18, 2011
Dwight Turner, a long time buddy of mine and fellow Bangkok resident, started an organization a number of years ago known as In Search of Sanuk. One of his projects includes helping (in any way possible) a number of refugee families living in Bangkok. Refugees in Bangkok are not welcome… …in fact, they live in [...]
Favorite Photo: Heavenly Bowl of Japanese Ramen in Bangkok
by Mark Wiens on December 16, 2011
I almost always prefer rice over noodles, but there are some instances when noodles are cooked perfectly that I fall in love. It happened to me in China with the amazing hand pulled wheat noodles and I also fell in love with this bowl of Japanese ramen from a Bangkok restaurant. The noodles were perfectly [...]
About Mark Wiens
Hey! My name is Mark. After graduating from university, I decided to travel the world!

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