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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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Merry Christmas (Street Food Style) from Bangkok

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 [...]

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The Shocking Truth About Refugees in Bangkok

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 [...]

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Favorite Photo: Heavenly Bowl of Japanese Ramen in Bangkok

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 [...]

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VIDEO: Day Trip to Rong Kluea Market in Aranyaprathet, Thailand

Markets around the world are amusing. The other day I took a bus from Bangkok’s Mo Chit bus station to Aranyaprathet. Aranyaprathet is a small town in Thailand on the border of Cambodia. Check out the VIDEO below! Aranyaprathet is a famous town for hopping the border to Cambodia to visit the temples of Angkor [...]

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Photo Favorite: A Feast of a Breakfast in Thailand

I love to eat, and there’s not much that I consider better than Thai food. I also enjoy eating a good solid breakfast. This particular morning I went to the Krabi market before stopping on the side of the street to devour a plate of kanom jeen (white rice noodles) covered in gaeng tai pla [...]

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Photo Favorite: Bowl of Deep Fried Snacks

Location: Bangkok, Thailand I don’t normally indulge in too many deep fried snacks, but every now and then when the urge comes, or when the delicious scent of something frying on the street hits my nose, there’s no way to avoid it. This particular deep fried bowl of goodness was purchased at a snack truck [...]

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