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January 6, 2015
A clowder of cats and a pack of dogs – Destination: Ko Lanta Animal Welfare Centre
Whether you’re a cat or dog fan, there’s plenty of four-legged friends around to enjoy.
Ko Lanta is best known for its idyllic beaches, a casual low-key atmosphere, and a place to get away from it all. The island also hosts a site that’s unique to Thailand – an animal shelter that doubles as a place to heal or neuter your pets. To saymy darling wife likes cats is an understatement in the extreme (the main reason we haven’t welcomed one into our home is because we’re leaving Thailand some short...
January 4, 2015
Random pictures – the Singapore edition
As always, random pictures are those that just didn’t fit in any other post. This one’s dedicated to Singapore during my recent trip there.
Yes, this is the sameRunning Man that’s swept the Korean airwaves. It was one of the few shows I’d stop and stare at for awhile (although trying to figure out what exactly was going on was difficult)… A bit odd to see an entirerestaurant dedicated to the show…
The irony, oh, the irony…
Bless you.
Yes, that is in fact Heavenly Wang.
Holycrap that’s a crazy fast...
January 1, 2015
Coming up in 2015
Happy New Year everyone!
We celebrated 2015’s arrival inKrabi, Thailand, where we’ve been living for the past three months.
So what’s coming up for One Weird Globe in 2015? A bunchof stuff.
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One Weird Globe: Thailand is shaping up to be an awesome book about Thailand weird and offbeat side. I’ve pushed up the planned release date and book release party to theend of March 2015.
Hell Temples: A One Weird Globe guide is a side project that is getting turned into a boo...
December 25, 2014
8 Questions You Probably Had About ‘The Interview’ But Were Too Afraid To Ask
WARNING: Massive spoilers ahead – if you haven’t seen the movie and want to be surprised,go check out some beaches.
So ‘The Interview’ went live online on Christmas Day 2014 and in some movie theaters – even with all the hype about the movie, you probably left the theater wanting to have some questions answered. As a travel blogger who spent five years in Korea (and with a wife that’s fluent in Korean), I hope these help you enjoy the movie a bit more.
Note that I’ve intentionally avoided addre...
December 23, 2014
December 24th: Sai Kaeo Beach (Phuket, southern Thailand)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
Merry Christmas Eve! When I started this series, I wasn’t sure what the final beach in the series would be. After a recent trip to Phuket, I came across one that many people willpass but few will ever stop at. It seems th...
December 22, 2014
December 23rd: Puek Tian beach, where a six-meter she-demon greets you from the water (Phetchaburi, south-central Thailand)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
As we come nearthe end of the Advent calendar (and closer to Christmas!), I present you with one of the more unusual beaches in Thailand. As far as I know, it’s the only display of its kind in Thailand. The central charac...
December 21, 2014
December 22nd: Patong Beach – Phuket’s best-known beach (southern Thailand)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
To most people familiar with Thailand, Patong Beach needs no introduction. The famous beach resort area stretches along the sand for about 3 kilometers, and is home to one of the widest varieties of food and entertainment...
December 20, 2014
December 21st: Daecheon Beach – the Mud Festival beach (west coast, South Korea)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
Summer, thy name is mud.
While a pretty beach in its own right, Daecheonbeach goes from ‘plenty of room’ to ‘spring break!’ during the annual Boryeong Mud Festival.The ability to truly let go and play around in mud is cert...
December 19, 2014
December 20th: Silmi-do: the Alcatraz of Korea, where prisoners once trained for an assassination (west coast, South Korea)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
While Silmi-do (Silmi island, pronounced ‘Shill-mee-doh’) technically has a beach, it’s included here for afascinating story that involves cover-ups, assassination plots, and more.
The uninhabited island has no roads, no b...
December 18, 2014
December 19th: Sokcho Beach (east coast, South Korea)
Presenting One Weird Globe’s Advent Calendar – a new beach every day! Enjoy the countdown with sand, seas, and strange sights along the way. One new post every day from December 1st to Christmas Eve. See them all athttp://www.oneweirdglobe.com/24-beaches/.
Developed and perhaps better at night, Sokcho Beach has a party type of atmosphere by night. Complete with seafood restaurants galore, plenty of places to buy and set off fireworks, Sokcho is a getaway destination for ple...
