Over the years, I’ve take a lot of videos. I would say that my videos are pretty horrible, since I have no sense of cinematography whatsoever. It’s almost as though I’ve been shooting my video in the same manner in which I shoot my photos … but they’re obviously two very different things. I’ve never really expected anyone to see …
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Monday Morning Consultant – Phuket Edition – Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort Review
Frequent Flyers love the change of new places and countries, but they like consistency in hotels and service just as much as the change in locale – this tends to be a paradox of sorts. It with the search for consistency in mind, that I booked another “Free night” award at the Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort. I chose this …
Read More »Three things to do for a full night in Phuket: #3 – Get your drink and maybe “U C Ping Pong Show”
Phuket nightlife is pretty legendary and is known internationally for the all night partying. There are many similarities between Cancun and Phuket – so you can do the following. Grab some food Get a massage Go home with a Tuk Tuk The final part of the night would be getting the drink. There are a number of bars off Bangla …
Read More »Three things to do for a full night in Phuket: #2 – Get your massage on!
Everyone knows that massages are super expensive in North America. The prices can be sticker shocking even for people who’ve never left the continent. I can only imagine what South East Asians must think when they come to places like NYC and Toronto and see what these people charge. Yet another reason, I don’t go to spas back home. However, …
Read More »Three things to do for a full night in Phuket: #3.1 – Ride a Tuk Tuk
As the last thing to do on a night in Phuket … after you’re done with your eating, shopping, massaging and drinking on Bangla Road, then you need to cap it off with a drunken Tuk Tuk ride back to your place to crash.
Read More »Three things to do for a full night in Phuket: #1 – Get some food on Rat U Thit.
So you’ve had a long day touring the Phi Phi islands, or Phang Nha or speedboating to Krabi. You’re sore and tired, possibly sunburnt and dehydrated … you now have two choices Be a sucker and call it a night, by hitting your hotel/hostel/resort/camp – ULTRA WEAK!!! OR Make a hardcore long night of things on Bangla Road, cause you …
Read More »Phi Phi Islands and Phang Nha Photolog
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Read More »Elephants, Ladyboys and Working Girls in Phuket
So Tara and I check into our hotel and the pool and everything looks quite inviting at night. The next morning, you know it’s gonna be an interesting day, when you finish swimming on the beach by your hotel and there is a baby elephant walking about his own business in your hotel. After swimming and everything, Tara and I decided to go grab …
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