Crappy Coffee

by Jonathan Look | May 30, 2013 | Adventure, Food, Travel, Vietnam

This coffee is crap. Weasel waste. Really! During a recent trip to Hanoi, Vietnam I noticed then the markets were rich with stalls selling “cà phê Ch?n” loosely translated as, weasel coffee and I couldn’t resist trying some. Weasel coffee, aka “Kopi Lowak” is what is...

Fish Pedicure at Dr Fish in Siem Reap, Cambodia

by Jonathan Look | May 27, 2013 | Adventure, Cambodia, Travel

Fish Pedicure in Siem Reap, Cambodia In Siem Reap, Cambodia there are almost as many fish pedicure places as there are Starbucks in Seattle. I had vaguely heard about these fishy massage parlors before I arrived in Asia and I was curious – but substantially less...

I Am a Korean TV Star (um, kind of)!

by Jonathan Look | May 24, 2013 | Adventure, Travel, Video, Vietnam

One of My Cameramen in Vietnam It is definitely a crazy world. Last month when I was in Hue, Vietnam I was selected – more accurately picked randomly from a crowd – to be put on what is apparently a hit South Korean television show; Barefoot Friends. I...

Cambodian Floating Village

by Jonathan Look | May 21, 2013 | Adventure, Cambodia, Travel

Mechrey Floating Village Cambodia The Tonlé Sap of Cambodia is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and plays an indispensable role in the life of the country. Each year the lake dramatically expands and contracts with the seasons. During November to May,...

Incredible Bangkok

by Jonathan Look | May 18, 2013 | Adventure, Buddhism, Street Food, Thailand

View from The Sky Bar, Bangkok, Thailand The “Big Smoke”, “City of Angels”, “Venice of the East”, “Sin City of Asia” and numerous other nicknames attempt to encapsulate Bangkok but it is simply; not that simple. It is all of those things and more. It is a concept that...

Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai

by Jonathan Look | Apr 26, 2013 | Adventure, Buddhism, Philosophy, Thailand, Travel

2012 Yee Peng Lantern Festival More images from the 2014 Yee Peng Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai is one of the most magical and beautiful festivals held in Asia, indeed anywhere in the world. Serendipitously I had arrived in Chiang Mai, the former...

Chao Ponhea Yat High School (S21, Tuol Sleng Prison)

by Jonathan Look | Mar 27, 2013 | Adventure, Cambodia, Photography, Travel

Khmer Rouge Torture Room at S21 Prison in Phnom Penh In 1962 Phnom Penh was a fine city known for wide boulevards, stately parks, the arts, and culture. The Cambodian city, located at the confluence of the Tonlé Sap and the Mekong Rivers, was expanding. To accommodate...

Jungle Ziplining in Thailand

by Jonathan Look | Mar 24, 2013 | Adventure, Buddhism, Philosophy, Thailand, Travel

Flight of the Gibbon Zipline in Thailand One of the most highly rated activities around Chiang Mai is the “Flight of the Gibbon”, Thailand’s longest zip line canopy tour. I have been ziplining before in Honduras so I pretty much knew what to expect. Admittedly it is...