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by Jonathan Look | Jun 6, 2013 | Adventure, People, Photography, Thailand, Travel
Songkran Chiang Mai 2013 T. S. Eliot said, “April is the cruelest month” and, although I am sure he wasn’t talking about Songkran in Chiang Mai, Thailand, April is the most sweltering month here in Southeast Asia with temperatures often rising to over 100 degrees...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 4, 2013 | Adventure, Cambodia, Food, Street Food, Travel
Okay, I admit it. I like eating crickets. The texture is pleasantly crunchy; the flavor is nutty – kind of like peanuts – and if done right the spices can be amazing. Even the UN is promoting insects as low-fat, high-protein food. There are many benefits...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 2, 2013 | Adventure, Asia, Buddhism, Cambodia, People, Photography
In February, by coincidence, I was in Phnom Penh during the ceremonies surrounding the cremation of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. I had never been to this vibrant city with a tragic past before so I was just wandering the esplanade along the Mekong River and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
