Jasmine Wanders

I wish this guide posted on the Matador Network was available before I did this border crossing.  Border Crossing Guide: Bangkok to Siem Reap Here are a few of my own tips: 1. Do. Not. Buy. A. Direct. Bus. Ticket. From. Bangkok. To. Siem. Reap. Unless you like to spend way more money than everyone [...]

Bangkok, Thailand is the entry and exit point for most backpackers and travelers trekking through South East Asia. Here are a few tips for those newbies venturing through Bangkok for the first time.

Talented kids break dancing on Khao San in Bangkok

Khao San Rd in Bangkok, Thailand is crazy busy like this every night… I’ve never seen so many backpackers in one place

Thanks to the older Korean man who offered to film this for me :)

From Chiang Khong in Thailand, I took a 2-minute boat ride over the Mekong to the Laos border.  Then I took a minivan to Luang Nam Tha, which is a one-road town that has the best Laos coffee ever (coffee to condensed milk ratio was perfect).  Then I took a chicken bus (there was a live chicken in a bag on the top of the ’82 Toyota van) for the

Chiang Mai is a cool city an overnight train ride from Bangkok. Lots of temples, mote around the city, markets, and pollution. I got to pet tigers and watched a snake show.

Photos from around Bangkok and my trip to Kanchanburi, feeding elephants, waterfalls, the Bridge over the River Kwai