Phnom Penh in my opinion has one of the coolest looking markets in Southeast Asia, the art deco Central Market. The Khmer name of the market is ផ្សារធំថ្មី, "Phsar Thom Thmey", which technically translates to "New Grand Market" in English. When it opened in 1937 it was considered the largest market in Asia. Even today it's easy to see it dwarfs markets like Saigon's Ben Tanh Market. The ceiling of the dome area reaches 26 meters with four arched arms that house many stalls from tshirts, to...

Chinatown Ho Chi Minh City or Cholon(District 5,6,10) in my opinion is one of the most exciting districts in Saigon. I'm excited to share this busting neighborhood with you and it's historic Binh Tay Market. This is primarily a wholesale market for shop owners, cafes, and restaurants so it's not necessarily an ideal place to shop but it's an exciting place to visit. I love wandering through the market and the surrounding neighborhood with all of it's local ma and pa shops. The lack of...

Join me for a visit to the Tan My Market, one of the most interesting local markets in Ho Chi Minh City. Most people that visit Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon for the first time end up at the Ben Thanh Market. Nothing wrong with that, it's an interesting place too, one of the oldest markets in the country. But it left behind it's traditional roots along time ago and today is geared almost exclusively to tourists. If you want a true authentic market experience, I mean where they still kill...

I'm somewhat disappointed when I see visitors to Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City only having time to visit it's most famous market, Ben Thanh Market. Unfortunately as interesting a place it is, it's not the true reflection of a real traditional market in Saigon. To me it almost feels like a recreation of the real thing. It has the variety of stalls, even a wet market that operates in the morning, and lots of local dishes you can try but it lacks the soul of a real traditional market. Also because...

For Nepal 2015 will go down as one of the worst years on record, for disasters, politics, everything! On April 25 at 11:56am an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 shook the country from it's epicenter at Lamjung District at Barpak, Gorkha. In the weeks to follow hundreds of aftershocks would be felt. In the end over 9000 were killed at least 21,000 injured and hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes either temporarily or permanently. I decided to follow up on the state of the country...

One of the greatest adventure destinations on the planet-Everest Base Camp, Nepal! We were so blessed with having clear skies in the morning and afternoon each day above 4000 meters. The moments were precious as I mentioned in the video so working fast to capture these moments on video was crucial. I would usually jump out of bed between 5:30-6am, 90 minutes before our scheduled breakfasts on most mornings, to ensure I captured footage of these giants of the Himalayas. Fortunately most of the...

Experiencing different climates from sub tropical to literally touching the Tibetan Plateau, topping it off with an ascent of the highest point of the trek, the Thorung La Pass at 5416 meters. As well, seeing and interacting with the people of several different cultures and villages that dot the valleys. Our timing for the trek was perfect starting on the biggest day of the country’s most important festival of the year Dasai, usually falling sometime in October. The festival celebrates the...

It's alway exciting when you first arrive in a destination like Kuching, the capital of Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo. The sights, food, people, the environment as a whole. I have so many great memories of Kuching in particular because I was able to easily explore the town by foot. Meeting local people, being invited into the Sikh Gurdwara for lunch and a tour. Walking in the old Kampongs, traveling by riverboat on the Sarawak River, and meeting the warm, friendly, and hospitable people of the...

Japanese Toilets-The Complete Travel Experience knack for innovation is unprecedented in all areas throughout the world but especially when it comes to technology. This is obviously not new of course but when you actually visit the country it becomes evident how much the need for innovating and improving on just about everything permeates the culture. You’ll come in contact with this no matter what you do from ordering a meal in a restaurant with a vending machine to flushing a toilet. In...

Where To Stay In Saigon(Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam-6 Great Locations Need to book a hotel for Saigon, (Ho Chi Minh City), or anywhere else? Using this link to book your hotel with Agoda will give you the same great price and help us out with a small commission:https://www.agoda.com/partners/partnersearch.aspx?pcs=1&cid=1741552&city=13170 This video is a guide to the best neighborhoods to stay in if you are a visiting Saigon as a traveler or tourist. The chosen because of their...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia-5 Things You Should Know Before You Visit I truly hope you find these videos informative and helpful, especially if it's your first time to Cambodia. It had been 4 years since my last visit and it doesn't appear to have changed much as far as the bag snatching goes. I was warned several times as I was walking around filming to be careful of my stuff. If this video helps one person avoid the loss of their personal items I will feel  this one together was well worth it!...

Ghost Festival Day-Praying For The Hungry Ghosts-Saigon Vietnam Throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia during the 7th month of the Lunar Calendar it's believed that the gates of hell are opened so as to allow ghosts to wander the earth for the month. These ghosts are said to have experienced a particularly bad death, or do not have anyone praying for them in the after life. Followers of Buddhism and Taoism as well as others who believe in the presence of these ghosts will put out offerings...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-Breakfast Stop And Largest KL Wet Market-Pudu I always have a great time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! First the food is amazing! Easily one of my favorite food cities in Asia, then the wonderful hospitable people, finally the exciting cultural mix! And that's just the start! In this episode I share with you one of my favorite pastimes in KL. Visiting restorans, the cheap cafes that are found everywhere around the city. I absolutely don't feel like I've arrived in KL until...

Penang, Malaysia-Best Street Food Dish/Drink/Bourdain Food Court I sampled one of the best char kway teows I had on my visit, a thirst quenching nutmeg juice with sour plum, and a grilled stingray feast at a food court Anthony Bourdain visited on his last trip to George Town, Penang. I was still surprised with the influx of tourists advancing on George Town in the past few years that street food prices are still low, in alot of cases no more than 5 Ringit=$1.20USD for alot of the classic...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-Best Visitor Guide To The KL Monorail/LRT/MRT/Batu Caves I've put together a basic simple guide to what most visitors need to know to get around on KL's LRT/Monorail and trains. At first glance the lines can look a little on the complicated side but provided you're staying in a typical tourist center, like KL Sentral, Bukit Bintang, or around KLCC this guide should provide you with all you need to know. The KL Monorail, Kelana Jaya line, the newer SBK Line, and the...

Tasting Banana Street Food Desserts In Saigon, Vietnam Two of my favorite desserts in Saigon, chuoi chien, (fried banana), and chuoi nep nuong, grilled banana with sticky rice coating, (batter), in warm coconut pudding. These treats make great snacks anytime of day and there are still many carts and stands that sell them in all of the districts. Vinachuoi.com has a stand in District 1 near the Nguyen Hue Walking Street.https://goo.gl/maps/4xmDVvkn1d819NyA9and another one...

Tasting McDonald's New Chocolate Pies-George Town, Malaysia I love chocolate so when I heard about McDonald's Malaysia releasing their much anticipated chocolate pie I was the first to order them at their historic Birch House location in George Town-Penang, Malaysia. Apparently when Singapore introduced the chocolate pie in March 2018 it immediately sold out and was actually taken off the menu shortly after. It was expected to be a limited edition item but being such an Instragammable subject...

How To Get Around Penang, Malaysia With A Cheap Bike Share What a huge find! Penang's Link Bike share program is only 2 MYR a day for unlimited free 30 minute rides and 1 MYR per hour after. Each time you take a bike out! What a great way to ride the beautiful historic streets of George Town taking in all of the amazing architecture from old shop houses to British Colonial buildings. I used Link Bike alot during my most recent visit to Penang and found it was a great way to see alot of...

Laos' Adventure Capital-Vang Vieng-Exploring It's BackRoads/Blue Lagoon Vang Vieng has come a long way since it's days as party central in Southeast Asia. Once the home of major tube parties, cheap booze and readily available drugs it has started to transform into an adventure capital. After a few unfortunate deaths/drownings in the Nam Song River the police dropped in and shut down alot of the river bars. You can still find some parties and tubing here but it's not like the old days. It's a...

Luang Prabang, Laos-Revealing It's Beauty And Charm I hope you enjoy this film as much as I enjoyed waking up early and walking around the town of Luang Prabang, Laos, inspired to share it's beauty and charm. This is easily one of the most charming towns in all of Southeast Asia, not to be missed as you travel through the region. It has one of the largest monastic communities in the country, it was once the center of power and home of the Royal Family. Luang Prabang can be a little crazy in...

Saigon, Vietnam-6 Favorite Veg/Vegan Banh Mi Shops I know how frustrating it can be to find vegetarian and vegan options, especially when it comes to tasting local dishes! The banh mi is a classic street food snack or meal in Vietnam. The wonderful baguette from the French colonial period, fresh herbs, veggies and pickles, but unfortunately for vegetarians and vegans the classic version includes mostly pork, pate, sometimes chicken, and occasionally fish. I'm not either a strict vegetarian or...

Beautiful Borneo-East Malaysia-Talk And Sites Along The Sarawak River-Kuching I absolutely love Malaysian Borneo whether its Sabah or Sarawak-two of my favorite spots in Southeast Asia.  This podcast was captured during my last visit to Kuching, the capital of Sarawak. Not only is this a great base to explore some of the state from, you're only an hour or so away from the incredible landscape and wildlife of Bako National Park and the orangu tan rehabilitation center of Semenggoh Nature...

Coronation Ceremonies Update-May 6-Bangkok, Thailand-Flashback Episode-August 2017-$90 Million Dollar Royal Funeral Preparations-Bangkok, Thailand I was very fortunate on my August 2017 visit to Bangkok, Thailand to see history in the making as thousands of mourners attended the Grand Palace to pay respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Preparations were also underway to construct a huge funeral pyre, 50 meters in height where the late king's remains would be cremated in October that...

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-5 Things You Should Know Before You Visit These aren't all of the things you should know before you visit Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon, Vietnam but it's a start. It also allows me to start this series on Vietnam's largest city! This is an incredibly fascinating city and when you visit your are really watching the process of a rapidly expanding, modernizing city. For now there's still lots of traditional and local neighborhoods that feel like the real Vietnam. I hope...

Shopping For Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner At A Traditional Market-Taipei,Taiwan Binjiang Market is my favorite traditional morning market to visit in Taipei, Taiwan. Close to the wholesale fruit/vegetable market and wholesale seafood market you can get everything here from bananas to King Crab! Personally I mostly shop for fruit at Binjiang Market. Sometimes I'll buy sashimi and I will occasionally visit the Addiction Aquatic Development Restaurant for takeaway sushi or grilled fish. It's...