Unwrapped travel

There’s no need to run off and book yourself on tours when you arrive in Kanchanaburi. Grab a bicycle, catch a train, hop on a bus — it’s easy, cheap and lots of fun. See how our man on the ground fared when he was in Kanchanaburi earlier this year.

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Start with one ancient temple crouched on a disputed border, wrap in a questionable French map, sprinkle with dodgy politicians, stir in a pending Khmer election, lather the whole mix up with some Thai political opportunism, then complete with a few hundred armed soldiers, ASEAN and a World Heritage listing. There you have it: one [...]

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I was browsing through Lonely Planet’s Thorntree messageboard a few days ago and came across a handy review by Andy Brouwer of their new Guidebook to Cambodia by long-time Cambodia resident, Nick Ray. The review was pretty good — even if the comments rambled off into a typical Thorntree monotone. You can read the review [...]

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Five long years ago today Travelfish.org went live. To celebrate five years online, we’re running a Buy One Get One sale over at the Travelfish Guide store.
For each Travelfish Guide you buy, you can get another one for free. There’s no small print, there’s no catch — all you need to do is buy [...]

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