LIVEABOARD BOAT, RESORT OR HOMESTAY About a year ago, I was looking at my longtime friend, Mark Strickland’s Bluewater Travel’s website, when I first read about Raja Ampat. Since I travel to Thailand about twice a year, I am always looking for destinations via Bangkok – and Raja Ampat, Indonesia sounded amazing! Sadly, I couldn’t…
Category: Asia
Kingdom of a Million Elephants
Prisana Pipatpan finds plenty to appreciate and ponder over as she visits the Plain of Jars and the old Laotian capital of Luang Prabang. This article was first published in The Bangkok Post on April 25, 1993. Sunset on the Mekong River Copyright Prisana Pipatpan The moment I arrived at Hualampong Railway Station, I knew…