The best piece of travel advice I ever received was simple: THIS IS YOUR TRIP. DO WHAT YOU WANT. I can't tell you much about the person who told it to me; hi...

Okay look. The whole "bathroom" thing in India can be scary before you go. Squat toilets? Delhi belly? More oil in one dish than you'd eat all month at home,...

2018 UPDATE: This is by far my most-viewed post of all time, and I still get people reaching out to me all these years later asking about it. I plan on writi...

I went in to the trip thinking I would enjoy Thai food the most and, while it was obviously heaven in my mouth, I came out of the trip with Vietnamese food t...