Sightseeing Tours, Events and Attractions

Life Lessons in Thailand

Editor’s Note: Jordan Digby lives in Baan Pluai (aka “BP”), Roi-Et province, Thailand. If you want to find it on a map, the coordinates are 15 degrees 39′ 34″ N, 103 degrees 56′ 45″ E. Please, no ICBMS. Less...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a really, really BIG plane!

The World’s largest passenger jet - the Airbus A380 - is set to take flight this month After 13 years of planning and development, the massive new Airbus A380 arrived in Singapore this week - nearly 2 years late and a few billions of dol...

The Viator Blog Turns One (Happy Birthday)

We didn’t want the day to pass without wishing ‘Happy Birthday’ to the Viator Travel Blog, which went live exactly one year ago today. Here’s an excerpt from our very first post: It’s official — the Viator travel blog is...

Top 5 Things to do in Singapore When it Rains

On my way home from a recent trip to India I stopped off for one day in Singapore, and, unfortunately, it happened to rain for half the day. Since Singapore is a mere 85 miles from the equator, a warm rainy day is not a rare occurrence. Did rain ruin...

Thai Elephant Soccer

File this under “Only in Thailand”. We had two elephants come to the village recently for a game of elephant soccer (”football” to those people with funny accents). Now I thought that would mean the two elephants playing socce...

A Long Overdue Post on Traveling to India

Amber Fort outside Jaipur Last month I took a quick trip to India. I, like most sensible travelers, realize that India is a huge country, with billions of people, a complex and amazing culture and tons to see. So naturally I thought that, when...