The region’s swelling middle class is fuelling a rise in Southeast Asian self-help gurus dispensing motivation and advice Like many Filipinos her age in Manila, 24-year-old Maureen Usacdin wrestles with the daily struggles of city life. First, there is the notorious traffic, which pollutes her lungs and only promises to worsen as people pile into Metro Manilafaster than …
Continue reading The self-help gurus trading advice and inspiration for cash (Southeast Asia Globe)
Bangkok, Thailand -- At face value, Bangkok shouldn’t be a great place for an expat assignment. The threat of political instability is the highest in the region, next to Indonesia. The Thai economy continues to be outshined by neighbours: growth projections for this year have been revised downward due to anticipation of falling exports sales. And last August, a bomb at the Erawan shrine in central Bangkok killed 20 and injured more than 120.
After many years of travel, I have learned, for the most part, that the usual things you carry with you on your journey -- that laundry list of gadgets, toiletries and clothes -- is not nearly as valuable abroad as having a good sense of tact. Our first steps in a new place are often …
Continue reading No, you can’t say that: Adjusting to taboos when traveling, and a bit of Thailand
This video brings the minute details of Myanmar to life, as seen through the lens of a scratchy ant farm tank. The photographers, Little Big World, have shot in an assortment of other great countries and cities as well, such as Toy Thailand and Forbidden Little City. And you thought the world couldn't get any …
Justin Calderón 