And after the contest we headed to Soi Cowboy. Sat at a bar with go-go dancers. Caught up. Drank beer. And after that we wandered the streets, sat at a makeshift bar bad from a Volkswagon. Drank more beer…...
If I was excited for the CP Biggest Eater finals, I was really excited for the finale. The next weekend I headed off to Siam Paragon to watch some of the greatest (and some of my favorite) eaters in the world try to eat as...
I sometimes forget that there's an alternate world out there. One where I can spend a night in a dress, sipping expensive cocktails at a rooftop bar that doesn't allow you to wear shorts and that has an amazing view instead of my usual outings...
I got a hair cut. It's not the best ever. But for the equivalent of $5, you can't complain. ...
Khao San Road is stretch in Bangkok where backpackers seem to conglomerate. Before coming I had this image in my head of it being some seedy street, dark and dangerous, a 24-hour party. In reality, it was mostly just restaurants and stores that all seemed to...
After a day out with the eaters, I switched hostels from Siam Square to one closer to Khoa San Road, the backpacker mecca of BKK. Of course, I was so exhausted that I immediately passed out when I got there...
How anyone can be hungry after eating over a hundred (or 200) wontons is beyond me. But, after the contest, after drinking a few beer's in Crazy Legs's room, we set out to find food. It was late, and we couldn't find anything open. A...
I don't follow sports. I just have never really been that into them. There are a few exceptions to that, of course. I love White Sox games and Blackhawks games live. I used to love going to Illini hockey games and had season tickets in...
My entire trip around Asia has been designed to get me to Bangkok right at this moment. It was part of the reason I decided to switch my initial flight in from Bangkok to Singapore. It was part of the reason I decided against getting...
After a night train from Chiang Mai I settled into my Bangkok hostel in Siam Square. The area was more geared towards shopping malls than anything else. But there would be a big eating contest in the area a few days later and so I...