Thanks to all those who came out to the July 22nd GOS! The presenters rocked given the circumstances of no internet access due to a Verizon blunder; we pre-loaded as much info as they could off a slow shabby open wireles...
Geysir (sometimes known as The Great Geysir), in the Haukadalur valley, Iceland, is the oldest known geyser. The English word geyser to describe a spouting hot spring derives from Geysir. (The name Geysir itself is deriv...
The Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: "Bláa lónið") geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. The steamy waters are part of a lava formation.
The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulfur ...
Auroras, sometimes called the northern and southern (polar) lights or aurorae (singular: aurora), are natural light displays in the sky, usually observed at night, particularly in the polar regions. They typically occur ...
Bangkok's name as 'Venice of the East' is due to the number of canals and passages that divide the area into separate patches of land. The city once used these canals which were so plentiful within Bangkok itself as divi...
After the Wichiralongkorn Dam was built 15 years ago, bar the Keawnoi River overflowed a sunk a number of surrounding villages. Bad planning? Either way, the locals overcame the water and are now living in floating ho...
Bangkok has 1000 registered skyscrapers and ranks 17th as the world's tallest city. This does not include hundreds of new buildings predicted as part of the construction boom in 2007 and the upcoming years. One negative ...
Thai cuisine is known for its balance of five fundamental flavors in each dish or the overall meal - hot (spicy), sour, sweet, salty and bitter (optional). Although popularly considered as a single cuisine, Thai food is ...
Located 130 km. west of Bangkok, just a three-hour drive away, the small town of Kanchanaburi is the capital of Thailand's third-largest province, which covers almost 20,000 square kilometres and stretches as far west a...
Theravada Buddhism is the national religion of Thailand, practiced by 90% of its population. Theravada Buddhism, an orthodox Buddhist sect which keeps the original doctrine and tradition succeeded from the Buddha, is ado...
Imagine a small tropical island with incredible snorkeling and scuba diving, a rich jungle in the center and surrounded by remarkably quiet, palm tree laced beaches. You're imagining Koh Tao, a small island off the south...
Bangkok is the 22nd most populous city in the world. Although Bangkok now has roughly 7 million registered inhabitants, the actual population is much higher, and including commuters from the surrounding areas, may reach ...