Described as a bawdy rainmaking festival, the Phi Ta Khon (also spelled Pee Ta Kon) is an annual three-day festival in the tiny town of Dan Sai in northern Thailand. While there's plenty of religious significance to the events, the bewildered tourist will find precious little…
I'm not a big souvenir guy — already have too much stuff in the luggage. For some of these items, however, I might have to make an exception... For this post, I asked a number of travel bloggers to share the tackiest souvenir they've seen or…
Author's note: a version of this article appears in the January 2011 issue of the Groove. I never thought I'd get to drive an ATV on ice, or take a dip in freezing-cold water to try catching a slippery fish by hand. I also never thought…