Every November, Thailand’s rivers, canals, lakes, and ponds, and even sometimes swimming pools and fountains, light up with beautiful floral creations, sending wishes and hopes for blessings and forgiveness into nature. Loy Kratong, which translates loosely to “floating basket”, is celebrated on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month of the Thai […]
Category Archives: Southeast Asia
A Lung of Fresh Air – Bangkok’s Jungle
By Lynn Spreadbury “Don’t look down, ” jokes Don, my guide. Of course I do. I’m straddling a ten speed bike on a narrow, concrete path hoisted two meters above marshy wetlands surrounded by forest. Not a good place for vertigo. Not a good place to fall. A teak wood house with potted plants and […]
Balinese Play
It first happens the night we arrive in Bali. In an open-air restaurant, punctuated by tiki-torches and paper lanterns, my friend asks the waitress, “What does the chicken curry come with?” She looks at us straight-faced and replies, “Chicken.” We smother confused smiles, then giggle until our drinks arrive. The next night we realize the joke […]
When is a curry not a curry?
by Marisa Chicarelli Part and parcel of a SpiceRoads trip is the food. Local food, tasty food, food that offers gastronomic insights into the country and culture that is being explored. And sometimes, we need to take another look at what we call a dish. Thailand is known worldwide for its cuisine. And one of […]
Dancing in Bali – a side trip
In 1996, the Agung Rai Museum of Arts was founded to preserve the rich Balinese culture, in its artworks and in its dances. The Balinese dance style is unique – using every part of the body, down to the intricate hand gestures and exaggerated eye movements. There is complicated footwork, and bodies are move at […]
Bali Cycle Tour Special Promotion
Book a tour to Bali before the end of December, 2015 and receive a free cultural evening including a traditional dance performance! And if you are a citizen of 30 select countries including UK, US, Canada, New Zealand you are able to gain visa-free entry. Read more What you get? Bali Explorer (3 days / […]
Tour of Friendship 2015
Team SpiceRoads again dominated the master’s category of the Tour of Friendship, a 5-stage road bike race held the first week of May in Thailand. However, there was a bit of an upset within the team, with Tinley Jane (TJ) walking away with the leader’s jersey on this year, taking it away from repeat-winner Tony […]