asia Archives - fannypack travel https://www.fannypacktravel.com/female-travel/asia/ fannypack travel is a female travel resource and community that strives to empower and connect all kinds of women around the world. Focused on cross-cultural exchange, local service projects and community collaboration, fannypack aims to give women the courage and voice to change the world. Thu, 07 Jul 2016 06:50:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Lessons in Motorbiking https://www.fannypacktravel.com/featured-stories/1716/ Wed, 06 Jul 2016 06:04:51 +0000 http://www.fannypacktravel.com/?p=1716 I never intended to learn to drive a motorcycle. I lived in Thailand for an entire year when I was 26 and far more adventurous and far less concerned with my own mortality. During all that time I never bothered to learn. It was a handy excuse when someone was needed to run errands during rush hour or during monsoon season. I didn’t really miss the independence, as everywhere I wanted to go was a cheap motorcycle taxi ride away. […]

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]]> Phuket Named UNESCO Creative City https://www.fannypacktravel.com/latest-posts/phuket-named-unesco-creative-city/ Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:36:23 +0000 http://www.fannypacktravel.com/?p=1447 In honor of my new stomping grounds, Phuket, being recently declared a UNESCO Creative City due to its gastronomical delights, I would like to share my absolute favorite restaurants and dishes with you. Although each Thai region boasts unique and local treats, the food scene in Phuket is a bit different than the rest of Thailand. The island of Phuket is much more culturally heterogeneous than the mainland, and the proof is in the pudding. Food joke! The history of […]

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]]> Exploring Penang Two Days at a Time https://www.fannypacktravel.com/latest-posts/exploring-penang-two-days-at-a-time/ Sat, 03 Oct 2015 01:10:45 +0000 http://www.fannypacktravel.com/?p=829 Although I am incredibly lucky to be welcomed into Thailand as a guest and immigrant and am allowed to be gainfully employed, the biggest downside to working abroad has to be the paperwork involved. So. Many. Papers. And I will never fully understand why we need to leave the country to change a visa to another kind of visa, vis-à-vis our status, but that’s how it is. Thankfully, Penang, Malaysia, my visa run destination, is a delightful city to while […]

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]]> Beginner’s Guide to Motorbiking https://www.fannypacktravel.com/latest-posts/beginners-guide-to-motorbiking/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 06:48:56 +0000 http://www.fannypacktravel.com/?p=808 So you’ve arrived in Southeast Asia, or the Caribbean, or some other destination that will just give the go ahead to anyone with $5 to menacing their streets with their rookie motorbike skills. You don’t have an international driver’s license, you don’t have a motorcycle license, you’ve never ridden on the back, let alone driven a bike, so should you throw caution to the wind and dispatch yourself on the exploration of uncharted adventures with a freedom that’s been hitherto […]

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