Henry Gerlits

Lately some friends have asked – “Wait, you’re in Korea? When are you coming back to America?” Our future plans has been ambiguous. We’ve gone back and… Read more “Baby plans vs US health insurance”

PAI, THAILAND is a little mountain town near the Myanmar border.  According to Google, 2,284 people officially live here, as of the 2006 census.  This strikes me as… Read more “Life in Pai, a quiet paradise”

I’ve really enjoyed writing in this blog these last few months.  I thought for this week I’d share some of the authors that have inspired me over the… Read more “Writers Who Inspire Me”

There’s a certain special delight in experiencing something So Bad It’s Good, and with that standard that in mind I can give the Ban Mong Doi Pui village… Read more “Best little tourist trap in Thailand: Ban Mong Doi Pui Village”

We are under attack.  It comes from all sides – a pickup truck pulls up from behind and suddenly a bucket of water is hurled at our… Read more “Introducing: Geo-Arbitrage for Digital Nomads and ESL Nomads”

Our friends Pui and Burkay hosted us for about a week and a half at their condo in Sukhumvit, which was interesting because Sukhumvit looks nothing like… Read more “Part 3 – Vigilantes in Bangkok”

This is a continuation of last week’s story.  If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, you might want to start there first. Part 2 – Scammed in… Read more “Part 2: Scammed in Krabi: Tales from the Road”

Tour offices are ubiquitous in Southeast Asia.  Walk along any tourist road, peer into the lobby of any hotel, and you’ll see giant signs saying “Go Phuket!… Read more “Part 1: Abandoned and Scammed in Krabi, Vigilantes in Bangkok: Tales from the Road”

We had an hour to burn while we waited for our van to the airport (and onward to Phuket).  Minah had an episode of 태양의 후예 she… Read more “Khao San Road: Behind the Curtain”