The only economics-related aspect of this post is that the author is a former MN Fed Reserve employee. He quit his job to become a travel writer, and his blogs are both informative and fun to read:
http://www.leifpettersen.com/
In another life, I think I want to be a travel writer. Here is my favorite post so far--love the pictures, especially of the gold Buddhas (Wat Traimit):
http://www.leifpettersen.com/leifinasia3/bangkok.htm