Tag: asia

Everything you were told about Bethlehem as a kid was a lie.

11/10/202205/25/2023 Peter Crosby

Bethlehem is nothing like the place they told you about in the Bible.

The visions people had in Jaffa were inspired by either religious fervor or a ton of opiates.

11/07/202205/25/2023 Peter Crosby

St. Peter had a vision in Jaffa that changed Christianity forever. Or was he just high?

Kyoto Japan is so well-preserved, it doesn’t look a day over a thousand.

10/23/201811/30/2022 Peter Crosby

If you like temples, tea gardens, and time-travel, you’ll love Kyoto, Japan.

Tokyo Japan is irrefutable proof that the Japanese hate suburbs.

10/10/201811/30/2022 Peter Crosby

If you’re headed to Tokyo, Japan, you’ll need help surviving in the world’s most monster-prone battleground.

Seoul Korea: The city where smartphones never sleep.

09/30/201412/08/2022 Peter Crosby

Once in a while, I get the chance to go somewhere far away for a stupid length of time, and Seoul recently made that list.

Phuket, Thailand: It’s called ‘poo-KET,’ not FOO-ket (and definitely not ‘FUK-it’).

01/02/201401/19/2023 Peter Crosby

We’d heard that Phuket was popular. Despite that, we decided to go there anyway.

Bangkok Thailand: A lot fewer prostitutes and lady-boys than we expected.

01/02/201401/20/2023 Peter Crosby

We expected Bangkok to be a den of unspeakable acts of human depravity—I mean, why else go?

Bali, Indonesia: Newsflash, it’s beautiful.

11/21/200501/19/2023 Peter Crosby

What did you expect me to say? I mean, it’s freaking Bali.

Beijing China: San Francisco’s Chinatown doesn’t hold a candle to it.

04/22/200512/08/2022 Peter Crosby

I had no idea how many Chinese you could fit in one city. (Hint: a lot.)