January 28, 2023
We’ve updated our Top Ten Travel Gear + Gadget Picks for 2023 (for SouthEast Asia and BEYOND)
We’ve updated our Top Ten Travel Gear + Gadget Picks for 2023 (for SouthEast Asia and BEYOND) Fresh off a Thailand trip and headed over to Bali any day now, we’ve updated our top suggested Travel Gear & Gadgets Hot List for 2023. Most of
UNIQUE HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS: FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER IN OUR LIFE Not sure what to get your adventurous loved one this Holiday Season? We’ve compiled a list of a few of our favorite things that the traveler in your life may not have thought of.
August 22, 2022
What To Wear In Temples In Southeast Asia: Respecting Buddhist and Other Cultures When Visiting Temples While Traveling
As a Tour Leader, the number one question I get from travelers is “Is it really true I can’t wear shorts or a tank top while visiting a temple in a hot and humid climate?” Yep! It’s very true. Not only must you cover your
I’d barely returned from my third Get Out There Tours Guided Trip – Serenity In Siam III – when the news hit about a strange new kind of SARS. Already in the end of January, a friend and I half-heartedly donned masks for a flight
March 20, 2020
How To Let Elephants Be Elephants
Type “best ethical elephant sanctuary in Thailand” into a search engine and it’s quite likely you will get a list of just the opposite. This is quite unfortunate because travelers are using the internet and social media more and more in their pre-trip research and
August 24, 2019
What It’s Like To Swim With Humpback Whales
Notes from my EPIC ADVENTURE with the Tonga Tribe Laura Stegeman“ONCE A YEAR GO SOMEPLACE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE.”This quote, attributed to His Holiness The Dalai Lama, has long been one of my personal mantras, especially since I started traveling more in groups after starting
February 6, 2019
Staying Charged in the Land of Smiles
With more than twenty arrival stamps from Bangkok International Airport decorating three separate passports, my experience is extensive in the area of what gadgets are needed on a trip to Thailand –and which ones are a waste of precious weight allowances. Since every traveler brings
February 6, 2019
Top 10 Gear & Gadgets For South East Asia
What & Why Get Out There Tours Recommends These ItemsWhile most packing lists you find on Social Media for Thailand or Bali or anywhere in South East Asia are pretty much the same, we have a few — ten we will share here with more