Bangkok is a burgeoning destination for medical tourism, and getting cosmetic dental treatments like teeth whitening that only take a couple of hours and are low risk is increasingly popular due to the very cheap prices compared to the US and Europe. Here are a couple of recommended Bangkok dental clinics from personal experience. Read more »

Some worthwhile travel links to investigate:

• Why Airport Security Sucks - the NY Times travel blog Jetlagged spells it out

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The Asus eeePC has a 7" inch screen, a full keyboard, wifi access, weighs less than 2kg and costs less than $US 400. It could be the perfect laptop to go travelling with Read more »

A quick collection of interesting Japan-themed sites I've found recently

• Japan Cheap Travel - short, sharp and sweet guide to getting by in Japan on a budget
• The Tokyo Traveler - interesting new B5 Media blog from a Tokyo resident
• Review Japan via Let's Visit Asia - a social network for discussing travelling in Japan
• Japan Blog - a packed Japan blog showcasing different bits of everyday Japanese culture from Splashpress Media
• Dan Pink's business book written in manga format, a explained by Tim Ferriss
• Boing Boing TV: Tokyology - a quick video of Tokyo street fashion and more

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Booking a Bangkok hotel online is easy, but ensuring you get the best price less so. HotelsCombined.com is a useful site that lets you quickly see what price different hotel booking services are offering for a particular hotel. Read more »

Steve Van Beek has written numerous books about Thailand, and has a particular fascination for the way rivers and the sea have shaped Thailand's history and culture. This culminated in an intrepid exploration of Thailand's longest river, the Chao Phraya, solely by kayak. Read more »

Tripwolf is a new travel social networking website that's currently closed to the general web public until its launch at the end of next month. However, Travelhappy have got 100 invites to access Tripwolf's Private Beta and get a first look at the site Read more »

My article on where to go scuba diving in Bali is now available in the June 2008 issue of Sport Diver magazine in the USA. Read more »

There's a huge price war brewing between South East Asia's airlines and Malaysia Airlines has upped the ante as the first premium airline to offer free flights in order to fill up its empty seats Read more »

Imagine walking into a bakery and reaching for a loaf of bread... only to find severed heads, hands and feet resting on the shelves. It's not something out of the movie Saw but a real bakery in Bangkok that creates grimly realistic body parts from dough Read more »