№ 558. Trang

Spencer Gurley

№ 460. Lonely Planet

Khao San Road

Ajahn Buddhadasa, a famous Thai monk who passed away in 1993, once told me, "You know why you like to travel? Everywhere you go, nothing belongs to you. When you're home surrounded by your possessions, you're weighed down."

I think he was right; it's liberating being stripped down to one suitcase, which is how I still travel, in the original Lonely Planet style.