Tag: Travel
Gallery: Typhoon batters Boracay
On Christmas Day, 2019, Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the Philippines and left a trail of destruction across the resort island of Boracay. I arrived the following day to witness a scene of devastation. Read article
Typhoon dramatizes our machine-learned helplessness
A collapsed building is seen on the Boracay Mount Luho Road in the wake of Typhoon Phanfone, on Boracay, Aklan, Philippines, on Dec 26, 2019. (Photo: Dave Kendall) In psychology, “learned helplessness” is the result of repeated exposure to an aversive event, rendering a person unable to control their environment even when the tools are […]
Typhoon highlights technology’s stranglehold
When Dave Kendall travelled to Boracay, Philippines on holiday, he found the island cut off by a devastating typhoon — prompting him to reflect on technology’s “learned helplessness”.
‘B’ magazine cover story: China’s heavenly nature
My cover story in Bangkok Post’s weekly ‘B’ magazine on October 27, 2018 profiled one of China’s natural and spiritual beauty spots. See online story and video
Prachuap Khiri Khan by big bike
In June 2017, I joined a group of big bikers touring one of Thailand’s most picturesque provinces. In three parts.
Off-road tourism
In June 2017, I joined a group of big bikers touring one of Thailand’s most picturesque provinces. See online story and video
All aboard Bangkok’s train market
My visit to Bangkok’s relocated “train market” on April 13, 2014 reveals an eclectic treasure trove.
‘Preparing for a trip’
Target English was a light-hearted educational feature I wrote and presented for Capital TV. It aired on the Bangkok Post channel and was co-hosted by Miss Universe Thailand 2009 Chutima “Kaimook” Durongdej. Around 25 episodes were produced in 2014 and 2015. Target English PREPARING FOR A TRIP PART 1 from Target English on Vimeo.
Mountain meditation, jungle party
“Destination Thailand” is a weekly half-hour travel and lifestyle show airing on the MCOT World network in Thailand and select cable systems worldwide.
Turtle heaven in Phangnga province
“Destination Thailand” is a weekly half-hour travel and lifestyle show airing on the MCOT World network in Thailand and select cable systems worldwide. Giant Turtles are enthralling — and endangered. But they’re thriving at a unique research and conservation facility in Phangnga Province, just north of Phuket. On October 13, 2012, we enjoy some quality […]