Mike James — the self-proclaimed Gringo in Paradise with one foot in Ocean Beach and the other somewhere between Tijuana tacos and temple courtyards — is currently slow-rolling his way across Southeast Asia, trading schedules for sunsets and letting the world unfold at its own pace. From pedaling a one-speed bike through the ancient ruins of Sukhothai at dawn to sending candle-lit krathongs floating into the night in Bangkok, from slurping noodles in Hanoi to waiting out warm monsoon rains in open-air bars, he’s collecting the small, human moments that make travel feel like coming home to places you’ve never been. Here, paradise isn’t a destination — it’s how you move through the world.