Are you for SCUBA?
The surface was a mere two inches above my head and my world was panic. Every exhalation sent a rapid stream of bubbles upwards to throttle my eardrums and every sucking gasp inwards pulled in stale dry air that made my throat want to close up. Safety was so close and nearly every part of …
Read More →Renewal
After a month away, I was surprised to see the face of Hat Ton Sai had changed significantly. Two new restaurants had sprung up where there had previously been only wreckage, travelers were beginning to return, a brand new concrete and glass tourist information booth was finished being rebuilt, and a host of new lights …
Read More →Cooking with Class
This post picks up where my trekking post left off. Cooking school was one of the highlights of the trip for me, and I definitely recommend it if you have any interest in learning to cook thai food. Most of the schools cater to those looking to have fun and eat rather than learn much, …
Read More →Chiang Mai Trekking
[Author’s Note: Please excuse any spelling mistakes or grammatical incoherence. After my trek I spent 27 hours in transit from Chiang Mai back to Hat Ton Sai in the province of Krabi. Although I did have a full night’s sleep last night, I am still a bit loopy from all that sitting on a bus, ...
Read More →Enter the Rooster
On February 9th millions of people ushered in the Chinese New Year with celebrations around the world. With a large Chinese population, Bangkok was no exception. “The Lunar New Year dates from 2600 BC, when the Emperor Huang Ti introduced the first cycle of the zodiac. Because of cyclical lunar dating, the first day of …
Read More →Wandering Solo
A lot of people say they enjoy the freedom of traveling on their own. There are no compromises, no waiting for someone else to be ready, and no being rushed or pushed into doing something while you would rather just lie around and watch movies. There is often also no one to talk to when …
Read More →Khao Yai
Other than an hour long “ten minute” stop during which we had both front tires changed, the bus ride from Siem Reap back to the border wasn’t nearly as bad as the ride down. A was smart enough to snag the front seats with leg room and a halfway decent air-con system allowed us to …
Read More →The Dangers of Thailand
As reports of damage from the tsunami poured in, several of our friends and family expressed concern regarding our intent to travel to the southern beach areas of Thailand. Now that we are here we have discovered a host of dangers… but not those that we expected It all started inconcently enough on our first …
Read More →Going Native
There are several ways to get from place to place when traveling throughout the world, some of which teach us more than others. In Bangkok we eschewed the easy routes and decided to get a bit more of a native Thai perspective by taking the city bus to the Southern Bus Terminal (Sai Tai Mai). …
Read More →Dazed and Confused in BKK
It’s been about 33hours since we woke up to catch our ride to the airport and now we’re finally sitting here in Bangkok waiting for our room to be ready. Everything has been overwhelming so far and we’re feeling quite sleep deprived and disoriented at this point. Number one thing to remember when travelling to …
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