This is not a place you look forward to visiting. You don’t want to go. You need to go. This is a place you ask others whether it’s appropriate to take your children. You mentally and emotionally prepare your children to…
Angkor Wat
The big attraction in Siem Reap, indeed of all Cambodia, is the Angkor Archaeological Park and its signature attraction, the Angkor Wat temple. It’s a huge complex of temples and you could easily spend a week here and never see…
Time well spent in Luang Prabang, Laos
We’re falling a little behind in travel updates! Here’s a quick photo blog update. So Luang Prabang is a little gem of a town in Laos. All the travelers we met sang its praises for its natural beauty at the…
Part 2: The Gibbon Experience and Mekong River Travel
The Gibbon Experience has to be our favorite adventure so far in southeast Asia. It was definitely a splurge as far as tours go, but it proved to be totally worth it for the uniqueness of the experience. It’s hard to capture…
Part 1: Chiang Rai to Laos, The Gibbon Experience and Mekong River Travel
It’s been a while since our last post. Mostly that’s due to some really poor wi-fi where we’ve been staying. But it’s also due to the fact that we’ve recently crossed into Laos and have been in some pretty remote…
Fun Treats
Food is so different (and fun!) here in Thailand. One thing I’ve noticed is that coconut seems to find its way into everything: curries, soups, beverages, and lots of desserts. Anna and I happened upon a fun example of a…
Elephants!
We finally saw elephants!!! Our driver and guides picked us up from our hostel at about 8:00 AM. We stopped at a few more places to pick up other people and then drove for about 40 minutes to a market…
Cooking Thai Food with Ning
On Sunday we were picked up early from our hostel and spent the whole day on a Thai farm located an hour outside of Chiang Mai. Time for Thai Cooking School!!!!! We were joined by six other amazing folks…
Thai Massage
So much has been said about Thai massage. It’s truly a must-do activity when visiting Thailand. And I’m not exaggerating when I say that massage parlors are almost as common as restaurants. They’re everywhere! Most of these establishments advertise their services…
Settling in
Sorry folks. This post is a little long… Strange that we’ve been in Thailand for only 14 days. We’ve been so busy trying to see and do and figure things out, that we’ve had very little down time. Given the…