The boys and I opted for a three day, two night trekk in the hills. We had heard from friends that it was their favorite part of Chiang Mai, so I was stoked. For only 1800 baht ($60), it covered all our expenses, minus alcohol obviously. There were four other people in the group, which … Continue reading Trekking in Chiang Mai: Day 1
This post is delayed but we're FINALLY in Chiang Mai. I've been most excited to come here of all the places in Thailand. Especially since everyone we've met has given it rave reviews. Bangkok is amazing, but a big city can be very intimidating sometimes. There are major political protests happening there also, which makes … Continue reading Chiang Mai! Cooking like the locals
So we made it back to Bangkok yesterday after about 10 hours of traveling. There aren't the words to describe the feeling I got when we finally started to enter Bangkok. I love the bustle of everything, the street food lining the sidewalks, the crazy motorbike drivers, and the lights for blocks and blocks. We … Continue reading Back to Bangkok, it feels like home
We stayed in Koh Tao for three nights. Luckily we booked something online ahead of time because there were a ton of backpackers with no plan. I'm sure if there were only two of us, finding a place wouldn't be so hard, but with four, it's more difficult. The ferry ride was a bit rough … Continue reading Koh Tao : Voyeurism at its finest
Well, Koh Phangan is definitely not Koh Samui. I could tell the minute we got on the ferry, there were backpackers everywhere, and many of them American. It's the most Americans we've seen thus far. The ferry was easy, only about a half hour on a high speed catamaran. When we hopped off, taxi/tuks tuks … Continue reading Stage 3 of Thailand: Koh Phangan
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