Category: Asia

  • Our Month on Koh Phangan

    Our Month on Koh Phangan

    Week 92 Day 633 Bangkok 13.7563° N, 100.5018° E One of the things I’m always interested in is WHY someone visits the place they do. Often times, it because it’s part of the backpacker’s circle known for a good party or somewhere famous like Rome or Angkor Wat where you go for the history. There are…

  • Siem Reap, the Town that is more than Angkor Wat

    Siem Reap, the Town that is more than Angkor Wat

    Week 91 Day 628 Pai 19.3589° N, 98.4367° E As we near the end of our SE Asian tour, Tom and I can proudly say we moved with the backpackers.  We may not have taken the backpacker bus, but we managed to hit almost every location Lonely Planet  would tell you to go.  Some didn’t…

  • Vacation from Travel in Pai

    Vacation from Travel in Pai

    Week 91 Day 625 Pai 19.3589° N, 98.4367° E Our time in SE Asia is coming to an end and we chose to end our time in Thailand in the north. We’ve split our time between Chiang Mai and Pai. Chiang Mai was a pretty hip town. We enjoyed their artisan coffee, thai massages on…

  • Tiger Kingdom, Cruel or Cool??

    Tiger Kingdom, Cruel or Cool??

    Week 90 Day 618 Chiang Mai 18.7953° N, 98.9986° E The first things I thought about doing when we decided to come to Thailand were 1.  Pet Baby Tigers 2.  Ride an Elephant So you can imagine my disappointment when I started reading up on these activities and learned there is so much controversy surrounding…

  • Thailand Island Hopping Begins with Koh Tao

    Thailand Island Hopping Begins with Koh Tao

    Week 90 Day 617 Chiang Mai 18.7953° N, 98.9986° E After spending a week in Cambodia hanging out in Siem Reap and visiting Angkor Wat, we finally hit Thailand. I say finally, because after almost 2 months of non-stop travel through the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia we finally hit a spot to call “home”…