AYY Taipeiiiii! (That rhymes.)
Well, after a couple of delicious meals, many games of virtual golf on Scott’s part and seeing myself age 20 years from takeoff to landing, we arrived in Taipei.
We dropped our bags at the hotel…
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Final Weeks Days 64-75
Hello again!
Last week we spent 8 days in Hua Hin, just south of Bangkok about 150 km. The hope was to escape the wicked air pollution in Bangkok which…kind of worked.
The best part of this was riding the…
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Food Appreciation Post #4 - Bangkok
Delicious, delectable Bangkok. Lots of street food, lots of Michelin bib gourmand, some cashless sites & cake eggs, we’ve had it all!
Bangkok food is every cuisine you could ask for a few you’ve never heard of. We lit up…
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Vietnam Via Bangkok - Days 50-55
Well gang, after a lot of excitement, planning, organizing of extra bags filled with curry and two tickets in hand, we set off from Chiang Mai ready for a bit of laid back time & banh mi. ….only to be…
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Chiang Mai Week 2 - Mostly Elephant Stories
Days 42-49!
Chiang Mai! After a ripping first week we slooowwwwed down the 2nd week. I celebrated my birthday by booking a full day with elephants - obviously.
I’m pretty sure I rode an elephant at a circus in Vermilion…
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Chiang Mai Food Appreciation Post (Part 3)
Food in Chiang Mai! What a gorgeous treat. Much less spicy than the southern Thai food we’ve been eating but just as delicious.
In no particular order….
Khao Soi - known in Chiang Mai for a rich coconut broth with…
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Chiang Mai Days 36-41
Back to the city!
Chiang Mai - 1.3 million people, lotsa pavement and no monkeys spotted (yet)! Also, Scott’s favourite - MALLS! Lol
We had a travel day on Saturday, hitting numerous methods of travel from a taxi onto a…
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Happy Birthday!
Ok so there’s a brilliant marketing plan happening in Chiang Mai that I haven’t seen before. Get this.
When we checked into our first (and not great) hotel in Chiang Mai, there was a bar across the street that had…
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Koh Lanta Part II - Day 27-34
Post Christmas!
They days started to blend together in Koh Lanta as we had so much time to explore. We lined up massages every other day together (300 Baht each - about $12 CDN), explored a few beaches and judged…
Read moreBugs in the Bathroom Part II
Just to make sure we didn’t get TOO comfortable, on our 2nd last night in Lanta a gecko crept in and perched on the wall until Scott came in and let out a surprised “OH!”
It would’ve been fine except…
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