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Bangkok: Market Day, Night Train
Last day in Bangkok! We were up and packed and out of the hotel by 10:30am, a new record so far. Leaving our bags at the excellent hotel, we hopped on the BRT to Chatuchak weekend market. “Big” doesn’t...
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Ko Tao: Enjoying Turtle Island
We arrived in Ko Tao early, which meant that we had time to walk to Sairee Beach to check out a few accommodations the we had scoped out online. Asking to see a room first is not uncommon, and it’s...
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Morning at the Market: Krabi Town
We left Ko Tao on our overland journey to the Andaman Coast, the west coast of Thailand. Our destination was Railay Beach, but we found that it was a stretch to make there in one day. Krabi town is the...
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Hotel Hopping, Muay Thai Fighting and Pyromaniacal Tendancies in Railay Beach
Railay Beach, though actually part of the mainland, is only accessible by taking a long tail boat from Krabi. It’s a fairly quick and scenic ride, especially with our recent travel travails. We waited...
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Down with Ko Phi Phi (Yeah, You Know Me)
The ferry ride to Ko Phi Phi is fairly quick and easy: a long tail takes you directly to the ferry and approximately an hour later, you pull into the pier at Ko Phi Phi. After paying a 20 baht “clean...
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Thailand: the Wrap-up
As we walked across the border from Thailand to Cambodia, we started thinking about a few of our “tops”: Top 5 foods, Best Snacks, Modes of Transport, etc. So, as we leave Thailand, here are a few of...
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Go Straight to Jail; Get a Massage
I had the best massage of my life from an inmate at a correctional facility. Nope, it’s not a punch line or a typo. And no, I am not currently residing in some such facility. Nestled in Old Town Chiang...
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