Apparently some tourist brochures were put out in the past describing Phayao as the Vienna of Southeast Asia. While I haven’t been to Vienna, I doubt that is a very accurate comparison. We do happen to be here for the…
Checking Out of Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai is beautiful and someplace I meant to get to the entire time I lived in Thailand, but never made it until this trip. We got to wander the city, check out the White Temple and the Black House.…
Welcome to Chiang Rai
We’ve made it to Chiang Rai! I’ve been excited about visiting Chiang Rai for a long time, but never made it when I lived in Thailand. Most of the things we are looking at are out of the city, so…
Chiang Mai – RCN Inn
Our first real stop on the trip is for a little over a week in the unofficial capital of Northern Thailand, Chiang Mai. It was founded in 1296, and was called Chiang Mai (New City) as it became the new capital…
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai has been beautiful (and a little bit sweltering). This is the first stop on the journey where we are really slowing down and just checking in for a bit to enjoy ourselves. So, this post is going to…
Night Train to Chiang Mai
Liz and I had a whirlwind time in Bangkok between seeing sights, trying to stay cool and getting (mostly) on the right time-zone. It is 7:30am, a beautiful morning with that wonderful Southeast Asian light. The air is so thick…
Bangkok
Adios to Bangkok for now. We stuck to our plan and stayed in Bangkok long enough to get on the time zone and do a bit of planning, but no more. We both did some cleaning and sorting of bags…
Third Leg… Umm, Flight
Liz and I were able to get out from the airport and do a bit of exploring in Dubai. It was a fun night walking around the city and checking out some sights. We saw the Burj Khalifa and the fountain…
Long Way ‘Round
So today is the day. I’m starting this post in San Francisco after a day that was quite a bit more eventful that anticipated. 7:20ish – Boom, thanks Amy for everything! You are wonderful and we both love you. 7:45…
Last Night in the US
We’ve got two tickets for the long way round The one with the prettiest of views It’s got mountains, it’s got rivers It’s got sites to make you shiver But it sure would be prettier with you! We’re excited to take…