Breia and Ryan decided to share their vacation with us and do a bit of travel in Asia with us. We spent a few days before they arrived in Bangkok getting our visas to Myanmar sorted out, doing a bit…
Southern Thailand
Our return to Thailand came at a very tragic time with two bombings in Bangkok. Thailand has and will continue to hold a part of my heart and it was tragic to see more violence in the Thai capital. While a…
And…We’re Back in Thailand!
Chris the Phenomaly and Farang Fong are back in Thailand! We got into Koh Lanta, an island on the Andaman Sea off the southern coast of Thailand, Wednesday afternoon. With so much going on in the world and especially after…
Rainy Days in Phayao
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…
PHOTOS: Phayao
As Chris mentioned in his post, one Lonely Planet writer had heard Phayao called the “Vienna” of Southeast Asia. I’d agree this is an egregious overstatement by whomever originally made this comparison, even having never traveled to Vienna. Personally, I…
PHOTOS: Chiang Rai – She Said
After two weeks in Chiang Mai getting to know the city, visiting wats, searching for our favorite bowl of khao soi, Chris and I decided we were due for a change of scenery. We took a 3-hour bus ride north to Chiang Rai, a…
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…
Chris the Phenomaly and Farang Fong
Chris and I have been told once or twice that we make a fun and unique pair, but never before have we caused so much gleeful delight than here in Thailand. Mixed race couples are not uncommon in Thailand, 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…