Same Same, but... a little bit different!

Shop till you Drop!

THAILAND | Monday, 30 Dec 2013 | Views [647]

Of course we had to return to Bangkok to take our flight home; however, we returned early to experience the Chatachak Weekend Market.  It was well worth it! We woke up early, enjoyed coffee in our room and wrote the blog, but because the internet ... Read more >

Tags: chatachak weekend market, mbk shopping center

Bangkok, the Final Cut

THAILAND | Sunday, 29 Dec 2013 | Views [693]

Travel day. We really enjoyed our time in Chiang Mai so this morning was the first move day that we were not looking forward to. It has become apparent that our long journey is coming to an end. We have found that with planning a trip so far ahead, doing ... Read more >

Tags: victory executive residence, victory monument

Photos: Dec 29 2013

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Photos: Dec 28 2013

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Hurry up and Wait!

THAILAND | Saturday, 28 Dec 2013 | Views [1427]

Getting up early this morning was a significant chanllenge and the alarm was snoozed a couple times before we pulled ourselves from bed.  Our driver was scheduled for 8:00 and living care free, and without hard deadlines to meet it felt like a bit ... Read more >

Tags: mae sa elephant camp, muay thai boxing, tiger kingdom

A Deserved Day of Rest?

THAILAND | Friday, 27 Dec 2013 | Views [525]

We woke up fairly late this morning after Christmas festivities. Neither of us felt like doing much but we wanted to secure our plans for Friday. We puttered around the hotel room until about 11:30, then we wander around town to find out prices for the ... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai night bazzar

Photos: Dec 27 2013

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Photos: Dec 26 2013

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Home for Christmas...even if only through Technology!

THAILAND | Thursday, 26 Dec 2013 | Views [570]

Merry Christmas!!!  It's an unusual feeling waking up in a foreign country on a holiday morning, especially when it is 12 hours ahead of our normal time.  It was only Christmas Eve back home, so calling to give season's greetings would have ... Read more >

Tags: thai farm cooking school

Unusual Kisses

THAILAND | Wednesday, 25 Dec 2013 | Views [1201]

Chiang Mai is a large city with a lot of attractions for both tourist and locals. There is far too much to do in one day, but if you plan it right, you can hit a bunch of sites in small areas of the city. We got up today with our goal to go to the west ... Read more >

Tags: chiangmai zoo, doi suthep

Photos: Dec 25 2013

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Photos: Dec 24 2013

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North for the Holidays

THAILAND | Tuesday, 24 Dec 2013 | Views [491]

We had no delusion that the tiki hut would be sound proof, but we could never have predicted the cacophony of sounds we would here throughout the night.  Curiously, some guy asked us the day before if we were able to sleep the night in a hut, and ... Read more >

Tags: bp chiang mai city hotel, thai airways

Adventure is Out There... Look Up!

THAILAND | Monday, 23 Dec 2013 | Views [1241]

It was so nice to sleep in a good large bed with extremely comfortable blankets that actually had some weight to them. We got up at a normal time, made our way down to the common breakfast area and enjoyed some sweet, very small, bananas, toast and coffee.... Read more >

Tags: nai yang, phuket international airport

Photos: Dec 23 2013

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Photos: Dec 22 2013

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Back to Civilization

THAILAND | Sunday, 22 Dec 2013 | Views [575]

We woke up not feeling well rested after a long night of noise. The internet was very frustrating and after about an hour and a half trying to get the blog up we decided it would have to wait until we left the island. We lounged around a bit more before ... Read more >

Tags: phuket town

Photos: Dec 21 2013

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Secluded Paradis?

THAILAND | Saturday, 21 Dec 2013 | Views [1533]

Our ferry was scheduled to depart at 9am and the travel agent requested us to arrive in the lobby one hour early to the free transfer to the port. We write the blog in the morning which usually isn't an issues as we have been getting up so early. This ... Read more >

Photos: Dec 20 2013

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