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Chasing the Naked Thai Thief and Other Thailand Tales

Chasing the Naked Thai Thief and Other Thailand Tales

I may be back in the USA, but there are still a couple more travel blogs including the craziest thing to ever happen on a trip… After 18 whirlwind days in Vietnam, Carrie and I headed back to Thailand for... (Continue reading)

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Waterfalls, Train Rides, an Old Friend and Relaxation on the River Kwai

Waterfalls, Train Rides, an Old Friend and Relaxation on the River Kwai

Based on the recommendation of Claire, our Scottish friend that we keep on traveling with, we went straight from the Bangkok airport to the bus station to head to Kanchanaburi, a small town on the River Kwai. We only meant... (Continue reading)

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Chasing a Naked Thai Thief into the River Kwai at 3am

Chasing a Naked Thai Thief into the River Kwai at 3am

My favorite part of our time in Kanchanaburi was our room, which literally floated on two canoes on the shores of the River Kwai. The entire River Guest House was built over the river with wooden walkways connecting the rooms... (Continue reading)

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The Floating Market of Damnoen Saduak

The Floating Market of Damnoen Saduak

The Floating Market of Damnoen Saduak is a highlight of the tourist trail through Thailand and one of the main reasons we booked one final week in the country. Boats line up to take visitors on a tour of the... (Continue reading)

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Couchsurfing, Clubbing and Shopping in Bangkok

Couchsurfing, Clubbing and Shopping in Bangkok

After our visit to the floating market, we headed back to Bangkok and to the apartment of Tom, a local who we found through Couchsurfing. As he works from home, we quickly dropped our bags off at his sweet apartment... (Continue reading)

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Chasing the Naked Thai Thief and Other Thailand Tales – This and That

Chasing the Naked Thai Thief and Other Thailand Tales - This and That

It feels right to be back in a country where people drive on the left side of the road. After Vietnam, it was a nice change to be back in Thailand where everyone is nice…even the shopkeepers. Shortly after our... (Continue reading)

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Chasing the Naked Thai Thief and Other Thailand Tales – Photos and Videos

Photo Gallery on Flickr No videos this time, courtesy of the Naked Thai Thief... (Continue reading)

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Jungle Treks, Cooking Classes and Meditating at a Monastery in Chang Mai

Jungle Treks, Cooking Classes and Meditating at a Monastery in Chang Mai

Greetings from Vietnam where, as always, I’m trying hard to get back up to date on these bloggings. Since I last wrote we have finished up Laos and Cambodia, though this entry is all about the end of our time... (Continue reading)

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Trekking Through the Jungles of Northern Thailand

Trekking Through the Jungles of Northern Thailand

It was too cold to trek in India or Nepal. Too out of the way in Sri Lanka. We didn’t have enough time in Malaysia. So, when we arrived in Chang Mai, the home of trekking in Thailand, we decided... (Continue reading)

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Cooking Like a Thai

Cooking Like a Thai

Chang Mai is a staple on the tourist circuit of Thailand and it’s easy to see why. While the city itself is a sprawling mass of houses and shops, the main square is a 2 square kilometer area surrounded by... (Continue reading)

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Golden Dagobas, Forest Monasteries and Motorbiking in the Rain

Golden Dagobas, Forest Monasteries and Motorbiking in the Rain

The day after our cooking class we rented a motorbike and headed to the outskirts of Chang Mai to visit a couple of temples that would have cost us 5x more to visit by tuk tuk. Our first stop was... (Continue reading)

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Meditating in the Forest

Meditating in the Forest

The Wat Umong meditation retreat story begins with a quest for two plain white tee shirts, as requested by the monk, from the Chang Mai night market. Knowing that we would literally use them for one day then ditch them,... (Continue reading)

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Crossing the Border…and the Mekong…into Laos

Crossing the Border...and the Mekong...into Laos

Land border crossings vary from country to country. To get into Singapore and Malaysia we had to enter big buildings with lots of security and lines and have our bags screened by x-ray machines. Before entering Thailand we had to... (Continue reading)

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