Leaving Lampang
We head out to Bangkok tomorrow morning via a 9-hour train ride. Eight days in Lampang (pop. 750,000) felt just right. Lampang is a small and friendly city southeast of the much travelled Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. This city offers a chance to meet and get to know some locals. We went a fewRead more
South to North
Yesterday we took a 2-hour plane ride from the south of Thailand, Phuket, to Chiang Mai in the north, and then a 1.5-hour very comfortable (and $4!) bus ride southeast to a smaller town, Lampang, which we read most people pass through on their way to Chiang Mai, the main tourist attraction in northern Thailand. We choseRead more
How I Feel
Starting to feel more adjusted to the temperature, climate and culture. Remembering slowly why I came here in the first place. I feel today this is where I want to be and am much more relaxed than at home, it’s like an alternate reality. Sarah and I were talking about how much we prefer feeling closerRead more
Starting to Relax
After 2.5 days at Nai Yang Beach, the owner of our cottage, Kitti, who also turned out to be a taxi driver drove us the 26 km south to our next destination, Kamala Beach. It was a gorgeous drive. As with Nai Yang Beach, John and I chose Kamala Beach in order to have aRead more
Welcome to Phuket
Thailand is a land of daring. We dare you to…drive a scooter…get drunk…get a prostitute…How far will you go? Not entirely healthy. However, also could be daring in other ways…Do you dare to break away and establish new connections…try new food…go on adventures… Thailand is tourism. That’s all I have seen, so how do IRead more