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Relaxing in Pai, Thailand

About 3 hours Northwest of Chang Mai lies the old trading post Pai. It’s rather small with about 2,000 year-round inhabitants living there. Because it’s way up in the mountains it’s warm during the day and slightly chilly at night making for excellent sleeping. It’s become a popular place for backpackers hanging [ READ MORE ]

Chang Mai, Sinner or Saint?

I think Chang Mai, for better and certainly for worse, was one of the most interesting experiences we have had since arriving in Thailand. One we won’t soon forget… We arrived in this Northern Capital of the Chang Mai province after a 17 hour disaster house train ride (see below) from Ayuttaya The city [ READ MORE ]

Hill Tribe Trekking, Chang Mai Province

In Northern Thailand, especially the Chang Mai Province, it’s a really popular activity for western tourists to hire a guide and trek through the mountainous regions to visit Hill Tribes.  We booked our trek the day after we arrived in Chang Mai and then left a day after.  Everyone and their brother offers hill tribe [ READ MORE ]

The Trains of Thailand

We arrived at the train station in Ayutthaya around 10:30 pm on October 25th, plenty of time to catch our 11:30 train north to Chang Mai.  We purchased our tickets the day before and chose to spend a bit more to get a second class sleeper car figuring we would want the rest on a [ READ MORE ]

Amazing Thai Food (For Courtney)

The other day we received a lovely little comment from our dear friend Courtney asking us for more pictures of FOOD. So, the last day or so we made sure to take a few extra pictures of the many different foods we are trying along with the food markets that seem to be on the [ READ MORE ]

Ayutthaya

After a half day trip from Si Racha we arrived here in Ayutthya, the capital of the ancient Siamese Kingdom, about 1 1/2 hour North of Bangkok.  We were tired as hell, but this time we seemed to be a bit better about which bus to catch when, and we made sure to keep our [ READ MORE ]

Ko Sichang and Bat Island

Bliss… After a 10 hour disaster house to get to the damn island, we were truly pleased.  We stayed at the Rim Talay resort and, at 550 -1000 Baht a night (about 16 – 32 bucks) it was really worth it.  The rooms (or really, these little tiny boat things that have been hauled up to shore) were clean and [ READ MORE ]

Disaster House

So we left Bangkok last Saturday to head South to Si Racha – home to the famous Si Racha “rooster sauce” and, more importantly to us, the main port to catch a ferry over to Ko Sichang.  It should have taken about 4 hours total to get to the actual island. Disaster House Evidently in Bangkok they [ READ MORE ]

Please, Do Not Wash Your Feet In This Sink

We have arrived!  We landed around 12:30 local time yesterday at Bangkok International and jumped a bus to Khao San, the primary area that backpackers tend to stay and hang out when they pass through.  It’s young people and old people from all over the world staring wide-eyed at the street markets (which are everywhere).  You can find [ READ MORE ]

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