Ah, the joys of flexible travel. We leave Ao Nang tomorrow for a night bus (ugh) to Bangkok. Day after that we get on another day-long bus ride to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We'll be in Cambodia for three weeks, at which we fly back to Bangkok with our cheap $25/person flight. Awesome. After that, we … Continue reading The Sun Rises Early
Thailand is my first exposure to a country with a ruling monarch. Similarly to the Queen of England, he is a figurehead and the Prime Minister is the main governing force, but looking into his history I found it fascinating. He has intervened in the mainstream policies several times and everyone absolutely adores him. Bhumibol … Continue reading The King of Thailand
I am writing from our semi-final destination in our first go-round of Thailand; the beach community of Ao Nang in the Krabi province. We wrapped up our time on Ko Phi Phi yesterday. Our lodging was horrid the entire time and we were extremely happy to move on. Our final night was spent at the … Continue reading Peace in Thailand
Some random Thailand observations I've jotted down over the last few weeks...oh, and my two little toes are DEFINITELY broken. Buddy tape for the (slow) win. Mall Culture – this one is for Southeast Asia as a whole, really. Many of the locals shop/have always shopped at the plentiful street markets. This is slowly morphing … Continue reading Thailand Tidbits
This blog isn't going to be as verbose as I'd like, as my right wrist is wrapped tightly with an Ace Bandage. We'll get to that. Phuket, or Karon Beach on Phuket anyway, is done for. We spent five days there and aside from my tour of Phang Nga Bay, we did a lot of … Continue reading From Phuket to Phi Phi
I don't normally buy into the touristy “tour this awesome place!” type packages, but early on when I looked into Thailand 'Stuff to Do' one of the things that showed up in my searches was James Bond Island. You know, the island featured at the climax of the 1974 Roger Moore classic, “The Man with … Continue reading Phang Nga Bay Tour
I have procured for you some authentic Thai recipes - these are uber-healthy vegetarian versions, feel free to substitute meat (chicken or shrimp is best) for tofu in these. They are wonderful! Thai Green Curry (Serves 1-2; multiply dish to serve more) (Serve with rice) * 3.5 oz white tofu, diced into medium size (can … Continue reading Travel Along with us – Culinarily (Thailand Edition)
Sunset over Lipa Noi Day 5 Woke up. Barely. Absolutely did not want to get up. Got up. Tongue covered in some horrid substance. This explains the tongue scraper they give you in the gift basket. Gagged and retched. Walked outside. Almost didn't make it as they were leaving. Guzzled down the spirulina drink. Ugh. … Continue reading Detoxification Retreat Review – Part 3 (Final)
My hut at New Body & Mind Day 3 A few breakthroughs today. 1. Unguided meditation. Today's meditation session was only guided (i.e. with someone telling you what to do) for a few minutes. The rest of the time was our own to let our minds go. Now, I'm not great at meditation; it's hard … Continue reading Detoxification Retreat Review – Part 2
**Warning: This is really long. 😦 I'm only posting the first part of three at the moment because we are unable to upload images at this location. If I posted ALL of it without pictures, it would be an unnavigable wall of text! If we are still unable to upload any pictures by tonight/tomorrow, then … Continue reading Detoxification Retreat Review – Part 1 of 3
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