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Why have a passport if we don’t use it?

Europe’s Florida?

January 31, 2018September 27, 2020 StevenLeave a comment

Back to Thailand, to find a home till March. We couldn't have been happier to be back in a world where our life wasn't in danger all the time while travelling. Our first stop was the border town Nong Khai where the innumerable amount of old, white Brits outnumbered the mosquitoes. We were astonished at [...]

Posted in Adventures, International Travel, Thailand 2017

A week in Laos, a week too long

January 21, 2018September 27, 2020 Steven3 Comments

Laos, pronounced "Lao", had started off terribly. I was awake for the whole ordeal; the winding roads at high speed, reckless driving, and near misses. I knew we would crash, I knew it like I knew the back of my hand, it was going to happen. I was awake when it happened. I was aware [...]

Posted in Adventures, International Travel, Thailand 2017

Our Crash Landing into Laos

January 10, 2018September 27, 2020 Sierra J4 Comments

Our visas were set to expire the next day, so we set our course for Laos. We knew we would receive a month-long visa upon arrival at the border. Though we hadn't planned to stay in Laos that long, it would give us plenty of time to work out our strategies for the duration of [...]

Posted in Adventures, International Travel, Thailand 2017

New Year in the North

January 7, 2018September 27, 2020 Sierra JLeave a comment

With a week left of our Thailand visa, we continued north toward our planned border crossing, though still undecided of whether to go to Myanmar or Laos. Tom, Steve, & I caught the morning train to Chiang Mai, which turned out to be a small commuter train, with fairly limited seating considering we had another [...]

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New temple, New friend

January 7, 2018September 27, 2020 Sierra J3 Comments

Back to the train we went to continue our journey north. The next largest town along the train line was Phitsanoluk. We settled into our 3rd class seats, working to be in seats out of the sun, as any seasoned 3rd class traveler should strive for. An hour north, we passed through the monkey town [...]

Posted in Adventures, International Travel, Thailand 2017

Ayutthaya, city of ruins

January 5, 2018September 27, 2020 Sierra J1 Comment

Upon leaving Kanchanaburi we had to take a motorbike to a bus to another bus to a boat just to get back to Bangkok. Once our packs had been retrieved from storage at Old Town Hostel, we then had to take a train out to Ayutthaya. So much travel, so many forms of travel, all [...]

Posted in Adventures, International Travel, Thailand 2017

Exploring Erawan National Park

January 1, 2018September 27, 2020 Sierra J1 Comment

Now that we were finished with the dentist, we were free to leave Bangkok. We brought all of our camping gear to Thailand so we could have the flexibility to stay wherever we wanted. Now felt like a good time to get out of the city and put it to use. We had to aquire [...]

Posted in Adventures, International Travel, Thailand 2017

Silom Thai Cooking School

December 27, 2017September 27, 2020 Sierra J1 Comment

After a little getaway from the city, we had to return for the third & final dentist appointment. I took this opportunity to sign us up for my one big activity I *had* to do while in Thailand: a cooking class! Turns out, these are quite a common activity, but I think I found the [...]

Posted in Adventures, International Travel, Thailand 2017

Markets: Time to Shop!

December 16, 2017September 27, 2020 Sierra J3 Comments

Our first week around Bangkok was spent finding cheap street eats and exploring the endless shopping opportunities. Our first big endeavor into the consumerism of Bangkok was to Siam Center Mall: a 5-story building consisting of rows and rows of tiny shops and stands. Our goal was the '3rd floor: electronics' in search of a [...]

Posted in Adventures, International Travel, Thailand 2017

Lopburi: Monkeys & Motorcycles

December 16, 2017September 27, 2020 Sierra J1 Comment

After Steve's 2nd appointment, we had 3 days before his final appointment. I took this opportunity to plan a fun getaway to the countryside. By this point, we'd been in Bangkok a whole week. Our main objective while in Thailand is to see the country, but to also save money. So as much as I'd [...]

Posted in Adventures, International Travel, Thailand 2017

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