January 8 – January 12, 2020 The morning we were to leave Hanoi, Ana, Simon, and the kids returned back from Europe. We crossed paths for only a few minutes, but enough to exchange a few words, some hugs and for Nina to look through their passports (his current obsession). From Hanoi, we flew to … More Da Nang, Vietnam
December 25, 2019– January 8, 2020 From the beaches of Thailand, we flew up to Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi turned out to be our home-away-from-home. My cousin’s cousin (and now considered our honorary cousin too) Ana and her family have been living in Vietnam for little over a year. They offered us to stay with them, … More Hanoi, Vietnam (Part 1)
December 19 – 25, 2019 After 8 days of complete laziness on Koh Phi Phi, we continued the same trend on Koh Lanta. We didn’t pick nice accommodations but they were manageable. We had a peculiar neighbor outside of our balcony – a big lizard that was roaming around the property. We spent most of … More Koh Lanta, Thailand
December 11 – 19, 2019 It was a hot, hot, hot day when we arrived to Koh Phi Phi (Tonsai Pier). We had 2 hours to kill between our arrival and the next time we had a boat scheduled to take us to our accommodations on the opposite side from where we were. I spent … More Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
December 4 – 11, 2019 We spent 3 weeks in three different locations in south Thailand – 7 days in Ao Nang (Krabi), 8 days on Koh Phi Phi (Koh means island in Thai) and 6 days on Koh Lanta. This post is only about our first week in Ao Nang. I wasn’t impressed at … More Ao Nang, Thailand
November 26 – December 4, 2019 From Chiang Mai, we flew to Bangkok. We contemplated taking a sleeper train that would add about 12-13hrs to our travel but then decided against it. The cost of the train was not less than flying and we felt that we were busy enough in Chiang Mai and were … More Bangkok, Thailand
November 18 – 26, 2019 When we got back from the mountains of Chiang Mai, we moved out of the Old Town to our new accommodations right next to the Chiang Mai University. This is where Petra played Ultimate twice a week. We really wanted to stay in an Airbnb so that we could cook … More Chiang Mai, Thailand (Part 2)
November 17-18, 2019 Typically, we are not into animal tourism where animals are used to perform entertainment services for people. It is usually not natural for animals to do tricks under questionable living conditions and training circumstances. Thailand has been infamous for exploitation of animals for tourism purposes and even today, there are plenty of … More Elephant Sanctuary, Dok Ko Ki, Thailand
November 6 – November 17, 2019 We arrived to Thailand with only 1 week of reserved accommodations and no additional reservations for the rest of our 9-month journey. Despite claims that traveling by the seat of your pants gives you flexibility and consequent richness of the overall experience, that is not the case for us. … More Chiang Mai, Thailand (Part 1)
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