After almost 2 months in Thailand, this crew is leaving beautiful Thai beaches for somewhat cooler temperatures of the bustling city of Hanoi, Vietnam. We hit a snag at the airport this morning as it turned out that Nina’s passport number was entered wrong in our visa pre-approval letter. I guess Vietnamese immigration is quite … More Leaving beaches of Thailand, heading to Hanoi, Vietnam
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
We’ve been in Thailand for only 3 weeks now, all this time spent in its northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand’s mountains region.We moved to Bangkok yesterday and my first impression is that it’s fantastic, so much to do and see here. We’ll spend 8 days in Bangkok before we head south to the beaches … More Left Chiang Mai for Bangkok and Feeling Nostalgic
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)
We are moving on, continuing our West to East journey around the world. We left Serbia right before midnight last night and we are now on a layover in Russia on our way to Thailand for a month and then on to a few more SE Asian countries. It’s 4am now and everyone is exhausted. … More Leaving Serbia, heading to Thailand
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