The first thing we did today was rent this motorbike with the intent on driving to various points on the island: Although the weather looked promising, we soon discovered how quickly that can change. When we walked into this local store to look for something to eat for breakfast (we found small soy milk cartons […]
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We awoke to rain, rain and more rain! It sounded and smelled beautiful as heavy drops hit every leaf of every tree and bush around us. When the rain became a bit softer, we ventured out walking to find breakfast. Along the way we noticed this adorable kitty, who cried from starvation. She was also […]
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We got up very early to head out to jetty 14 where we boarded this ferry to take us to Langkawi: Given Mindy’s motion sickness even on buses and trains, we loaded her up with the usual dose of gravol 30 minutes before we found our assigned seats inside: Only 5 minutes into the ferry […]
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We began the day by sleeping in, followed by our daily breakfast of masala dosa. We then ventured off to explore the Kek Lok Si Temple, purportedly the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia. We began by learning about the bus system, which is a pay-per-kilometer fare versus the flat-rate fare of some systems. We were […]
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We woke up today to a sound that was much like a shopping cart with rusty metal wheels going by our door. We finally got up to go to our shared bathroom down the hall and discovered that four birds had managed to get onto the second floor of the hotel. As we tried to […]
Read More…We awoke Sunday morning and took a song taew (red shared taxi) to the airport, where we checked in with relatively no hassle. We hadn’t realized it at the time but we were given “hot seats” on Air Asia, which cost extra because they are the exit seats with more leg room and this meant […]
Read More…Just to refresh your memory, a “song taew” is a red truck that acts as a shared taxi. This is a very popular way of getting around the city. Today, however, we witnesses two accidents, both involving a song taew: The first accident occurred as we were being shuttled home from the Elephant Nature Park. […]
Read More…In Thai culture, some people follow a strict color dress code, having a specific color to wear for each day of the week. It is said that starting the day off by wearing the “right color” is the smart thing to do.Ligeia was wearing all purple last Friday and was told by an elder in […]
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Ever wonder if going to the movies is the same everywhere? Well, here’s what it’s like in Chiang Mai, Thailand: First, you go to one of these several counters to purchase tickets. For the matinee is costs 130 Baht each (about $4.30 US). When at the counter, you select your movie (we chose Ted, which […]
Read More…At the 11th hour, we’ve caught wind of the Capture the Color photo contest. Frantically, we’ve done our best to review all of our photos from all of our travels, and put together a list of the ones we feel accentuate the color categories the best. Here goes! BLUE Jokulsarlon, Iceland Iceland is the country of […]
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Mindy and Ligeia were so excited to go to their first soccer game in Chiang Mai and it was Mindy’s first soccer game ever! Even before entering what is called the 700 Year Stadium we met their mascot, a tiger… …who, much like we were used to at other sports events, seemed to have fun […]
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We have been living in Thailand for 4 months now and from what we’ve learned so far, we are of the strong belief that Thailand would cease to exist without three very important items: staples, padlocks and rubberbands. What are they used for you ask? The easier question would be “What are they NOT used […]
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Desperately in need of some forested scenery, and an escape from the concrete jungle of Chiang Mai, Ligeia and Mindy went for a hike through Doi Pui National Park to visit the Huay Kaew Waterfall. Amazingly enough, the entrance to this National Park is only 1 km away from Chiang Mai University, where Ligeia works. […]
Read More…We decided to go vegan about a month ago but have postponed letting the world know until we used up the butter and mayonnaise that we had in our fridge. Well, that day has finally arrived, so we’re coming out officially as vegan! As you likely are aware, our lives changed when we volunteered for […]
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We awoke a little earlier than usual, ate breakfast, checked out and hit the road, once again enjoying the countryside and this time with the destination of the Pai Canyon. From the parking lot, the trail began like this: …but very soon graduated to this: It was easy to keep going in the canyon because […]
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Our extra long weekend trip to Pai is nearing its end, and on our second-to-last day here we enjoyed sleeping in, and taking a couple longer motorbike rides through the countryside. Our first drive brought us to this beautiful temple. Unfortunately, we don’t know the name of it, but it was extraordinarily ornate. For the […]
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We began our day in the usual way: sleeping in and having breakfast on the water. Just as we were about to go for a motorbike ride, it began to rain so we scurried back to our bungalow and hung out, relaxing… …and watching the rain: Once the rain stopped, and the roads dried, we […]
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We began our day by sleeping in. We woke up periodically to hear the faint sound of monks chanting at the temple not far way, fish jumping out of the water in the pond out front and a variety of birds chirping and singing. We ate breakfast of toast with peanut butter, hash browns, tomatoes […]
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