Blog posts about our experiences as a lesbian couple.
Loy Krathong, meaning “floating crown” or “floating decoration”, is celebrated all parts of Thailand on the full moon in November. People make or buy “krathongs” (lanterns), usually from banana leaves, bamboo (so it can float) and orchids. Each has a small candle and sticks of incense. Thais and tourists alike can be seen walking to […]
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This time of year, people come from all parts of Thailand and indeed all corners of the world to Chiang Mai to celebrate Yi Peng, a long-standing Lanna tradition. To Westerners, this event is known as the Lantern Festival because the most spectacular part of this festival is the release of tens of thousands of […]
Read More…There is no better way to diminish the excitement of a new place than to get sick. Suddenly, the desire to try new foods, learn bits of the new language and meet new people disappears and all the comforts of home you were willing to live without for the sake of adventure become blatantly lacking. […]
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Luang Prabang, known as Laos’ romantic city, is a peninsula straddled by two rapidly moving rivers: the mighty Mekong and milder Nam Khan. Our experience in this much beloved town was a perfect example of East meets West, with both traditional Laos architecture and numerous Buddhist temples… …and the strong French influence with quaint accordion shutter doors […]
Read More…Ever wonder what yo might do if you ran out of gas in a small village in a foreign country, whose language you don’t speak? Oh, and by the way, the sun is beating down on you and you really need to go to the bathroom. We had rented a motorbike in Vang Vieng and […]
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The small of Vang Vieng, nestled in gorgeous karst peaks, is a popular topic of conversation among travelers. It is known for both its serene, natural beauty with trekking and caving practically at your doorstep, and a legendary party scene where you can bar hop via inner tube down the Nam Song river and where […]
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Laos is a country that has a tumultuous history. We hadn’t known much about it before we arrived, but reading our guidebook, we learned about a very painful past the peoples of this country have endured, and in some respects, continue to experience today. Not only was Laos ruled by the kingdom of Siam (Thailand), but […]
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We booked with Nok Air and were amused to see the plane painted like a chicken. If you look closely you can even see that she has eyelashes: After landing in Udon Thani and taking a one hour van ride to the Thai-Laos border, we quickly realized that it was easy to be a millionaire […]
Read More…This evening we were walking through our neighborhood on the way to meet our friends for dinner, when we passed something we had never seen before. Part of the road was blocked off and a tent had been set up on the side of the narrow street with tables and many chairs. On the other […]
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Our day began with a taxi ride to the ferry dock. We went through the usual steps: buy boat ticket to Satun, Thailand, drug Mindy up with gravol and wait to board our ferry at the dock. The boat arrived late so we were about 45 minutes late leaving. Once on board Ligeia went to […]
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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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