We love traveling around the world and experiencing different cultures, foods, and ways of life. While some of the differences between an American or Canadian life and life in another country are obvious and major, there are some minor and unique things that I also find interesting. Here are a few of those things I […]
Huay Mae Waterfalls and Kanchanaburi
Our latest short trip inside Thailand from our base in Bangkok was four days visiting the Huay Mae Waterfalls and Kanchanaburi area. The Huay Mae Waterfalls are in a national park about a four and a half hour drive from Bangkok. Kanchanaburi is about halfway in between the national park and Bangkok and is most well […]
Two Nights in Pai
Pai is a small town of about 3000 people in a picturesque setting in Northern Thailand. It lies 90 km (55 miles) or so north of Chiang Mai. That 90-km trip from Chiang Mai takes about three and half hours by car though, as Route 1095 is reported to have over 750 curves, many of […]
Two Nights in Chiang Dao
Chiang Dao is a city in Northern Thailand just an hour and a half or so drive north of Chiang Mai. It is a small town, around 15,000 people in the town and surrounding area, nestled in the mountains, surrounded by greenery. It was a very relaxing trip and our first trip in Thailand renting […]
Cost of eating out in Bangkok
The cost of eating out in Bangkok can be less than cooking at home. My post on our apartment in Bangkok (our apartment blog post) prompted some questions about the other costs of living here. In particular, people wanted to know about the cost of food and eating in restaurants. As always, costs can vary […]
Our apartment in Bangkok – What we get for $508 USD per month
We just signed a one year lease on an apartment in Bangkok. This is a little change from our original plans to travel slowly, spending one to six months at a time in a location before moving on. After looking at things, we think we will spend less by having a permanent place in Bangkok […]
A Day at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center
The Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC) is in Lampang, Thailand, about an hour and a half drive from Chiang Mai. The TECC is the only government owned and operated elephant camp in Thailand. It offers a variety of activities from month long elephant caring and training schools, to one, two or three-day homestay programs, to […]