So after exploring the town of Pai – I needed to continue on my way around the Mae Hong Son loop in northwestern Thailand. My preferred means of transportation was to go via a local mini-van service, but oddly the seats were all sold out (for a week) for the next leg of the trip to...
After my volunteering experience, I set out to complete the Mae Hong Son Loop. This is a route of about 600km through the mountains of northwest Thailand – with a starting and ending point in Chiang Mai. The adventurous (and more dangerous) way to complete this journey is by...
One of the amazing things about my volunteering experience was that I had the opportunity to interact daily with elephants during that 2 week period!! Chai Lai Orchid is known for its humane treatment of their rescued elephants. There are 15 elephants on site and the eco-lodge guests have...
For two weeks in October, I had the privilege of volunteering with a NGO called Daughter’s Rising, located in the mountains of Northern Thailand, about 90 minutes outside of Chiang Mai. Turns out that in “giving back” I gained even more in return…more than I could have imagined...
So time to go from the highest point in Thailand, to the most northern point in the country. Using Chiang Rai as my base, I was able to get within meters of Myanmar (which is still very much off limits due to an ongoing civil war) and was able to overlook the Golden Triangle – the...
Sorry for the delayed posts – I’ve been volunteering the last two weeks (a subject for a future post) with limited free time and even more limited wifi access. But I’m back in Thailand – this time in the northern part of the country…Chiang Mai. It is actually the second...
After making all of that progress to the eastern part of Thailand, it was time to head back to Bangkok to catch my bus to Siem Reap Cambodia. After almost 60 days in Thailand – my visa was about to expire, so time to get ready for the next country. This post is focused on some of my...
So when I wasn’t hanging out on the beach or by the pool (which was unapologetically the vast majority of my time on Koh Chang 😀) I did get the chance to explore some of the beautiful settings on the island. And my travels certainly continued with the predominant themes of temples, nature...
So in Thailand, when you want to get somewhere a little bit more remote – it isn’t Planes, Trains and Automobiles…it’s time for Minibuses, Songtaews and Ferries!!! And that is exactly how I travelled east to get from Chanthaburi to the gorgeous island of Koh Chang. I had beautiful...
So I’m going to strongly disagree with TLC – you SHOULD go chasing waterfalls. DO NOT stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to…otherwise you would never discover these beauties. While I was in Chanthaburi, I went to Namtok Phlio National Park for the afternoon, which...