It was barely 6 A.M., but Simon and I were wide awake. Thanks to Vutha, our experienced tuk-tuk driver, we had beat out the crowds by waking up at this ungodly hour. A man of few words but with an endless kind smile, Vutha dropped us off in front of a thicket of trees and […]Read Post ›
Ramshackle buildings, skinny kids with sooty knees, and shacks serving as corner stores selling dusty home wares. Simon and I had arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Home to the iconic temple of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap is every backpacker’s dream in Southeast Asia. Ancient temples covered in a tangle of tree roots, intricate reliefs of […]Read Post ›
Very seldom do Simon and I indulge in beach bumming. Neither of us like to tan for fun and we aren’t very good swimmers. The thought of laying out on the sand doing absolutely nothing seems mind numbingly boring and uneventful. Despite all these reasons, we found ourselves headed to Phuket, Thailand’s beachy party destination […]Read Post ›
After spending the last two days cooking up our own Thai dishes and training elephants, Simon and I looked forward to enjoying a day of relaxation with nothing on the agenda except to roam around and get lost. Chiang Mai, the northern capital city of Thailand, is everything that Bangkok is not. Whereas the southern […]Read Post ›
I waded after Simon into the waist deep muddy pond, careful not to loose my balance or else let my head slip underwater. A large watermelon sized ball of densely packed fiber suddenly floats to the surface. Yep, I willingly put myself in a pool of elephant dung. How did it come to this? Simon […]Read Post ›
After several days exploring the sights and eating our way around Bangkok, we headed to the mountainous north, to the city of Chiang Mai. A refreshing change of scenery brought with it a slower change of pace, one that is worlds away from the hustle and bustle of the capital city. Whereas in Bangkok we […]Read Post ›
“I’m soooo full!” I lamented by rubbing my belly while beads of sweat poured from my forehead. I was still recovering from the Thai chili pepper I just ate. After a satisfying lunch at Or Tor Kor, it was time for another culinary adventure to the Amphawa floating market to get our eat on, yet […]Read Post ›
We flew in on a humid evening into Bangkok, a city that you either hate or you love. Internationally famous, this is the metropolis that never sleeps, full of crazy energy, spicy food, and whether you’re thirsty for a pub crawl, curious about the lady boys’ infamous night show cabarets, or want to indulge in […]Read Post ›
