The Islands of Thailand: Koh Tao
With only two weeks to explore Southern Thailand with Lilli, we made plans to see a little of both the east and west sides. On the eastern side, the most popular places to visit are the larger but slightly more touristy island of Koh Samui, the small "full moon party" island of Koh Pha Ngan or the smallest island...
Bangkok, Thailand: Round 2
Flagging down the number 59 bus outside of Don Mueang International Airport is a little harder than expected. We are standing on a 2ft wide sidewalk on a busy highway with more buses than we can imagine speeding along with taxis, cars, and motorcycles all paying little to no attention to any traffic rules. To make matters worse, it's...
Bangkok, Thailand: Round 1
I haven't heard anyone say that arriving in Bangkok is refreshing, but leaving the airport terminal, boarding the Skytrain, and then exiting the platform only a few blocks from our "home" for the week really brought us back. It brought us back to seven amazing years of living in New York City. You're probably rolling your eyes seeing someone...
Siem Reap & The Temples of Angkor
We arrived in Siem Reap in the late afternoon and were met at the airport by Mr. Sal (our hotel had arranged for a tuk-tuk driver to meet us free of charge), who would almost become our personal driver for the next couple days. We exited the airport and loaded into his tuk-tuk for the 20 minute ride to...