And Buddha Blesses All
A very wet Songkran Parade and wedding bands in Chiang Mai, Thailand! If you enjoy this Buddha memory, check out our other Thailand content! This turns out to be a wonderful, magical and somewhat mystical day. It starts...
Travelling the Klongs: Bangkok by Water
We arrived in Bangkok last night long after dark. On the drive from the airport, which was very quick, we couldn’t tell what we were looking at, other than lots and lots of high-rises. We got to our hotel and realized that...
A Travel Day: Tempers Left at Check In.
Gazillions of Italians, Germans, Swedes and Brits, each family with numerous squawking children, numerous over-sized bags, all starting their Easter vacations, all exhausted from their connecting flights from all over the world,...
41 Degrees in Chiang Mai, Thailand
It is the hot season here, which means it is the dry season. We saw in this morning’s newspaper that yesterday the temperature here in Chiang Mai reached 41 degrees. We head out early – me to book a trek for tomorrow,...
A Songkran Day With Elephants and Mahouts
This Songkran morning does not start auspiciously – the minibus that is to pick us up for our day in the country-side around Chiang Mai does not appear. Finally, we head out of town, and after about 45 minutes, we stop. Our guide...
Drunk on Songkran: A Wet,Thai Adventure
Songkran is full on. You don’t want to leave the hotel lest you get soaking wet. And I mean soaking wet. Today is the first day of the “official” three days of Songkran and we grab breakfast and decide to hightail it out of town....
Last Day in Canada: No Coincidences, Good Omens For Our Journey.
Tuesday, June 15th, 2004: Stratford, Ontario, Canada We are tired and emotional from seeing everyone during our two weeks at home. We both admit to each other that we will both be happy to be on the road again, without the...