Destination: Thailand

One Night in Bangkok

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 | By mtd5116 | Views [359]

I'm too old for even one night in Bangkok. The drinking scene is too intense for my 25 year old self but 21 year old me would have loved it. The high note was the fact that Mark & I spent Valentine's Day here and I got to plan the entire day including ... Read more >

Photos: SE Asia Escape

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 | By roaming_reas | Photo Gallery

SE Asia return

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 | By roaming_reas | Views [754]

Restless Bangkok beckons and threatens with its shopping warrens and thick soupy smog. Three months of a cold, dry and dusty Albertan winter drove us to make a last minute decision to once again escape to SE Asia. Within five days we left for Thailand, ... Read more >

River boats, Buddha's and all nighters

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 | By tigerlillytravels | Views [525]

The past few days have been a bit of a blur. We have been hit hard by jet lag, and the window issue isn't helping! Day 2 we slept a lot of it away. When we did finally rise we decided to head out and found a river boat out to the Asiatique River front ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, koh san road, reclining buddha, sightseeing, streetfood, walking, wat pho

Pho Everyday

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 | By mtd5116 | Views [306]

We managed to make it to Hong Kong after 1 cancelled and 2 delayed flights!  I'd say we're having a rough adjustment to the time change. We wake up early, find an activity for the morning and return around 2pm to nap and watch Human Planet on ... Read more >

Romance and Ping Pong balls

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 | By tigerlillytravels | Views [1091]

It all began on Monday. What should of been an early night to be rested for travel, turned into an all nighter, packing and panicking. The nerves had official set in. Early hours Tuesday morning we packed our bags into the car and after a few teary ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok, culture, muay thai, nightlife, pat pong

Photos: Misc

Tue, 7 Feb 2017 | By mtd5116 | Photo Gallery

Newly weds with no idea...

Tue, 7 Feb 2017 | By tigerlillytravels | Views [509] | Comments [2]

  Being new to the long term travel scene, after a bit of research it seems to go hand in hand with a blog, something else I am completely new to! So this is an attempt to document and share the experiences of a lifetime. When I suggested travelling ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, newbies, thailand, travel

Elephant Nature Park

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [332]

Finally arrived just in time for lunch on Monday. We then had an orientation session and were assigned accommodations. The rooms are minimal but adequate. The washrooms are an adjustment when coming from North America. The  shower is a corner of ... Read more >

Tags: first day

Sunday night in Chiang Mai

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [448]

Sunday night in Chiang Mai is like Saturday night in North America. The streets come alive with all manner of vendors, food, crafts, clothing. The street bazaar often start in the morning but the BIG one gets going around 6pm. and continues until at ... Read more >

Tags: sunday walking street market

Finally arrived in Chiang Mai

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [485]

Arrived in Chiang Mai last night around 7:30pm local time. Getting through the passport line took around 45 minutes. I think that 3 flights must have landed at the same time. Finding a taxi was confusing for me but finally located the taxi stand, hint:... Read more >

Tags: view from my window

Photos: Beach Villas in Thailand

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 | By wassana | Photo Gallery

5 Thailand Luxury Beach Resorts to Put in My 2017 Bucket List

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 | By wassana | Views [597]

Thailand is home to some of the most beautiful beaches and enchanting resorts in the world. But with so many choices, it's difficult to know where to begin. So we've picked five of the top Thailand luxury beach resorts on five different beaches to give ... Read more >

Tags: luxury retreats thailand, thailand luxury beach resorts, thailand luxury villas, thailand private pool villas

Our journey begins

Sun, 15 Jan 2017 | By sarai-sophia | Views [370]

There are always so many lessons to be learned on any of life's varied journeys, some of them beautiful, some of them really painful (some of them excruciating), and some of them simply annoying. But no matter what, each is important, a wrap on the head ... Read more >

First Stop Down

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By dmurray | Views [357]

Emotional is not the word! Devastated to be leaving Chiang Mai right now but I genuinely would have stayed there forever if I didn’t leave now.   First day I arrived I was so jet lagged I just had 3 beers, chilled and got talking to ... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai