Phuket is an island in the south of Thailand. It is most definitely more touristy (and more expensive) than Chiang Mai, but it was a must see for us. And it was where we did our scuba diving. Our dive master – Allen – was simply incredible. He was from the UK and had retired…
Chiang Mai might be one of my favorite cities. It is a complete 180 from the chaos and disorganization of Bangkok. We were staying in the historic center, so there were restaurants and things to do right out our door – no taxi or tuk tuk needed. On our first morning in Chiang Mai, we…
Ayutthaya is an ancient city, the capital of the Siam empire, built in the 1300s. It is 52 km outside of Bangkok, and yes, there is a train that goes there. We got to the train station early, hoping to get to the city before the heat set in. We were not as lucky as…
Kanchanaburi comes highly recommended by all the travel bloggers and tourists’ sites. I disagree. I wouldn’t waste the time there. We did have a bad experience, though. We should have taken a train out of Thonburi station but our tuk tuk driver refused to take us there, so we missed the only morning train that…
For 30 hours I had nothing else to look at but the same wall. The bulkhead wall of our A380 aircraft. We left Columbus, OH around 5 am on Friday morning and landed in Bangkok around 11 pm Saturday. I’m not sure how the time zones translate out, I just know it was a long…
My sister, Julie, and one of my best friends, Nicole, were both in Europe for different reasons. They asked me if I wanted to meet up in Paris, and of course, how could I resist that? So I booked an overnight flight from Atlanta and arrived in Paris early Saturday morning. Nicole had arrived the…
Tony and I had planned this trip over a long holiday weekend. Living in Atlanta, it was easy to make a trip to the Caribbean for just a few days. And with our newfound love of diving, how could we resist? A few friends of ours had advised that Jamaica is overrated, but I wanted…
