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Jungle Treks and Elephants

August 21, 2011 By 4 Comments
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There are jungle treks and then there are jungle treks. In many a place the world over you will find companies that will offer to take you ‘into the wild’ and show you what life is really like. Most of these companies are lying. You will get a chaperoned tour through some trees that you [...]

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Loi Krathong Festival

December 13, 2010 By 3 Comments
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Before we left on this journey I got the crazy idea that maybe we should festival hop our way across the world. You know, experience a country through its holidays? Ever practical, Danny shot the idea down for logistical reasons, it would involve too much land jumping. Fortunately we’ve caught a few festivals here and [...]

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Foodie Friday: Thai Cooking Class

December 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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A guy we met in Turkey asked me what my international food personality was.  Without a single missed beat I responded Asian, specifically Thai.  I absolutely adore Thai food, in fact it was a Thai restaurant that Danny took me to on our first date.  So it’s been a long history between Thai food and [...]

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Bangkok

December 6, 2010 By 4 Comments
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There’s a joke about Bangkok, but Danny’s heard it enough over the last few weeks that I fear for my safety if I repeat it again. Bangkok itself is a huge, sprawling, modern city. For two weary travelers like ourselves it was a place to catch up on a few housekeeping issues- like going to [...]

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