I signaled my “okay” to our instructor Lynsey, lifted up my BCD tube, pressed the button to release the air and slowly started my descent to the crystal clear ocean floor. All around me was life. I felt like I was in a life-sized aquarium. The plants growing on the coral reef were gently waving […]
One of our favorite places to eat in Chiang Mai was the Chiang Mai Gate Market. We ended up choosing the apartment we stayed at because we wanted to be within walking distance of a market, and we were very happy we were close to Chiang Mai Gate. Just a 10 minute walk brought us to […]
Have you ever wondered how much you would pay for a once in a lifetime experience? What if that experience lasted about 45-60 minutes? Is it even really that unique? On a cold clear morning in Bagan, we were able to answer this question; our hot air balloon ride with Balloons over Bagan really was […]
The second place we visited in Myanmar was Bagan, currently a little town on the Irrawaddy River. At one point 700-900 years ago, it was the center of a thriving civilization. The reason it is a popular tourist destination is because it has the highest concentration of pagodas and temples in the world, all dating […]
