Unless you have been to Bali, you have probably never heard of the Gili Islands, but they are worth a visit if you are in the area and looking for a more laid back and secluded experience. The Gili islands look right out of a postcard with bright turquoise water, white sand beaches and a […]
It’s always hard for me to describe a city in a few paragraphs and in a sampling of photos. The more we travel and the more places we see, I realize that cities and countries are starting to slowly melt together in my head. How to describe Kuala Lumpur (KL)? What made it unique and […]
According to Trip Advisor there are 1,216 restaurants in Chiang Mai. In the thirty days that we were living there, we barely scratched the surface. Writing this blog post three months after our time in Chiang Mai, I can say that Chiang Mai, compared to other parts of Thailand (and maybe the world?), has some […]
After two full days spent on trains, we arrived in Yangon Christmas Eve. There wasn’t much we felt we needed to see here, aside from a visit to the massive Shwedagon Pagoda, so the main reason we visited at all is because we had a cheap flight back to Bangkok on AirAsia. It was interesting […]
In late November, Aurelien and I spent three days, two nights in the middle of the Laos jungle. Why you might ask? We had signed up for the Waterfall Gibbon Experience to find out if spending our days zip lining over the tree tops and the nights in a tree house 100 feet above the ground […]
In all of the places that we visited in Myanmar, Inle Lake was our favorite. (Bagan is a close second). It was peaceful, beautiful and lush. The mountains enclosing it were serene. After the dusty cities and towns we visited earlier, Inle felt like a breath of fresh air. The lake is located in the Shan […]
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 […]
