Jalan Kajeng is a street in the beautiful town of Ubud that is equivalent to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Well, sort of. You can purchase a square as a way to help pave the street. In return, you can carve into it whatever you want. Many paved squares are purchased by guesthouses or restaurants […]
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Plains, Trains, & Automobiles: The Long Way to Bali
After Koh Tao, we were making a beeline to Indonesia. And what a journey it was! Our guesthouse on Koh Tao gave us a ride in the back of a pick-up truck to the dock. Rather than taking a package deal trip to Kuala Lumpur, we thought we could do it faster on our own […]
Ahh, is that Lady Gaga on Koh Tao?!
Based on the title, I assume you’re looking to see a photo of Lady Gaga, right? Well, you will. Just a Thai version of her :) Our first night walking around Hat Sai Ree, a lady boy (transvestite in Southeast Asia) was handing out sheets of paper advertising The Queen’s Cabaret. I’m not gonna lie, […]
Love and Loathing in Koh Tao
After my volunteer project in Sangkhlaburi, I stayed with a friend in Bangkok for the night before heading south to reunite with Lauren. After a stressful day of missed transport and a bit of bad luck, we arrived in Koh Tao the next morning. The ferry ride was sunny and we were excited to hit […]
Sukhothai: Thailand’s Ancient Capital
After saying goodbye to our friends in Chiang Mai, we headed south. I was en route to a volunteer project in Sangkhlaburi and Lauren was off to the beaches of southern Thailand. We decided we had time to make one stop and it came down to Ayuthaya or Sukhothai, both former capitals of Thailand. As […]
Monk Blessings at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai
In southeast Asia, there are lots of temples. Okay, that’s an understatement- there are a zillion temples! And as much as one can get ‘templed out’ at some point, I’m pretty resilient when it comes to exploring temples and ruins. Chiang Mai is home to one of the holiest Buddhist temples in northern Thailand: Wat […]