On December 30, Amber and I joined our friends Chai and Tamla, along with some of the students at Jen’s House, in Sanpatong. That afternoon, we took a 3 hour journey over the mountains and through the jungles to an authentic Thai-Karen village (and Chai’s hometown). To say the road was windy and bumpy would [...]
It was hard to see Amber’s mom head home to America. Her visit and the holidays flew by way too quickly! The day after she left, Amber and I felt a bit empty and homesick. To cheer up, we hiked and explored the Mae Sa waterfalls, which are located about 45 minutes north of Chiang [...]
Amber’s mom, Susan, came to Chiang Mai to spend Christmas with us – our first visitor from home! Amber and I became tour guides for ten days, and we had an awesome time showing Susan around the area. Here’s a summary of everything we did over the holidays: We took a day trip north to [...]
On our way home to Mae Sot from Vientiane, we stopped in Chiang Mai to celebrate the combined holidays of Loi Krathong and Yi Peng on November 20 and 21. This holiday is the most beautiful event on the Thai calendar because of the lights, candles, lanterns, etc at night. During the day, we wandered the [...]
In mid-November, we did a visa run to Vientiane, Laos. Along with Sofia, we rode a 14-hour overnight bus from Mae Sot to the Thai-Lao border at Nong Khai. We had to stand in a lot of lines, fill out a lot of forms, and pay a lot of fees to officially depart Thailand and [...]
On Saturday, October 23, our friend Sofia joined us for a three-hour bus ride east out of Mae Sot to the historic ruins of Sukhothai. And when I say we rode a bus, I really mean we rode a passenger van that should have been sent to a junkyard 20 years ago. We arrived in Sukhothai in [...]
Well, we haven’t quite adjusted to the jet lag and time zone differences yet. We were both wide awake at 3:15am local time this morning! We finished unpacking and organizing our hotel room until the sun came up. By the way, we are staying at the Duangkamon Place, and it’s perfect for our needs! The [...]