Laotian country road. Poor Laos. It’s gotten left behind by it’s surging neighbors, Thailand and Vietnam. There are some signs of infrastructure improvements like roads and bridges, but the majority of the rural population lives with no running water and...
Aging hippie at the Inter Inn. Leaving the aging hippies behind in Chiang Mai, we tuk-tuked (new verb) to the bus station. The bad news was the 8:30 bus was full…the good news: we bought the last 2 tickets on...
Our rental Honda on way to Doi Chang Dao Somehow managed to escape the insane traffic of Chiang Mai in our little rental Honda. Did I mention they drive on the left side of the road? Lane lines are the...
Hills of Northern Thailand Left Bangkok on the overnight bus north for Chiang Mai…deluxe reclining seats and air conditioning. At 5:30am acrid smoke fills the bus. People in the back are shouting “Fire”. Seems an electrical failure has ignited the...
The point of DIY nature travel is finding exotic places where adventurous souls can safely find scenic wonders and nature at its best without going on expensive tours. We chose Thailand because it’s been open to tourism far longer than its neighbors on the peninsula.
So that isn’t the end of the turkey story. Every time the turkeys wandered back through to check for spilled birdseed, there was one fewer. We started with nine and last we saw them (a few months ago) there were...
I picked Wild Turkeys for my first blog post because they are a bright spot in a often dismal overview of species decline. Turkeys are thriving after nearly going extinct in the 30s. Most of the time when turkeys are...
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