Ginger flower. The farangs, Thai word for outsider, are home. Luggage is stashed, laundry done: trip details fade into the background and life as we know it resumes. Before memory fails with the passage of time (a shorter and shorter...
Khao Sam Roi Yot NP Finally, the mother lode of wildlife, and so little time left to find it! I thought we would never find the iconic wildlife of SE Asia because searching has been so difficult. However, after visiting...
Back in Bangkok. Through sheer coincidence we scored a nice, older Toyota rental car for $20/day. Miraculously, Craig managed to navigate us out of the city without one wrong turn. In fact, during this trip, so many minor miracles have...
Iconic Angkor Wat. Germans were paying for upgrades to the facade. Angkor Wat is deservedly a world heritage center visited by thousands from all over the world. It covers a huge area containing dozens of temples: some restored, some being...
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.
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