Nothing like a downpour to get you some free Starbucks
After a very long journey, including two ferries and one van ride, we arrived in Phuket Town at 6:00pm on Thursday. The SeaTran van operators offered us a transfer to […]
Category Archives: Thailand
Crying into my mask is a weird sensation
Our SeaTran Ferry pulled up to the dock at Koh Tao at around 3:30pm on Sunday and we walked off onto the pier as dozens of touts rushed up in […]
It’s not easy pushing a motorbike up the hill
We arrived in Bangkok on Monday morning and took the airport train to the Skytrain ($5) to Marilyn’s (Remember? We met her in Laos) apartment in a high rise building […]
Cooking like a Thai and soaring through the trees
Every once in a while it feels good to forget where you are. Now, we are enjoying Asia a lot, but we do miss home sometimes. So we spent Wednesday […]
Pai Pai, Elephant
Our third class bus to Chiang Mai on Friday morning exceeded our expectations. It was comfortable and air conditioned and only took 4 hours ($4.50 each). Upon arrival in Chiang […]
Cola Mentos, Colgate salt toothpaste, blueberry ice cream Oreos, and whitening Axe (and everything else)
The list of familiar products with an unfamiliar twist seems endless. Now that we’re more than two months into our trip, many of the things that required some getting used […]
Never leave home without your sarong
On Tuesday afternoon, we made our way from the central train station to our hotel. We chose to stay in the central part of downtown Bangkok so we could easily […]
What do Thais eat for breakfast?
Bright and early on Sunday morning… Well, ok, not bright because it was raining and not early because we love the snooze button… But nonetheless, on Sunday at around 10am […]
I wonder how you say “Shabbat Shalom” in Thai?
As the sun set over Rambuttri Rd in Bangkok, we headed to The Chabad house, where we joined another 150 or so Israeli travelers for Kabbalat Shabbat services followed by […]
Don’t point your feet toward the Buddha
Getting to Thailand Our journey began on Wednesday afternoon when we boarded our flight to Bangkok. We planned this trip to be low budget, and used frequent flyer miles to […]
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