Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand travel tips

You don’t get to see or do much when you get kicked out of a country. So most of our YEH-MEH-NAHs are for things within a few blocks of our hostels, the immigration office,...

November 19, 2009 with 2 Comments

Between despair and ecstasy in Bangkok

Wat Arun from a commuter boat | Photo by Lauren Girardin Though Todd and I actually had two nights in Bangkok before we were kicked out of Thailand, I still felt justified in...

November 19, 2009 with 0 Comments

Sukhothai and Ayuthaya, Thailand travel tips

Todd and I spent only a couple days each in Sukhothai and Ayuthaya, Thailand, and a lot of that time was spent at the Buddhist sites. Even so, we happened upon a few non-touristy...

November 12, 2009 with 0 Comments

Elephant skin – Art from Thailand

Last night’s travel art show at cellSpace was a blast. It was interesting to see people’s reactions to art created on such a long trip, and also to hear their...

November 6, 2009 with 0 Comments

A strict diet of Buddhas and blood

Buddha in a field of columns | Photo by Lauren Girardin I was curious about the literal translation of tom yum goong, which I understood simply as Thai spicy prawn soup based on...

October 30, 2009 with 0 Comments

Chiang Mai, Thailand travel tips

Like is true for most visitors, our week in Chiang Mai, Thailand was filled with many all-day activities. When we weren’t feeding elephants or nearly blinding ourselves with...

October 23, 2009 with 0 Comments

The awkward love child of old and new

We’re trying something new in this post – larger images! We hope you like them. Of course, you can still check out all our Chiang Mai photos in our slide show. And now the...

October 22, 2009 with 0 Comments

Where the wild things limp

Under the watchful eye of an elephant | Photo by Lauren Girardin It’s near impossible to visit Chiang Mai, Thailand and not spend every day checking something off the...

October 4, 2009 with 0 Comments

Be not afraid of fermented fish

Pad thai ingredients | Photo by Lauren Girardin In 2005, Todd’s brother Joshua and our freshly minted sister-in-law Sutay spent over a year on an extended multi-continental...

September 22, 2009 with 0 Comments

Before I kick your ass, may we dance?

Teen Muay Thai fighter | Photo by Lauren Girardin What you want, Chiang Mai‘s got, whether it’s mini-skirted, fake-boobed, pool-hustling hookers; the lulling kneading...

September 9, 2009 with 1 Comment