WELCOME TO FARNSNIENTE

When we awake all we want to know is: have our colds magically been cured and is the A/C in the main room working. No and no. Whaaa. We get

The day started out well enough, if getting up at 3:45 am is ‘going well’. Within 15 minutes we were dressed, packed, had a quick sip of cof

Today promises to be a do-nothing, boring day. We’re on our own all day, for the most part. Our driver of the last two days, Tawee, is sched

If yesterday was our time to visit Thailand’s current capital, today we will visit one of the previous capitals of this nation: Ayutthaya. I

Today’s our first day in Bangkok, so it’s be good if we really know the city’s name. Formally, as of maybe last year, the city’s name is Ban

Our days fall into categories, and one semi-traumatic category is “Changing cities by air”. Today is one of those days. We’re catching an in

As so frequently of late, we rise early, have breakfast, pack and check out. Breakfast is nothing fancy, but it’s fun watching the Mae Kok r

We enjoyed the Reverie Siam yesterday evening, and enjoy it maybe even more for breakfast. We get a three tiered assortment of scones, bread

After two lovely nights at The Fern Resort we’re pulling up stakes and heading to Pai. Our initial morning drive is through smoke filled val

After breakfast we drive off towards the border with Myanmar. At one point the western powers adjusted the borders here, so what used to be

As has become our custom, we’re up early. We are leaving today. We have to be packed and we are to meet our tour guide and driver at 7 AM

No monkey business today. This day is all about the elephants. Yesterday Nat picked us up at the Chiang Mai airport and Arm (pronounced ‘Am’

Our trip is planned to happen in quite a few venues, and today we switch to a new one, our second. We’ll be flying almost two hour to the ci

Not everyday can be speedboats and monkeys. Today we’re going to tone it down, relax and do domestic chores. Every so often you have to stop

For the most part, while we’re in Asia, we’ll be on organized tours and cruises. That makes this part of the trip a bit unique. We’re on our

Although still adjusting to the 12 hour time difference, we wake at a reasonable hour. After a good night’s sleep we both remember to say “R

It’s the last day of the month and our first full day in Thailand. We’re in Krabi (a word for an ancient Siamese sword). Truth be told we’re

Once off the plane we and the other passengers snake our way towards the terminal. We expect to find customs and immigration but instead the

TOUCHDOWN! Well… we’ve touched down in Singapore. We hang out here at the airport until 1 p.m.-ish and then fly to Krabi. After 16+ hours of

Well, fifteen days, to be precise. Our luggage (carry-on only!) is on the dining room table. We're adding stuff, swapping out stuff, ...