2023 – Asia

[Holy Cannoli, is our trip almost over? OK, no, but we did depart from Austin on February 25th and we’re approaching the 20th of March. We’ve

On a prior day our guide Rina asked how much we’re able to say in Indonesian. Not much. She tried to teach us a few words. This morning, on

My how time flies! It’s already Saint Patrick’s Day and it seems like only yesterday it was Talk Like A Pirate Day. So far on our Asia trip

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 coffee

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 scheduled

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

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 Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

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-country

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