Category: Asia
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day trip to chiang rai
The only reason I wanted to visit Chiang Rai was to see the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun). Since we were already up north in Chiang Mai, we figured that we might as well do a day tour (and by we, I mean me since I’m the planner of the trip). This was a mistake…
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what it’s like to pet/feed/bathe an elephant
Elephants are almost synonymous with Thailand, and there are two types of tourists: the ones who ride them, and the ones that don’t. I’m not judging the people who ride them, because I was probably leaning towards that at one point in my life. But as I did more research, I discovered that the elephants…
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james bond island
Another destination made touristy by a movie, James Bond Island (officially known as Khao Phing Kan) was featured in the James Bond movie, “The Man With the Golden Gun”. Similar to the Phi Phi Islands, there were a lot of inexpensive tours so I figured those would be the most crowded ones. So i had…
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phi phi islands
Pronounced, ‘pee pee islands’, this is a group of six islands in Thailand that was made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio in, “The Beach.” I guarantee that you will find that description in 99% of the tours that the tour companies offer there. To get there, you will need to either stay in Phuket or Krabi,…
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temples of thailand
Well more specifically, Bangkok and Chiang Mai. If you’ve been to Thailand or even seen photos of Thailand, you’ll know that there are no shortage of temples. Of course, this isn’t an exhaustive list – but just some of the ones I got to visit while in Bangkok and Chiang Mai: Wat Pho (officially Wat…
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flying air china
I’ve heard bad things about Air China. The most popular comments I had seen on airline review sites were that flights were often delayed or cancelled without any notification, flight attendants are rude, and passengers are loud and pushy. But, a lot of other reviewers were also saying that they were expecting a horrible experience,…
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thailand 2018
After 29 years on this earth, I finally got the chance to travel to Asia. Thailand, specifically. Of course, most other Asian countries are also on my bucket list, so how did I decide on Thailand? Well, flights were cheap, hotels were cheap, dining out in Thailand is cheap, and I heard mostly great things…
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