Beautiful Rainy Laos
June 26, 2011, 5:59 pm by AlexAfter spending about 24 hours on buses (minus a 30 minute layover in Bangkok), we made it all the way from southern Thailand to Vientiene, the capital of Laos, two days ago. After a decent night’s sleep in Vientiene, we decided to keep going for four more hours to Vang Vieng, a little river town farther [...]
Beaches, SCUBA, flip flops, fevers, and more
June 23, 2011, 9:12 am by EmmaIt’s hard to believe that we’re almost half-way through our trip already! Basically, we’ve had: -3 days in Bangkok -over night train to southern Thailand (Surat Thani) -3 full days on the northeast side of Ko Pha-ngan (ferry to and from the island), relaxing on the beach -two day trip across Thailand to the west [...]
Hitting the beach in Thailand
June 13, 2011, 11:31 am by AlexI’m sitting in under a fan in an internet cafe in Khao Lak, Thailand, sipping on an iced coffee from a 7-11 (which are on every street corner). We packed our trusty Macbook Pro between a couple sleeping bags, said a couple Hail Mary’s for it, and shipped it home on our last day in [...]
