by Florence Murphy | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog, Thailand, Tips, Tours
The elephant looked jaded, old, and uncared for. He walked towards us and, like most elephants; he looked to be a gentle giant as he glided ever so gracefully along the concrete road. A small Thai man walked right beside him with a long wooden stick that was...
by Florence Murphy | Jul 7, 2016 | Asia, Blog, Chiang Mai, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Remember the experience of landing in Southeast Asia for the first time? Stepping off the plane was like lifting a veil from your eyes that you never knew you were even wearing. Well, that’s how it felt for us anyway the first time we landed in Bangkok. The...Tags: backpacking, southeast asia, thailand, tips, travel, vietnam
by Florence Murphy | Jun 28, 2015 | Asia, Blog, Chiang Mai, India, Thailand
With our trip to India looming closer and closer, two weeks ago we decided to take action in respect to getting our visas sorted. At that time we still had about 7 weeks or so left in Thailand, but after reading the hassles that other travellers had with getting a...
by Carlo | Jun 14, 2015 | Asia, Blog, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Tips
***Video montage of the festival is at the bottom of this post – Jump to view here!*** If you arrive in Thailand during the second week of April without doing your homework on the various different Thailand festivals, you will be in for a BIG shock! You...
by Carlo | May 26, 2015 | Blog, Chiang Mai, Thailand
When we arrived in Thailand back on March 2nd we already had our destination pre-planned. Chiang Mai was in our sights once again as a base for a few months to relax after our 7-month trip around South America last year. This city has definitely captured our attention...Tags: apartment hunting, chiang mai, thailand
by Carlo | May 24, 2015 | Blog, Thailand
It’s no secret that both Florence and I absolutely love Thai food. Renowned all over the world, Thai cuisine is famous for it’s mouth watering spiciness, variety of ingredients and gentle medicinal properties. We don’t particularly care about any associated medicinal...Tags: asia, chiang mai, food, thailand
