Since I’ve fallen behind in my updates from the trip I’m going to post in the past-tense moving forward….just go with it. So we arrived on Koh Samui (Koh is Thai for island) in the…
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One of the drawbacks to Bangkok being built at sea level is that it’s more susceptible to flooding….and I guess mosquitos too, which if I’m being honest, I might consider a national disaster of its…
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The Grand Palace, Bangkok Thailand On our second full day in Bangkok we did the major touristy stuff: the Grand Palace Bangkok Thailand and Wat Pho. The Grand Palace is this giant compound filled with…
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Whenever I travel internationally I try to seek out the restaurants where the locals eat, because that’s the only way to ensure you’re going to get an authentic experience from cuisine to culture. Restaurants and…
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After piling into our ten-seater van we left the Labua Hotel (which we learned was the same hotel where they filmed the helicopter scene from The Hangover Part II….not worth the overcrowded elevators from tourists…
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The only two pieces of Thai you need to learn when traveling through Thailand are how to say “hello” and “thank you.” “Sa-wa-dee-crup” (Sa-wa-dee-kah if you’re female) is like “Shalom” in Hebrew; it means hello,…
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These last few months I’ve been fortunate enough to travel around the world: first to Europe and now Asia. I know it sounds crazy, but I love airplane food, and now that the airlines are…
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