Penny After having spent almost 2 weeks in Kho Phangan, Phuket and Koh Phi Phi, we wanted to once again get away frohm the tourist traps and spend some time in a more secluded island. From our research, Koh Tarutao was what we were looking for. As part of the Tarutao National Marine Park, which…

Joseph After staying in Koh Phangan island for almost a week we got a ferry/bus combo ticket to take us to Phuket (pronounced poo-ket) on the west coast.  Phuket is a major tourist destination in south Thailand on the Andaman coast.  It attracts mainly an older crowd on package holidays.  It being the busy holiday…

Penny We have posted a new Southern Thailand album with pictures from Christmas in Bangkok and New Year’s in Koh Phangan.  Enjoy! After spending 2 luxurious nights at the Davis Hotel, we were once again on an  overnight bus.  This time our 21 hour journey that included a bus ride, a ferry and lots of…

Joseph After another overnight bus trip, this time from Chiang Mai, we arrived in Bangkok at 4.30 AM. It was still dark out when the bus dropped us off on perhaps the most famous backpacker street in the world, Khao San Road.  The street and surrounding area are packed with budget accommodations, cheap eats, bars,…

Penny I have added some pictures to the North Thailand album.  Enjoy! Joe and I love Thai cuisine and decided that a Thai cooking class would be great way to spend a day.  We registered for a cooking class that promised to teach us how to make green curry paste, green curry chicken, springrolls and…

Joseph We have posted a new photo album called Northern Thailand.  Enjoy! In a Toronto magazine we had read about an elephant sanctuary in Thailand that takes in orphaned or abused elephants.   The Elephant Nature Camp is run by a woman called Lek, which means small in Thai.  It is  home to 28  elephants, many…

Joseph When you cross the border from Laos to Thailand it’s like traveling forward in time 50 years.  Suddenly there are real highways with lights, multi storey buildings, recognizable store names, franchise restaurants and lit up billboards.  Some would say it’s not for the best.  For me, I’ve just been surprised at the level of…