One Day in Thailand on Christmas Eve, This Happened… The lights casting the Ko Phi Phi beach aglow suddenly are put out and the MC of this dinner party come across the speakers. “Look to the ocean, everyone!” Tom and I scan the ocean beyond the palm trees wrapped up to look like Christmas trees. [...]
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Is a visit to the Jim Thompson House in Bangkok worth it? Tom and I were on the fence about going to the Jim Thompson House. We weren’t sure looking at some house was the best use of our last day in Bangkok, but in the end the words “beautifully maintained example of traditional Thai [...]
Separate Beds: The Key to Blissful Couple Travel? The spacious bungalow had a large walk-in shower, a stone floor cool under our feet, a massive balcony with chairs to lie out on, and a stunning view of the turquoise ocean sparkling beyond the tropical green trees framing the wood balcony secluded above the landscape of [...]
One Day, I Went to this Restaurant in Thailand… Tom and I weren’t planning on eating at a French restaurant while we were in Thailand, but upon examining the menu of La Fourchette while we were in Chiang Mai our mouths began watering too much to turn it down. There was just one problem. This [...]
One Day in a City Itinerary: One Day in Bangkok Bangkok is a whizzing whir of cars, people, food carts, skyscrapers, and more people. Thailand’s most populated city is easy to get overwhelmed in. It’s massive and vibrant and pulls visitors in an array of different directions; shopping, history, food, dancing on rooftops, a whole [...]
My Love/Hate Affair with Thai Food I love trying new food. I ate haggis in Scotland, escargot in France, and slurped down foie gras in California with barely any hesitance. Yet, for some reason, I have always had an uphill battle with Thai food. No matter what I tried, I just wasn’t a fan. I [...]
I'm a travel marketer and travel writer. My husband, Tom, is getting his MBA and never stops studying. We have two cats. We have a mortgage. We have a passion for traveling. We have limited vacation time and funds.
Our friends and family wonder how we travel so much.
Here's how I balance it all and maximize travel time and getting the most out of a destination when time is short.
Elephant Rides: Not Always Happy
by Gina on September 20, 2012 · 3 comments
Should Elephant Rides be Part of Your Time in Thailand? I wrote a blog post earlier this year, shortly after arriving back from Thailand, about my experience riding an elephant there. It was an amazing experience – for me. However, as quite a few of us on our trek commented afterward - we felt a bit [...]