VIEWS OVER CHIANG MAI We survived our 13 hour journey on the night train to Chiang Mai! Neither of us got much sleep thanks to rocking of the train, but we made it! I started out on the top bunk, but when the train’s movements threatened to bounce […]
FROM THE VENICE OF THE EAST TO CHIANG MAI BY OVERNIGHT TRAIN Historically Bangkok was crisscrossed by klongs (i.e. canals), and so gained the nickname “Venice of the East”. These narrow waterways were once used for transportation and for floating markets, and were an iconic symbol of the […]
WELCOME TO SIAM! We made it! We’re in Thailand and, aside from a little travel fatigue and heat-induced stupor, we’re already loving it. The moment we landed it was obvious we were somewhere new and profoundly different; aside from the obvious heat and humidity, the very air here […]
Wandering Soles 