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Category: Thailand
ZZZ Hostel Don Mueang, Thailand
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Mission back to happy
Back home in Hangzhou What an experience this Mission Back to Happy has been! I write this from our “home town” of Hangzhou, specifically from our friend Charley’s apartment. Booker sprawled on our guest bed, happy to be stationary for more than a half hour. I’ve had two cups of coffee and I’m kicked back Read More
Finding ways to RLAX at home
Where should we go today? Our house is located very close to a bustling but small downtown area. On a single street, we can find fresh fruits and vegetables, The Best fresh smoothies, a 7/11 and amazing affordable street meats. We also know a very good place to get some massages when we need to Read More
Pool time at the Coco…Coco Kalaaaaaaaaa
Water we waiting for? In the beginning of September we found ourselves with a four-day weekend from school. This mini-break took the place of a holiday traditionally held in April, the Songkran Festival. (Original Songkran, also known as the water festival, was postponed due to Covid. Check out this list of things to do during Read More
Eating our way around the world
We’re not vegan but we can pretend. We love food. Have I ever told you that? Part of the reason we like to travel is the opportunity we have to sample cuisines from everywhere. We are eating our way around the world! Yes, we ate Japanese while on vacation in Bangkok and sure, you can Read More
Tattoos in Thailand
Rather than buy a lot of souvenirs when we travel, we like to collect a type of memory that we can still take everywhere we go but won’t take up room or make us want to sell it…so we get a tattoo! We easily decided we should get tattoos in Thailand If you’ve read about Read More
We’ll always remember the elephants in Thailand
We love going places. Even after we’ve arrived in a new place, before long, we’re thinking about going to another new place! We haven’t been in China a year yet but when we had vacation from school, we were very excited to hop on a plane and see Thailand. We’ve tried to take pictures to Read More
The Cabaret was…ok!
Thailand is popular for several things: milk tea, pad Thai noodles, mango sticky rice, longtail boats and beaches. We were crossing things off our Thai to-do list and knew we wanted to see a fancy show that might include some lady boys. So far, our experiences had mostly been amazing. While in Phuket we heard Read More
Managing the bucket list
We just enjoyed Chinese New Year, a glorious month off of school where we could travel, lounge and enjoy a much quieter Shenzhen. That month off is an oasis in the desert of teaching English. The Chinese people traditionally return to their hometowns during this holiday. We could tell that many of our city neighbors Read More