Tag Archives: Thailand
Phitsanulok: “Why you go to there?!”
My friend Caitlin is also in her second PiA year teaching in Nan, northern Thailand. I last saw her in January when I spent a weekend in Nan. Last weekend I had two days off for midterm and I … Continue reading
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Bangkok
The last stop on my two-week southeast Asian tour with my mom was Bangkok. I had been here before, but it’s a city in which it’s hard to be bored, so we easily spent four days in the city. While … Continue reading
The Past 2 Weeks
School has only been in session for two days and already the recent holiday seems like it was ages ago. It started with a 3-day jaunt to Chiang Mai (which I visited before in January), in northern Thailand, with some … Continue reading
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Chiang Mai
January 11-12: Chiang Mai The final leg of my journey back to Vientiane was spent in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s second largest city. I stayed in the tourist center of town and explored the plethora of temples and shops on foot. … Continue reading
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A Nan Weekend
January 7-10: Nan My bus from Chiang Rai wound its way through the mountains surrounding Nan, making pit stops along the way so the driver could bargain for rice with farmers on the side of the road. Finally, I arrived … Continue reading
Chiang Rai
January 5-6: Chiang Rai Arriving in Thailand felt like coming home. The food, the language, the relaxed atmosphere–so much felt familiar and similar to Laos after two weeks away from southeast Asia. After the incessant stares and attention from salespeople … Continue reading
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There and Back Again
It’s been 4.5 weeks, 33 days, and 4 countries, and here I am, back in Vientiane and ready to start a new term of teaching. Since I last wrote, I rode: 10 airplanes 6 trains 7 inter-city buses 2 subway … Continue reading
Travel Plans
Now that the term has come to a close, it’s time for a vacation. The break after this term is a month long, because it’s summer in Australia and because this is the end of Term 4 at Vientiane College, … Continue reading
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Triathlon in Phuket
Taxi: Talat Sao to the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge: 13.7 miles. Van: Friendship Bridge to Udon Thani Airport: 37.3 miles. Plane: Udon Thani to Phuket: 719 miles. Total: 770 miles This was last weekend’s three-part journey to Phuket, Thailand, where I … Continue reading
