After Siem Reap, we went to Sihanoukville to catch a ferry to the island of Koh Rong. We stayed one night at Sihanoukville before going to the island. The town had a funny demographic – it was about 25% white men (mostly french) around the age of 60. We found out when we got back … More Sihanoukville and Koh Rong – Future Touristy Areas of Cambodia
To bring us up to speed while we have good internet we had 3 nights/2 days in Siem Reap. The first day we explored Angkor Wat and the temples around it. This was a really neat experience and hopefully later we add more about it. We had a private driver for this trip as the … More Siem Reap
The last days in Chiang Mai were lazy days. As Jeanette loves to walk we did a good bit of walking this morning. Public toilets are hard to come by sometimes so we ended up on a fast sprint to the nearest park (which we’ve learned usually have paid public restrooms). After paying our 6 … More End of Chiang Mai and on to Siem Reap
Our fourth day in Chiang Mai we signed up for a 6 hour cooking course. This is another of those top of the list things to do in the area, and they run about $35 per person. We specifically chose one that was outside of the city so that we could experience a bit of … More Sammy’s Cooking School
On day 3 in Chiang Mai, we booked a ziplining adventure at a cost of 1900 baht per person (or about $55). The course was made up of 35 platforms and took about 2.5 hours to go through – probably 4 sections of obstacles and 4 straight drops with the rest as ziplines. I was … More Ziplining the Jungle North of Chiang Mai
Travel to Chiang Mai – I believe our bus driver was formerly a NASCAR driver; he constantly weaved through traffic on multi-lane highways and never hesitated to pass on two lane roads even with oncoming traffic bearing down on us. The bus from Nakhon Sawan to Chiang Mai was very comfortable – much more … More Jason & Jeanette vs. The Scooter
Terrible internet in this hostel is my excuse for not posting much. For those worried about my finger that the bird bit, it is healing fine. It kinda looks like I had a hang nail. Jeanette’s quest in every market is too find mangosteen. We learned that they were out of season in Nong … More Preview of Chiang Mai – Posts to follow
We arrived safely in Chiang Mai and settled into a hostel. We snapped a few last photos in Nong Chang and realized we never said much about the actual teaching and home stay experience. The english school we were volunteering at is called Brainstorm and is a private business of our hosts Fai and Pong. … More Teaching in Nong Chang
So hopefully this post will bring us up to date. We will blame our tardiness on our adjusting to our busy teaching/adventuring life balance. We’ve been shocked at how much our host’s generosity has allowed us to do. At least every other day they commit part of their day to taking the volunteers out. So … More The last of Pong adventures
Adventure 6: water park/ bird park Pong’s 10 year old son Takhee is in town for the summer which is one of the reasons I think we got to have this adventure. There’s a children’s water park in the neighboring city about an hour away. We went a little later in the day to try … More Adventuring with Pong 6
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