Catching Up

So, where did we leave off? 🙂 I admit to having been a bit lax on updates of late. Partially, I've just been lazy...also, fewer interesting stories to tell. After spending a day seeing Angkor Wat, my other two days in Siem Reap, Cambodia, were fairly low key. I visited a craft center and watched …

Northern Thailand / Update

I've discovered that I am terrible at finding the first sentence to start a blog post. Everything that follows is easy, but that first sentence, that's supposed to give the reader a clue what they're about to read, just doesn't want to come. Ah well. I liked Chiang Mai more than Bangkok. As interesting as …

Thai Cooking Class

I knew from the start that I wanted to take a cooking class in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I love Thai food, and for cooking courses, my research said this was the place. Fortunately, my research was correct! I arrived at my hostel in Chiang Mai (Green Tulip House; very nice, I recommend) and before even …

Elephant Rescue Centre

I made a new friend! Okay, she can't speak English (or human in any form), but that's just a detail. Meet Mae Eloo (pronounced meh-E-loo). She's about 40 years old, weighs 3.5 tons, and looooves bananas. She lives at the Ran-Tong Elephant Centre, which is a relatively new (3 years) camp for rescued elephants. Elephants …

Welcome to Bangkok!

I'm in Bangkok, yay! FYI, there is no grand theme behind this particular blog post. I still owe you a post about the flights, that will come soon. I got to my hotel yesterday (Saturday) around 1pm local time, checked in, and got settled briefly in my room. I am staying at the Plaza Athénée, …