From Bangkok, I got a bus/ferry combo ticket to the island of Ko Tao, which I had heard was a good place for snorkeling. The islands in southern Thailand are very popular with Europeans as places to go to the beach and party. They’re just beautiful. I didn’t make advance reservations, […]

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I took the night train from Vientiane to Bangkok, which all went smoothly. I bought a ticket from a travel agent in Vientiane that got me transportation to the Thailand border, which is about 10 miles away, and from the border to the train station in Thailand, as well as the train ticket. […]

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I spent a couple more days in Chiang Mai, taking another cooking class and getting caught up on errands and trip planning.  I bought a tour from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang, Laos through my hotel, but it probably would have been easier to do it on my own.  I was picked up by a […]

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There was another woman waiting to be picked up for a trek outside the hotel while I was waiting for my ride to the Elephant Nature Park, and we chatted for a while and agreed to meet for dinner that evening. We were both looking forward to our day. It was about an […]

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There was actually a guesthouse in Pai that was called Pai in the Sky. I think they had some treehouse rooms there. Pai was a cute little town, but really full of foreign tourists. I haven’t been used to that, since the Indians generally outnumbered the foreigners when I was in India. […]

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