Jan 4, 2025 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Daniel’s birthday celebration at 50Fly with laser tag and trampoline! Then, pizza at Two Sisters’ Pizza.
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Jan 3, 2025 – Chiang Rai, Thailand, Part 3
A day tour to Chiang Rai: White Temple, Blue Temple and Black House. Baan Dum Museum (baan = house, dum = black), or colloquially known as the Black House, is in fact a huge area with up to 40 structures scattered around it. We didn’t have time to examine all of them, as we already
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Jan 3, 2025 – Chiang Rai, Thailand, Part 2
A day tour to Chiang Rai: White Temple, Blue Temple and Black House. Wat Rong Suea Ten (loosely translated as the Temple of the Dancing Tiger Jumping over River, or something like that, based on what we were told by our guide), or The Blue Temple – another striking masterpiece. It was designed by the
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Jan 3, 2025 – Chiang Rai, Thailand, Part 1
A day tour to Chiang Rai: White Temple, Blue Temple and Black House. Wat Rong Khun, famously known as The White Temple, is a jaw-dropping masterpiece brought to life by Chalermchai Kositpipat, a celebrated visual artist with a flair for the extraordinary. Using his own money, he resurrected the temple from its humble, deteriorating state
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Jan 2, 2025 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Another day, another round of temple-hopping: By the end, we were temple-ed out but thoroughly impressed. Temples in Chiang Mai don’t just show you history—they practically dare you not to fall in love.
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Jan 1, 2025 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
We set out with grand ambitions: walk 1.5 hours to the Monk’s Trail and then hike up to Wat Pha Lat. Simple enough, right? Well, by the time we actually walked to the trail, we were so wiped out from the journey and the endless temptation of temples along the way that the hike got
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Dec 31, 2024 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Flying from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Late lunch at a local spot, and wow—easily one of the best pad thais I’ve ever had! Stocked up on groceries to prep for New Year’s celebrations – bubbly (well, almost bubbly – a nice moscato bottle) and oliviye salad (Soviet Union staple of NY’s celebration). Then headed to
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Dec 29, 2024 – Bangkok, Thailand
Ventured into the whirlwind of sights and smells at the iconic Chatuchak Weekend Market—an absolute feast for the senses! Colorful and fragrant (in a the best possible way)! Afterward, we wandered to the serene Queen Sirikit Park, a tranquil escape that leads right into Wachirabenchatat Park, home to a charming little Butterfly Garden. Armed with
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Dec 28, 2024 – Bangkok, Thailand
Chill day. Daniel went for rock-climbing, then swimming. That’s it. Fun fact learned today: In Thai language there are no spaces in between words. A whole sentence is written in one word and spaces are reserved for periods.
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Dec 27, 2024 – Bangkok, Thailand
Explored the iconic Wat Arun, a masterpiece shimmering in the sunlight—but the heat and the sea of tourists made it a bit of a test in patience. Still, the temple’s beauty shone through the chaos. Next stop: Chinatown, where we stumbled upon a funky little café serving refreshing Thai chai. It wasn’t just a drink;
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