Elephant Nature Park Chiang Mai, Thailand
When Tom and I visited Thailand for the first time a few years ago, we were super excited to interact with some of the large and magnificent animals that SE Asia is famous for....
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The Secret Terra Cotta Garden of Chiang Mai, Thailand – In Photos
The Baan Phor Liang Meun garden, also called the Terra Cotta Garden of Chiang Mai, is not technically a secret, but it feels so magical and mysterious that it’s nice to believe it is....
Songkran Chiang Mai, Thailand
What is Songkran? Traditionally it’s a festival for the New Year that involves throwing or sprinkling fragrant-herb infused water as a symbol of cleansing, or washing all of the bad away. In Chiang Mai...
Ladyboy Cabaret Chiang Mai, Thailand – In Photos
The Ladyboy cabaret Chiang Mai show runs every evening in the Anusarn market (an offshoot of the night bazaar) at 9:30pm. The show is free if you buy a drink, or you can pay...
Thai Farm Cooking School – Chiang Mai, Thailand
We love experiencing the world through food in all of our travels, but the cuisine plays an especially central role for us when we are in Thailand. Thai food is some of the best...
Eat Hanoi, Vietnam – One Day, Two Nights, Lots of Food
Hanoi was our last stop in Vietnam, the only city in the North that we were visiting and sadly, we only had one full day to appreciate it. We were anticipating how much we...
Phong Nha, Vietnam; Outside of the Caves
The area around Phong Nha feels incredibly quiet and remote, though apparently it is relatively bursting with tourists compared to a few years ago. We stayed at The Phong Nha Farmstay, one of the...
Sleep, Eat, Work, Do – Hoi An, Vietnam
Hoi An Vietnam was an important trading port from the 15th to the 19th century and has had a major harbor since the 1st century. “Ancient” is really a more apt description than “old”...
The Caves of Phong Nha, Vietnam – In Photos
Phong Nha, Vietnam was dramatically put on the map and at the top of quite a few bucket lists just about five years ago (in 2009) due to the discovery of Son Doong; The...
The Best Bánh mì in Vietnam
I am not trying to wax my own car here, but I think I know a thing or two about sandwiches. After all, I was voted by my senior class as “most likely to...
Tailor Made in Hoi An, Vietnam. How to choose a Hoi An tailor.
Hoi An, Vietnam may be most famous for its hundreds of tailors, leather-workers, and other custom clothing-makers. It is basically those famous benevolent cartoon, forest-life (birds, mice and what have you) come to life;...
There’s no Place Like Lemongrass Homestay – Hoi An Hotels Review
We have found that where we are staying in a city usually factors greatly into how much we like it, and how long we stay there. As much as we travel we are essentially...
We are Tom and Jenny. Entrepreneurs, travelers and spicy food aficionados. California is officially "home" but we can usually be found a lot closer to the equatorial belt. We started an app development company and have been calling anywhere with an internet connection "the home office" for the last few years.