21 hours to Bangkok
October 19, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 77 °F
Traveling with Bill for the first 7 weeks.
SFO
October 19, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
First leg of the trip done. Waiting in SFO to board for Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
October 21, 2022 in Hong Kong ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
After 14.5 hours from SFO we're now waiting to board in HKG for the last leg to Bangkok
Bangkok
October 21, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
After 24 hours of travel time we arrived in Bangkok. Very tired but too excited to sleep. All checked in now to try and calm down and rest.
Explored Khao San Road
October 21, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
Bill bought silk paintings. Found a good vegan restaurant, but very salty soup.
First full day in Bangkok
October 22, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F
Went to train and bus stations trying to secure a ride to Chiang Mai. Unfortunately we had to settle for the bus since the train was completely sold out for several days.
Anna was in a lot of painRead more
Off to Chaing Mai
October 23, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Two and a half days in Bangkok now off to N. Thailand.
Fun Adventure
October 23, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F
My (Anna) massage helped my pain, so I had a much better day. Went to breakfast and tried a coconut 🥥 expresso drink. Interesting and yummy. The lady was kind and gave me a couple of passion fruitRead more
Wat Phrathat & Doi Suithep. Chaing Mai
October 24, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Hiked up this extremely steep mountain to a monastery and temple with beautiful ruin like buildings and water falls. We continued on four miles to the top to another temple. We thought about turningRead more
Elephant rescue
October 25, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Almost a bucket list item, working with rescued elephants. Elephants are still being used for logging and other industries and not always humanely. That being said, there are many rescues in the areaRead more
Elephants!
October 25, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We spent half of the day with five elephants, having fun with these gentle giants. We made yummy soup for lunch and met many nice people. We thought we would be headed home after, but the best day gotRead more
Sticky Waterfall
October 25, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Two Israeli girls we met at the elephant rescue, Tal, and T-faris, were going to a place they called Sticky Waterfall and were kind enough to let us tag along. We had so much fun climbing up and downRead more
HuayXai, Laos
October 27, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Made it to Laos. A bit of a challenge because there were no bus seats available for a couple days. We took a taxi to the border, checked out of Thailand, took a bus across the bridge, and somehowRead more
Slow boat
October 27, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Taking a trip down the Mekong River. The border between Thailand and Laos for part of the trip.
Pak Beng, Laos
October 27, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
The slow boat to Luang Prabeng takes two days, so we got to spend the night in a little town called Pak Beng. The boat ride was good enough, but we had about 10 backpacking Brits partying on board.Read more
Pick up spot
October 28, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Stopped to pick up passengers at this remote spot. Some kids climbed on the side of the boat to sell their wares. Bill wanted to buy some, but he took so long to find the right amount of currency thatRead more
Luang Prabang
October 29, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We arrived in Luang Prabang after two days of travel on the "slow boat." We didn't have hotel reservations, thinking we would find a place when we got here. There was one problem. For some crazyRead more
Vientiane
October 30, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Took the rocket train to Vientiane and then a tuk-tuk to the hotel. Not where we (I) thought the hotel was, but we couldn't just walk downtown. We had to take another tuk-tuk. We shared the ride withRead more
Bus to Thakhek
October 31, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Left Vientiane headed to Thakhek. Didn't know it was a sleeper coach. 😴 😂
Thom thang Aen Cave
November 2, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
One of the largest caves in the world. Took a boat ride to the end.
Orchid Trail
November 3, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
In Lao on the Thakhek Loop. Atempted to go the 40 km detour in the hopes of glimpsing a wild elephant. The road was so rough and rutted and it was very slow going so we ended up turning around andRead more
Dragon Cave & Cool Pool
November 4, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The dragon cave had no electricity today, but we were able to explore it with head lamps and my phone light. We figured it was much cooler that way. Very beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. ComeRead more
Kong Lore Cave
November 5, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Amazing ride 7.5 kilometers through an underground cave/tunnel on a boat. Originally explored because a chopped down tree floated out the down stream side. Then rented some bikes to ride around andRead more
Thakhek loop
November 7, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Finished the Thakhek loop yesterday. Long trip, but well worth it. We drove over 500 kilometers on a Honda Click scooter. Visited at least 6 caves. Two with a boat ride and one we swam inside. Hiked 3Read more
Pakse, Laos
November 8, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Hired a tuk tuk for the day to drive us to three waterfalls and a coffee plantation. Von the driver was very friendly and helpful. One of the waterfalls required a 3 mile round trip walk along aRead more





























































































































