21 hours to Bangkok
19 октября 2022 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 77 °F
Traveling with Bill for the first 7 weeks.
SFO
19 октября 2022 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
First leg of the trip done. Waiting in SFO to board for Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
21 октября 2022 г., Гонконг ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
After 14.5 hours from SFO we're now waiting to board in HKG for the last leg to Bangkok
Bangkok
21 октября 2022 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 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
21 октября 2022 г., Таиланд ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
Bill bought silk paintings. Found a good vegan restaurant, but very salty soup.
First full day in Bangkok
22 октября 2022 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 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 painЧитать далее
Off to Chaing Mai
23 октября 2022 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Two and a half days in Bangkok now off to N. Thailand.
Fun Adventure
23 октября 2022 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☁️ 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 fruitЧитать далее
Wat Phrathat & Doi Suithep. Chaing Mai
24 октября 2022 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 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 turningЧитать далее
Elephant rescue
25 октября 2022 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 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 areaЧитать далее
Elephants!
25 октября 2022 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 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 gotЧитать далее
Sticky Waterfall
25 октября 2022 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 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 downЧитать далее
HuayXai, Laos
27 октября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 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 somehowЧитать далее
Slow boat
27 октября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Taking a trip down the Mekong River. The border between Thailand and Laos for part of the trip.
Pak Beng, Laos
27 октября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 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.Читать далее
Pick up spot
28 октября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 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 thatЧитать далее
Luang Prabang
29 октября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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 crazyЧитать далее
Vientiane
30 октября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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 withЧитать далее
Bus to Thakhek
31 октября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Left Vientiane headed to Thakhek. Didn't know it was a sleeper coach. 😴 😂
Thom thang Aen Cave
2 ноября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
One of the largest caves in the world. Took a boat ride to the end.
Orchid Trail
3 ноября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
Dragon Cave & Cool Pool
4 ноября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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. ComeЧитать далее
Kong Lore Cave
5 ноября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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 andЧитать далее
Thakhek loop
7 ноября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 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 3Читать далее
Pakse, Laos
8 ноября 2022 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
You look amazing and young! Thank you for sharing your travels. Pictures are amazing [Jim G]