We're out! We've left the Philippines and arrived September 15th, 2014 in Chiang Mai Thailand - our first stop on what we hope will be an amazing, whirlwind tour of all the places we want to go and see. We found a neat, loft-style place on the 3rd floor of a 3-story building. It's a really nice place and feels like home - much better than the small condo we stayed at in Manila for a week. Life in Chiang Mai feels very much like a Thai version of Davao - the place we lived previously. It's … [Read more...]
Riding 2 Wheel Death Traps In SEAsia
I'm deathly afraid of motorcycles (and scooters). So much so that I've never actually driven one. Sure, I've ridden on the back of a few scooters when there wasn't a taxi or trike around, but that's not quite the same as driving one yourself. It's a justified fear, I think - I've had a family member severely handicapped on a scooter, a friend in the Navy paralyzed when he crashed his motorcycle, and another friend with a serious infection from laying down her scooter in Bali. In … [Read more...]