For the past three days, I have been a tourist. Not just any tourist. One of THOSE tourists. The kind who go to exotic places and spend a whole week lounging by the pool with their beer belly for company…
A fill-up-my-heart day at Children’s Shelter Foundation
Today was one of those fill-up-your-heart kind of days. We had the opportunity to visit the Children’s Foundation Shelter run by Joy’s House about 40 minutes north of Chiang Mai. It is a haven and home for children in need. …
How this crazy family celebrated Thanksgiving in Thailand
Today, I let my two boys climb several hundred feet in the air above Thailand’s jungle canopy and told them they could jump. As a matter of fact, Nathan and I followed them off. What a rush! No, it wasn’t…
My first full day at Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai
The elephant is the symbol of Thailand. 100 years ago, there were an estimate 100,000 elephants in the wild. Now there are only about 8,000 elephants. Most of their lives were taken for ivory. How sad! But luckily, we are…
Our Two Month Travelversary!
Wow. Hard to believe we are at the two month mark, our two month “travelversary” so to speak. Our trip surely feels like it’s happening fast. (Didn’t I just write my one month blog?!) This month was so different from…
My First Day in Bangkok
We have been bombarded by tuk-tuk drivers and eaten sweet baked sticky rice with bananas inside. That day was our first day in South-East Asia. At the beginning of the day, our bed and breakfast served us a tasty breakfast.…