We are always a bit wary about visiting tribes or places that are portrayed as a spectacle of animal or human tourism. One such place was the Hill Tribe and Long Neck Karen Village outside of Chiang Rai, which according to Google reviews, can definitely feel like a gray area. However, after understanding the motive and history behind the village,…
One week in Bangkok. Although you might have already started humming Murray Head lyrics and are picturing us dodging lady boys in Patpong Distict, gallivanting gorgeous wats and meandering along floating markets, this wasn’t the Bangkok we experienced. We actually did many of those things last time we came so this time, we plopped ourselves in one neighborhood, vowing to…
Departing the island of Langkawi by ferry in Malaysia we set off for the only country we’d previously visited in SE Asia back in 2013 and a perennial favorite for many: Thailand! Land of the Smiley People. This may have been our second trip through Thailand. But this trip is very different. In 2013, our issue was time. Back then…
