We spent days 126 through 131 in Sukhothai, Thailand. Sukhothai was the capital of the Siam empire beginning in the 13th century. If you are interested in reading some of the history of this UNESCO World Heritage site, you can click on this…
Chilling in Chiang Mai
After our Christmas experience at Elephant Nature Park, we had 10 days, including New Year’s, to relax and take in Chiang Mai. — FYI – our New Year is not the same as theirs, but they have a party for us…
Cambodia Impressions and Costs
We took the train from Beijing, China all the way down to Saigon. We trained from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and back. But to get through Cambodia, you have to take a bus. On day 104, we raced out of…
Vietnam Impressions and Costs
Most of Vietnam was a great break for us from the big cities, since we spent 24 of our days on a boat, at the beach, or a short walk from it. From the moment we arrived, the pace was…
Hoi An
We spent days 80 through 88 in Hoi An, Vietnam. It is a beautiful port town on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Hoi An is best known by tourists for its inexpensive hand-made-to-order clothing. We did not have any clothes made (long trip —…
China Costs and Impressions
To wrap up the China section for now (and to delay talking about my blown budget until later in this post), here are some random thoughts about China and the Chinese… Public Toilets abound Read the star rating and take…
Hongluo Temple
When we were planning this trip, we had a few must see places on our list and then we figured we could just fill in extra days with suggestions we received along the way. We booked 5 nights at HY…
France Costs
Away from Europe for a while, here are the costs now for our 27 days in Paris, 13 in Normandy, and the roll-up including Stockholm. Of course, I have a bit of a smile right now at how close my projections…
Ahead of Schedule
Well, we thought it would take longer, but we can already mark two items off of our RTW scavenger hunt: Public Urination and Govt Shakedown. We were told to keep a watchful eye out for both, but we honestly thought…
Sweden Costs
Well, Sweden was awesome. As we sit here in Paris now, I have finally put together all of the costs for the jaunt to Scandinavia. There were a few outstanding items that I went ahead and included. I suppose if…