Today, I stepped foot in one of the places I've been dreaming of seeing for years: Angkor Archaeological Park! This UNESCO Heritage Site contains the remains of a number of the capitals of the Khmer Empire from the 9th through the 15th centuries. This was actually the largest pre-industrial city in the world! I've drooled …
First thing this morning, I was on a bus to Chiang Rai. This time it was actually a bus as opposed to a minivan, and the ride from Chiang Mai was about 3.5 hours long. On this ride, my neighbor shared her custard cream rice crackers with me. (Thais are so nice!) By 11am I …
Pretty much everything that I've done during my trip so far has been extremely touristy. I figured that today, my last full day spent in Chiang Mai, was the day to change that. Though I hadn't heard of it before coming to Chiang Mai, a couple of people have raved to me about the Monk's …
This morning began with me running into a little parade as I was leaving my hostel headed for the Grand Palace. Apparently, some sort of royal event was going on today, making the palace hard to access this morning. Instead, I decided to go on a boat tour. Thonburi klong tourThis hour-long tour took me …
Journeying Jasmine 