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    Bangkok’ing Again

    July 3, 2014 - By 

    Perhaps I should have done further research, but I’d like to thank Myanmar for screwing us before we even got there! Even the government site did not clearly state a letter of approval was required for a tourist vista. In addition to that, I unfortunately read Lonely Planet’s bit on Myanmar’s visa-on-arrival a bit too quickly and overlooked the outdated post of 4 years. Apparently Myanmar’s definition of visa-on-arrival means your pre-approved visa commences when you arrive! The words, “Holy fuck,” crossed our minds during our attempt to transfer from Chiang Mai to Yangon at the fly-through area in Bangkok when an AirAsia staff member asked us for our Myanmar visas. “You…

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    Chiang Mai

    July 1, 2014 - By 

    With only four days in Chiang Mai, I felt obliged to plan an action-packed itinerary. If we had more time, I would have liked to spend at least a week in Chiang Mai, followed by several days in Chiang Rai. Upon looking at the calendar I saw that we had less than two months for the remainder of our Southeast Asia tour and I reluctantly booked our flights to Yangon, Myanmar on June 1. Another sleepless overnight train left is longing for a nap and massage upon our arrival in Chiang Mai. It wasn’t until after a full day’s rest when we finally mustered up…

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    Bangkok

    June 26, 2014 - By 

    Everyone hears a lot about Bangkok. You never stop hearing about it, and I absolutely could not wait to romp around one of the world’s most famous cities. With our flexible schedule we were able to squeeze in an entire week in this infamous capital city, and I must say Bangkok exceeds my expectations. Although I live in San Francisco, one of the most liberal cities in the U.S., I still needed time to adjust to the most sexually liberal place in the world. Lady boys are everywhere, and I don’t mean scantily clad lady boy hookers waiting outside bars. Most lady boys I saw were…

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    Ko Tao – Scuba Heaven

    June 21, 2014 - By 

    There is nothing Thai about Ko Tao, the tiny 21 km² island in the Gulf of Thailand. The main road runs about 5 km long and hugs Sairee Beach, the longest beach on the island that runs a short 1.7 kilometers. You basically go to Ko Tao for the following reasons: 1. Scuba dive. 2. Hang out on the beach. 3. Drink, party, and/or pub crawl with the Brits and Aussies at any of the numerous bars. During our first night we enjoyed drinks at a beach bar and watched in awe at the local fire dancers. Our favorite show involved a young Thai man…

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    Ko Phangan and the Full Moon Party

    June 15, 2014 - By 

    The other reason why we hastily left Cambodia was because we planned on attending Thailand’s world famous Full Moon Party. While we were in Siem Reap, Chris looked up the full moon party dates. June 12th marked the next party, which was only 7 days away from the time we started our research. “How far is it from Bangkok?” I asked. “Um….it’s on an island,” Chris replied. After our bike tour to Beng Melea on Sunday, we loaded onto a large bus Monday morning (from a reputable tour company) and made our way to Bangkok without any issues, thankfully unlike our…