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July 30, 2017

Today waking up was quite difficult given due to our exhaustion from the day before and waking up in my version of paradise. I took a moment this morning to lay my towel down on our lawn that over looked a river met on the edge by jungle and do a little bit of yoga to feel presence in that space. I have made a point at each place to take a moment, whether it be a few second or a few minutes, to take a few belly breaths and allow myself to feel present in that moment in order to remember how that space made me feel in that moment. With the excitement of my day ahead and the days that had just past I called home so I could see some of my most beloved faces and to assure them that I was in fact still alive and loving every moment. They have been good sports in being supportive and always lending an ear to hear about what each adventure has held. With the excitement of waking up in paradise and hearing my families voice, we head up for hasty breakfast so that we could be on our way to the
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July 29, 2017

Today we left our little oasis amongst the trees in order to board the traditional Thai style long boats. We made our way up stream passing setting our eye on the  incredible homes nestled amongst the lush green forrest that surroundednthebriver bank. We travel about 30 minutes up stream absorbing the country side and all that is worth. We proceeded to pull over to the side of the river and step foot upon the the muddy bank in order to walk up to the village that was home to natural hot springs that run at a mere 240 degrees Fahrenheit...ouch. There was a large swimming pool sized spring for bather and private tub all nestled umongst trees that shaded and housed birds that chirped song to one another. At the source of the spring thai ingenuity would have it that they boiled eggs and bamboo shoots. We had just enough time in thisnvillage to get a our best massage yet, under the trees as bird song filled our ears and the warm humid air laid upon our skin. After our massages we boarded ou
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July 28, 2017

The morningnstartedbout with a trishaw ride through the streets of Chaing Rai that felt more as thoug we ourselves were the attraction. It never ceases to amaze me the attraction that foreigners have with Americans. We then ended our trishaw ride are the local food markets where we got to see traditional food that the locals eat here. Much of it was filled with exotic fruits, foreign cuts of meet and many dried food for preservation. At one point we qpruchased turtles to set free at the temple for good luck...okay and maybe also with the alterier motive of them not being eaten. Many of the Thai sources of protein encoded but not limited to: catfish, eels, lung, liver, chicken and pig feet, turtle, intestine, shellfish and BUGS. You bet your bottom dollar I ate that damn cricket when it was handed  to me by a stand owner and while then texture was mildly repulsive, the flavor was good. After we went to another temple in which the original emerald Buddha was housed and therefore a repli
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July 27, 2017

Today we woke up to enjoy our last extravagant breakfast poolside over deep conversation. Following breakfast we went to get and infamous Thai massage because why not get as many as possible, but rest assured it was worldly different than you standard American massage. Any one who knows me know that I am not worried about nudity in any fashion, but this was bit of a culture shock not knowing what to expect. Laying there naked as I came, she full fledge massaged my boobs and a bit culture shocked was trying to figure out if his was costumary if I had just entered a realm of some freaky shit. Following the massage we rest assured at this was the norm as kacey had the same experience. We then caught our flight and were off to Chaing Rai. The moment we landed I knew this was the Thailand that I had in mind. The streets were just as clean and eye people just as friendly, I fell in love. We went to the night market which had a different feel that the Bangkok markets, but we're nothing sh
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July 26, 2017

You every day I think that the next day really can't get any better than the day before, but somehow it does. Today was our free day to do what we wanted so we decided to go to Wat Arun Temple of the Dawn since wwe did not got do the day before. With a stroke of genius on Kaceys part, we decided to take a 45 minute über commute that would cost us a mere $8. Upon arriving we wandering around he Cambodian inspired design of the temple and watched as the Thai natives bustled around us to set up for an event. We happened upon and elaborate temple that was meticulous and gleaming. We embraced our bare feet against the cool marble and entered into the building. Upon entering my eyes settled on the monk performing a blessing. Kacey knelt before him and I leaned into my discomfort, followed suit and I too knelt before him. I sat the listen to the hum of the monks voice drown out the chimes blowing in the breeze as I felt the warm air enter my lungs and my body become enveloped by excitemen
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July 25, 2017

Today was our first full day in Bangkok. We started our morning with an amazingly diverse breakfast to make my inner fat kid happy. We travel through the bustling streets of Bangkok as we gathered a wealth of knowledge about the culture and the history from sanity of our air conditioned car. Umongst the bustle of the daily morning commute for the locals the streets were lined with locals adorned in black to commemorate the beloved king that had past in October in order to pay respect. We were asked to dress in all black, covering our knee and shoulders in ordere tonpaybrespect to the kings whose ashes remained in the Grand Palace as this was taken as a very serious issue. We made our way through large densely packed crowds to see multiple inasturctures adorned with elaborate detail. Each build was just as maticulous as the next, howevere, was unique in it own way. Many of the building had architecture that was influenced my neighboring countries architecture. For example the pottery fr
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July 24, 2017

Hey all, Yesterday we arrived to the airport in Bangkok around noon and we made our way to baggage claim to meet our host. To no avail, for the first hour, Kacey and I wondered around attempting to find a familiar sight. After about an hour I spotted our five foot nothing host wandering around as frantic as we were. Upon arriving in our hotel our host promptly took us to learn to the use the sky train..public transport...just my forté. For the next few hours we spent our time at shopping mall per our host's recommendation. We both found it quite intertaining at the westernization of the mall that mimicked iconic US tourist destinations on each floor. We then went back to the hotel in agreence that we were exhausted and we proceed to relax for we had a big day the next day! We slept on and off from 7 pm to 7am ...YIKES, but "rest assured" we were ready for our epic adventure come sunrise.
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