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Leaving Siem Reap was a breeze. We hired a tuk tuk to bring us back to the airport and got there in 15 minutes flat. We were so early, they wouldn’t even let us check our bags yet. This is a first for us as were usually pushing it at the one hour mark when we travel domestically in the states. We figured, you just never know with international flights.
We have to zig zag a little bit to get around. We fly down the Bangkok, passing our destination city in the north along the way. Bangkok is a huge airport and has a lot of luxuries, including a very well stocked and on-brand 7-11. It’s like my dream. There are also all of the fast food restaurants you’d see in the states all in a row, including a Krispy Kreme donut. Several of the people on our flight bought dozens of donuts to bring home, filling the overhead compartments. Pretty funny but they must be popular and hard to get in Chiang Mai.
Our layover is only a couple hours. We grab some cash, about 10,000 Thai Baht (about $330), at an ATM. As we’ve now hit our third currency, we succumb to downloading a currency converting calculator on our phone. AJ likes to think he can do the math in his head, but when you’re trying to calculate change on the fly, it can get confusing. Especially when the ratios keep changing.
Our flight to Chiang Mai was short and sweet but we don’t get in until after 9PM. Not too late to get some curry, but too late to do much anything else. We pop into a place called Cooking Love by our homestay. As we expected, it’s incredible. At this restaurant, you take off your shoes before entering. We have grown used to it at the homestays and hostels, but have not yet been asked to remove our shoes at a business. It immediately made me think of Frank Costanza in the Seinfeld episode where he refused to remove his shoes. I don’t mind, but it is kind of weird. But, the food was so good, I don’t even think Frank would have cared. The Tom Yum Noodle Soup was by far my favorite. With full bellies we went to bed, dreaming of the elephant sanctuary we’d be visiting in the morning.
On Arrival: Chiang Mai
December 21, 2019
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
Leaving Siem Reap was a breeze. We hired a tuk tuk to bring us back to the airport and got there in 15 minutes flat. We were so early, they wouldn’t even let us check our bags yet. This is a first for us as were usually pushing it at the one hour mark when we travel domestically in the states. We figured, you just never know with international flights.
We have to zig zag a little bit to get around. We fly down the Bangkok, passing our destination city in the north along the way. Bangkok is a huge airport and has a lot of luxuries, including a very well stocked and on-brand 7-11. It’s like my dream. There are also all of the fast food restaurants you’d see in the states all in a row, including a Krispy Kreme donut. Several of the people on our flight bought dozens of donuts to bring home, filling the overhead compartments. Pretty funny but they must be popular and hard to get in Chiang Mai.
Our layover is only a couple hours. We grab some cash, about 10,000 Thai Baht (about $330), at an ATM. As we’ve now hit our third currency, we succumb to downloading a currency converting calculator on our phone. AJ likes to think he can do the math in his head, but when you’re trying to calculate change on the fly, it can get confusing. Especially when the ratios keep changing.
Our flight to Chiang Mai was short and sweet but we don’t get in until after 9PM. Not too late to get some curry, but too late to do much anything else. We pop into a place called Cooking Love by our homestay. As we expected, it’s incredible. At this restaurant, you take off your shoes before entering. We have grown used to it at the homestays and hostels, but have not yet been asked to remove our shoes at a business. It immediately made me think of Frank Costanza in the Seinfeld episode where he refused to remove his shoes. I don’t mind, but it is kind of weird. But, the food was so good, I don’t even think Frank would have cared. The Tom Yum Noodle Soup was by far my favorite. With full bellies we went to bed, dreaming of the elephant sanctuary we’d be visiting in the morning.
1.
Chapter One: The Journey Begins
2.
On Arrival: Hoi An
3.
Hoi An: Day Two
4.
Hoi An: Day Three
5.
Final Day: Hoi An
6.
Train to Hanoi
7.
Hoa Lo Prison +
8.
Hanoi: Day Two
9.
Two Days in Ha Long Bay
10.
Leaving Vietnam
11.
On Arrival: Cambodia
12.
Angkor Tombs
13.
Cambodia Final Thoughts
14.
On Arrival: Chiang Mai
15.
Elephant Sanctuary
16.
Temples of Chiang Mai
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