Monday, February 6, 2012 The Life and Times of Pai Pai Chad, the Canadian guys and I set off for Pai the next day. The road to Pai is VERY curvy. The t-shirts around town state that there are 976 curves from Chiang Mai to Pai...and that may be an underestimate! Luckily, the "bus" system here is mainly private minivans so it was a bit less scary than being in a big bus. Also, it allows the freedom to ask for bathroom stops and only your friends ...

Sunday, February 5, 2012 Jungle Trekking-Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, Jungle Trekking The next day, Chad and I set off for Chiang Mai and met back up with the Canadian boys there. We hung out a few days in Chiang Mai, tasting all of the international foods there. Our hotel was quite nice and had a fabulous "Nice Kitchen" restaurant next door with delicious organic foods. Best green curry I've ever had, fresh fruit salad with mueseli and yogurt, fr...

Sunday, February 5, 2012 My Great Canadian Thai Adventure Okay, that brings me to……………………THAILAND!!!! "Hey Canada!" in Thailand Bangkok So, today is day 19 in Thailand and I am loving it! I've had a great time meeting new people, starting with my first night in Bangkok. The plan was to land around 9 pm and make my way to a hostel previously booked. Only, my flight was delayed in China (bought a $7 bottle of water there beca...

Sunday, February 5, 2012 Summing up Korea January 28, 2012 I'm sitting in my hotel room in Chiang Kong, Thailand, and I'm forcing myself to write this blog. I don't know why I haven't written for so long. It's definitely not for a lack of interesting stories because there have been plenty of them. I think it's more like the dirty dishes that just keeps piling and piling to the point where it seems insurmountable to clean. It's been so lon...

Friday, January 13, 2012 Reflections on Northern Asia January 12, 2012 It's been awhile since my last blog update and that's not because I haven't had many "blog worthy moments." Rather, that I've had so many that I haven't had time to write about them. I've actually moved on from Northern Asia to South East Asia and the difference is huge. I actually think this may help my reflecting back since I think sometimes you have to remove yourself ...