My last day in Chaing Mai was busy busy. Eva and I started the day with a thai cooking class. We were joined by about 20 other travelers from all over the world. I even met some girls from Ireland who were fascinated that my last name is Monahan and were even more astonished that I've never been there... Looks like I have my next travel idea (Christmas time mom and dad?)! At the class, I learned how to cook; spicy chicken soup, green curry paste, and pad thai n...

There are not enough words to say how much I adore northern Thailand. The hotel I'm staying at is really neat, it's a hostel combined with a hotel, which recently opened. The owners both live on site and are beyond helpful and you can tell share a passion for traveling along with their many visitors. Talk about a dream business. Oh, they have the cutest dog named coco,too. I spent my first night here in Chiang Mai wandering the night bizaar market. To get ther...

My last day in Cambodia yesterday was perfect. I met up with my new friend Jonathan and we decided to roam around Siem Reap on our own, without a Tuk Tuk or guide, and go off the beaten path. We stayed away from Pub Street (extremely tourist friendly area) and wandered around where the locals live. Jonathan is an amazing photographer and spent a lot of time photographing the local people and their daily lives. It was a humbling experience and really helped put ...

Yesterday was such an amazing day. I was picked up by my tour guide, this time in a jeep, to head towards the jungle. We were headed to Phnom Koulen National Park which is a mountain that's considered very holy and a pilgrimage site for many. The drive took about an hour and thirty minutes but was entertaining as my guide insisted on practicing his English. In addition, the driver stopped at about 4 different food stands making me try various items, by the 4th ...

Yesterday I spent the day at the remains of the temples at Angkor Wat. I was picked up by my guide and a Tuk Tuk driver (see photos) and we took off for the temples bright and early. The temples I saw were Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and the Bayon Temple, and lastly Ta Phrom. Angkor Wat is the most famous temple, absolutely breathtaking. Hard to imagine that all of it was built by hand and hand sculpted. The Bayon temple is known for its 54 headed Buddha statues....