The location we are staying at in Koh Samui is night and day difference from where we stayed in Koh Phangan. We are staying at an actual hotel, although it's not on the beach, and we are in a very highly touristic area. I get my own room this time around because a group of is is alternating roomies so we can get to know eachother bette. Our rooms have air conditioning (although mine hasn't worked both nights) and hot and cold water (although I prefer cold sho...

The last you heard from me, I was on an overnight train headed to the islands. I've never been on an overnight train and it was a really cool experience. They come around and put tables up for you and your "roommate" to eat dinner on, and then, when you were ready, they come around and turned the small space into bunk beds. I was a bit worried about motion sickness, so my bunk mate offered to take the top bed. I slept just fine, although it was slightly rocky...

I've spent the last two days in Bangkok,where I met up with my tour group. Bangkok is quite different from where I've been prior to now. It's a huge city with lots of traffic and noise. It took quite a while to get from the airport to the hotel, but upon arriving at the hotel, I dropped my bags in my room and set off to explore the city before my group meeting at 6pm. I was lucky enough to run into a group of girls who were congregating in the lobby and saw one...

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...