Tableuh (or something like it) means thank you in Karen. It is a word we use often. The Karen people are so incredibly kind. The food is good, the beds are awful, the roosters are awful and everyone in the village is great. Our drive out here was a very bumpy 5 hours with stops in a market,a Mong village and for lunch. At the market we bought a huge tin of cookies for the village kids who came to dance and welcome us that night. Not half an hour after arriving we...

The spa was heavenly once you get past the elitest part where someone kneels to wash your feet. 3 hours of relaxing heaven that ends with a fun traditional hairstyle. This is why the spa is better outside the US. Its super cheap which ups the relaxation factor greatly. After the spa we took a little nap and then headed off to find dinner and the night bazaar. Dinner was a tourist trap called the Riverside. Good food but too many tourists. The night bazaar was a...

Hi Everyone! We've left the Karen Hill Tribe Lodge and trekked our way back a different route to finally return to Chiang Mai. However, as we've just arrived there's not much to tell so I'm going to rewind a little to give you a little bit "more" than what we left you with. Jocelyn's been forced to type everything on her phone and as you can imagine, typing everything on a small keyboard with your thumbs can get old pretty quick whereas I have taken advantage ...

Greetings from beautiful Thailand. We survived 20 hours of flights to arrive late last night. Our private teakwood cottage is heavenly and the area is very nice. We are lucky, the weather is perfect and we are two hours away from a 4 hour spa day! We leave for our elephant safari bright and early tomorrow and cant wait to meet the people of the Karen Hill tribe. We have found some great things to do in Chiang Mai when we return too including my much awaited cook...

Greetings from beautiful Thailand. We survived 20 hours of flights to arrive late last night. Our private teakwood cottage is heavenly and the area is very nice. We are lucky, the weather is perfect and we are two hours away from a 4 hour spa day! We leave for our elephant safari bright and early tomorrow and cant wait to meet the people of the Karen Hill tribe. We have found some great things to do in Chiang Mai when we return too including my much awaited cooki...