In Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai we wandered the temples and attempted to capture the essence of Buddhist architecture with a photo. If any of these photos succeed at that, then they are probably Aaron's work. He is definitely the better photographer. After a while the temples all start to look alike both inside and …
Category: Asia
Thailand: Phuket
Two weeks since my last post and now we are in the North of Thailand. The first week I was too tired to move my thumbs and last week I was waiting to have a bit more to say since I don't have many photos for this time period. We finished our week of May …
Thailand: Southern Beaches
We love Thailand! The food, the beaches, decent transportation--this place is paradise. Phuket Island, Ko Lanta, Ko Rok, Ko Nah, Ko Phi Phi: 'KO' means island and we have been hopping from one to another on the Andaman sea. White sand beaches with turquoise water make these the prettiest beaches I have ever seen. We …
Singapore
Singapore was an awesome day where nothing went as planned. We were trying to go from Bali to Vietnam with just a few hours in Singapore between flights. However, we had some visa issues and we were denied boarding. Somehow we missed the requirement that we needed pre-approval before we could request standard approval, and …
Bali: Seminyak
We end our time in Bali in the resort-like city of Seminyak. This area is twice as expensive as the Eastern side of the island with 5 star hotels lining the coast and trendy restaurants and bars filling the rest of the town. The beach here is slightly cleaner than other parts because the hotels …
Bali: Eastern Beaches
We love snorkeling! I haven't gone snorkeling since a family trip to Hawaii a few years ago, and it feels amazing to be exploring coral reefs once again. We stayed four nights in Tulamben and two in Amed Beach (both on the Eastern side of the island). We slept through a 5.0 earthquake the other …
Bali: Ubud
We made it 2/3 around the globe as we are now 16 hours ahead of California time. Bali is warm! I was a bit concerned to book the flight to Bali because the weather forecast is rain all day, everyday for the next three months. Yet here we are, and it hasn't rained once. It …
Completing the Circuit: days 11-12
The western side of the Annapurna circuit is desolate and windy. The trail has been replaced with a busy road full of Jeeps, motorcycles and mini busses. On day eleven I was still quite ill, so we took a bus from Muktinath to Jomson. It is a good thing we didn't try to walk, because …
Crossing Thorung La, Days 9-10 of the Annapurna circuit
I wish I could title this Summiting Thorung La, but we technically aren't summiting anything. Thorung La is 17,670 feet high, and is a saddle between mountains that are 21,000 feet tall. That is much too high for me. Day 9: Yak Kharka to Thorung Phedi Today was brutal. The air is so thin and …
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Days 6-8 Upper Pisang to Yak Kharka
The high route from Upper Pisang to Manang may well be the prettiest section of the Annapurna circuit. The climb is steep, but in this case, every step was worth it. We spent two nights in Manang in order to acclimate, and we needed it as Aaron fell sick for a day with AMS. I …
We Won't Melt 