Pea and I signed up for two days of scuba "fun dives" while at Koh Tao. Pea was certified for open water diving more than a year ago and has since done dives in Lake Michigan to check out shipwrecks and did another one more recently in Devil's Lake. I was certified for open water …
I'm writing this to remind myself that beach vacation isn't always relaxing. It took 48 hours of attempts to arrange a ride to the ferry at Mae Nam pier. We were renting a house on the other end of Mae Nam beach, less than 4 km away. It should have been simple. The French owner …
We spent two days with no plan- just eating, hanging out at the beach, chilling with whatever dogs came our way. One morning we walked a half mile down the beach to breakfast and Bailey joined us the whole way, quietly sat under our table in the cafe, and trotted along home with us afterwards. …
This is our first time on Koh Samui. Taxis on the island are expensive and motorbikes are dangerous (we saw so many wounded farang limping around), so hiring a guide seemed the best way to explore the island. "Mr. Thailand", lol, picked us up in the morning and we were lucky to get an early …
Our driver arrived early and we were ready to go, so we were on the way to the airport by 5:30am. The streets were dark but people were out, preparing to open shops and carts for the morning. It's always a little sad leaving Bangkok. It feels like second home. The flight to Koh Samui …
We had a short list of requests from the kids before we left Bangkok. Pea wanted another trip on the sky train and to eat coconut ice cream, Tea wanted to lift weights at the park across the river, and I wanted to ride the water taxi and procure a large dried squid for a …
We wouldn't visit Thailand without visiting the boys' foster families. We met early at HSF in Bangkok where we got in a van with the social workers and headed toward Bang Sai district, where both the families live. Because we haven't been back for five years, the boys looked dramatically different for the foster families. …
After a lot of busy days in Bangkok (and Ayutthaya) it was time for an easier day to catch our breath, especially ahead of Sunday's visit with the boys' foster families. We started the day with breakfast at a dim sum restaurant near our neighborhood. This is a highly rated restaurant that we've been to …
Today is the Queen's birthday, and so it is Mother's Day in Thailand. This probably explains why I was unable to find any coffee at all on my morning spin of the block. It was much quieter than usual. Mother's Day is a national holiday. Kids don't have school, and many vendors didn't seem to …
Tripping Turkeys 