Before I could leave Thailand, I had to visit the markets that everyone sees in NatGeo magazines and documentaries. So, I took a day trip to the two most famous markets near Bangkok: Maeklong Train Market and Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. We arrived at Maeklong Train Market at about 7:30 am. To get to the…
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Bangkok, Thailand
Third times a charm! My first time in Bangkok, I saw a few markets, rode a water taxi, and got to visit the Grand Palace. The second time, I saw more markets, rode the sky train, and visited Wat Arun. Now, after my third visit, I feel like I’ve finally seen enough of Bangkok to…
A Weekend in Nan, Thailand
This weekend my fellow foreign teachers and I ventured away from our home in San Pa Tong to Nan, Thailand’s Northeastern-most province, which borders Laos. Just a cozy 5-hour night-bus away from the city of Chiang Mai, Nan is a rural province that borders Laos and is known for its spectacular national parks, the most…
Nights Out in Bangkok
I only had one week in Bangkok, and because of jet lag and exhaustion from a busy teaching orientation schedule, I only had three nights out to explore the city. Night one was a trip to the famous Khao San Road, known as ‘the center of the backpacking universe’. This long street is lined with…
Cape Town Cuisine
Obesity is a well known problem in the U.S. and Americans are often criticized for our processed foods and overeating. Because of that, I had assumed that any other country I visited would serve tiny portions and locals would walk to the local market each morning to pick up fresh, unprocessed food for the day….