In my old age, I have developed a theory about travel. Far too often, we treat the actual traveling part of our travel as an “Day 15 – The Longest Two Hours”
Day 14 – One Night in Bangkok
When I originally booked my trip, I wasn’t able to make the timing work to fly from Chiang Mai to Bangkok to Dubia with enough “Day 14 – One Night in Bangkok”
Day 13 – Shhh. It’s a Secret.
I love food. (Clearly, all you have to do is take one look at my zoftig frame to figure that out.) And the more I “Day 13 – Shhh. It’s a Secret.”
Day 12 – Neber Enough
As a born and bred project manager, I often have to fight my natural instincts to plan every single moment of my days. Especially on “Day 12 – Neber Enough”
Day 11 – Elephants on Parade
I have several friends who have traveled to Thailand. When any of them found out that I was going to be heading to the north “Day 11 – Elephants on Parade”
Day 10, cont. – Loy, Loy Krathong
Unbeknownst to me, the day I flew into Chiang Mai was the middle day in a three-day festival called Loy Krathong. Literally translated, it means “Day 10, cont. – Loy, Loy Krathong”
Day 10 – It All Works Out in the End
Up to this point in my trip, everything had gone fully to plan. I hadn’t yet had any reason to stress out. Day 10 of “Day 10 – It All Works Out in the End”
Day 9 – Decompress
One of the things I learned in my SCUBA training is that you’re not supposed to fly for anywhere from 12-24 hours after you dive, “Day 9 – Decompress”
Day 8 – Shaky Start, Perfect Ending
The final day of diving started off with a bit of a mishap. After breakfast, I again went to the reception area to catch the “Day 8 – Shaky Start, Perfect Ending”
Day 7 – Finding Nemo
The next two days were a whirlwind of awesomeness, and one of my favorite life experiences of all time. The day started at 5:30AM as “Day 7 – Finding Nemo”
Day 6 – Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
I have always loved water. From the time I was a kid, I loved going swimming, playing in puddles, splashing around in the irrigation ditch “Day 6 – Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus”
Thailand Day 5 – He said poo
Okay, so let’s get this out of the way up front. The name of the island off the southwest coast of Thailand is pronounced “pooh-ket.” “Thailand Day 5 – He said poo”