After 5 days on Don Kohn we were ready to move on. We had planned to spend a month in Laos, but our schedule was only loosely laid out.
We wanted to go to Vang Vieng next. This would involve more than 24 hours of travel. Continue reading
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Getting Invited in Out of The Rain on Don Khon in Laos
After 4 days of doing nothing on the sleepy (especially in low season) island of Don Khon in southern Laos, I was starting to get a bit bored. My family was happy to keep lounging around, so I headed off on a walk by myself.
Lazy Days on Don Khon
After 6 weeks in Bangkok, we were ready to get away to somewhere quiet and peaceful. Several days in a hammock by a river is just what we needed. So we made our way to Si Phan Don, Laos. Also called the Four Thousand Islands, this area in southern Laos is the perfect place to do a whole lot of nothing.
Can a Family of 5 Travel in Thailand on $65/Day?
The answer: Yes… and no.
A Friend Visits Us in Bangkok
About 6 months before we left on our round the world trip, I was talking on the phone with my best friend, Ann. Her daughter was planning to participate in a sister city trip to Japan. She had saved money and done fundraising. But then her dad was offered a new job and the family moved from Colorado to California, making her ineligible to go on the sister cities trip.
Visiting the Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok
I scanned the faces on the other side of the fence. Did any of these people look like an Ahmad? I saw families with children, but I knew that Ahmad was a single man from Syria. I saw the dark skinned man from Cameroon that one of my daughters was assigned to visit and made introductions. I had almost reached the end of the fence when I saw a man stretching to see over the others around him.
Buddhist Meditation in Bangkok
I ducked my head as I entered the long, white basement room at the Buddhist wat. I had participated in short, guided meditations before, but I wasn’t sure what to expect from a 2 hour Buddhist mediation led by a monk.
How to Visit a Floating Market without Leaving Bangkok
While we were in Bangkok, our daughters’ friend came to stay with us for two weeks. One of the activities she wanted to do during her visit was to see a floating market. Having just gone to Amphawa floating market the previous weekend, we didn’t really want to leave Bangkok.
Kanchanburi: A Famous Bridge and More
After surviving our adventure getting from Bangkok to Kanchanburi, we settled into our raft house for the night. It wasn’t until the next morning that I fully realized our room was floating. I woke to the sounds of boat motors. Moments later our little cabin began to rock to and fro. I walked out on the balcony and saw the source of the mini earthquake, waves from the river Kwai bobbing towards me.
Adventures in Transportation Part 3: From Bangkok to Kanchanburi
Kanchanburi is a popular destination just outside Bangkok known for its World War II sites (Bridge on the River Kwai), natural scenery, and floating raft guesthouses. Travel agencies will happily book overpriced tours from Bangkok, but we prefer to take local transport which is cheaper and usually not that complicated. Usually…
Any Direction We Choose 