Author Archives: Sarah
Traveling with the Sister!
(12/15-12/30) We enticed another one to cross the seas and join us. My sister, Elizabeth, elected to spend a portion of her winter break with us in Thailand. It originally was going to be Australia, but since we had to cut out the South Pacific she thought Thailand would still do the trick. The plan &hellip Continue reading
Ko Chang, Thailand (12/8-12/15)
(A late update taken from the journal) We have been on the island of Ko Chang for seven days now. We arrived on a Saturday and joined the masses of local Thais on their long weekend. We chose to stay in a bungalow on Kai Bae beach on the west coast of the island. It’s &hellip Continue reading
To trek or not to trek…
That was the going question for our next part of the trip as we ventured into Northern Thailand. We decided to take a trek and chose a 3 day 2 night, non-touristy trek around Pai. Pai is about 2 hours north of Chiang Mai. The trek was unforgettable for us. It was a great way &hellip Continue reading
Eastern Awakening
Culture shock is right! Things are definitely different. We arrived shortly after midnight and had arranged to have a driver from our hotel meet us at the airport and escort us to the hotel. The drive to the hotel was the first sign that things were going to be a little different here. The streets &hellip Continue reading
San Francisco, California
California here we come! I just love to say it. We arrived in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon and were greeted at the airport by Lindsay and Luke. We decided to drive straight into the city and get something to eat. A sour-dough bread bowl of clam chowder on the wharf seemed fitting….and it was! I &hellip Continue reading
Home Sweet Home
After much discussion we decided that we both would come home in October for the wedding instead of just Brian. To help offset the plane tickets we made the trip home for about a month instead of a week and flew home around the same time as everyone else the first week of October. HOME &hellip Continue reading