by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 9, 2018 | Asia, Cambodia
After 24 hours of flying time (plus three stops), we arrive in Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh, around midnight. Full bore jet lag symptoms (nausea, exhaustion, and insomnia) accompany us to the comfortable and affordable G Mekong Hotel. Not able to eat much of...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 23, 2014 | Asia, Thailand
Travel: Sit in the back seat of a minivan and twist around the mountains of Laos. Constant bumps bounce our heads off the roof, and that somehow eases my nausea. After this eight-hour ride, an international bus rolls us across the border back into Thailand, where we...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 16, 2014 | Asia, Laos
Chug along at a mellow pace for a slow ride on a long boat. Sometimes elephants roam, where mountainous jungle meets sandy shoreline along the Mekong River through Laos. This two-day river ride puts us in a different world, especially once we tune out the young,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 11, 2014 | Asia, Thailand
A $20 room in Chiang Mai gives our budget some breathing room. Surrounded by a moat and adjacent to a river, this city has a friendly small town feel. We will pass on the foot cleaning fish (though I can’t help but wonder what would happen if I douse my tally whacker...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 31, 2014 | Asia, Thailand
Hop onto a crowded ferry with us for about four hours, and land in paradise on the island of Ko Lanta. A laid-back place to chill that’s secluded from the crowds. The ocean view from our porch makes it hard to pull ourselves away to explore the rest of the island. So,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 21, 2014 | Asia, Thailand
The 100,000-plus political demonstrators in Bangkok greet us with smiles, handshakes and cell phone photo requests. As far as we can surmise, the urban middle-class believe that the prime minister is corrupt and should resign. The rural majority support the current...
