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...
by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 3, 2013 | Asia, Nepal
Each morning we walk along Lake Phewa in Pokhara, perhaps the only place we found in Asia, since Mongolia, where you can walk and almost be alone. Only once did we get mobbed, by a large group of tourists from India. “Let me take photo!” We don’t understand at first....
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 29, 2013 | Asia, Nepal
Wake up at around 10,000 feet and begin a steep climb. I don’t understand. We’re not at the top of this trail? Turns out that we climb an adjacent “hill” that is about even with Poon Hill. This is the highest altitude that we shall trek for the next few days. Two...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 28, 2013 | Asia, Nepal
We walk among the free roaming chickens and water buffalo, where our trek begins in the village of Nayapul. Kumar, our guide, explains how we will walk for four hours, have lunch, and then climb straight up about 3600 steps. No problem. We are hiking in the Himalayas,...
