Blogs from Thailand, Asia - page 24

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I have been living here in Chiang Mai for five years now. I bought a home with my husband just two years after moving into this place, started a new digital marketing company called Noria which offers our clients SEO service in Thailand, Google Ads, Social Media and more. My husband is actually from Australia, and we keep two cats and a dog in our beautiful home in Chiang Mai. In this piece, I will cover five reasons why I love living here. You can follow me on my personal blog or Instagram to see more stories/photos about Chiang Mai and other destinations I've visited. :) 1. Excellent Food Most people travel so that they get a chance to try new things. If you are into trying new delicacies like me, then you have to visit ... read more

After breakfast at the hotel restaurant this morning, we were picked up for our visit to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Located about a 2 hour drive from Bangkok just outside of the city of Pattaya, the sanctuary is an ethical sanctuary where rescued elephants come to avoid being ridden, worked, or abused. Arriving at the sanctuary in the late morning, we were introduced to a few of the elephants while we waited for others to arrive who along with us would also be spending half the day with the elephants. Once everyone arrived, we all had the opportunity to visit with each of the elephants. They were all so calm and friendly and seemed to love being touched. The sanctuary provided buckets of fruits which we were allowed to freely feed to the elephants. I was ... read more

Dag 29: aankomst Ko Phi Phi (geen foto's) Na een vroeg stevig ontbijt, werden we opgepikt en naar de ferry gebracht. Deze ging ons naar onze voorlaatste bestemming van onze huwelijksreis brengen; Ko Phi Phi. Een eiland waar geen auto's rijden en waarvan het dorp ingesloten ligt tussen twee baaien op het dunste stuk van het eiland. De ferrytocht duurde dik twee uur en we werden opgewacht aan de pier. Via een longtailboat werden we naar ons hotel gebracht. Dit lag aan het strand zonder verharde weg langs. Recht vanop het strand in de lobby. We konden nog niet op onze kamer, dus wachtten we wat in de lobby met een ventilator op ons gericht. Vroeger dan verwacht was onze kamer klaar. Het waren allemaal afzonderlijke huisjes met zicht op de baai (mag ook wel als ... read more