Arriving in Ayutthaya we were dropped off in the middle of nowhere. The driver pointed to me and then opened the door to the van. Alright I thought, out I go. We were dropped off at a mall. I was starving. We went inside and I hate to admit it but we ate at McDonalds. The Thai food is sooooo good that I feel bad chowing down at McDonalds- but we were looking for a quick meal so we could be off seeing the sites. After my cheeseburger and fries which I scarfed down in record time we took a tuk tuk to our hotel. Our hotel was sooooooo cute. It was a guesthouse. Upon arriving the two women greeting us got us to sit down at their table and got us water. They also pointed ... read more

We finally arrived in Koh Tao after our sea sickening boat ride and made our way to our hotel. We then headed down to the beach and saw the Sairee beach town then headed back and called it a day...boat ride took a lot out of us. The next day we got up and felt a lot more refreshed. Grabbed some breakfast and then found a kayak rental. We rented it for 2 hours and we departed Sairee beach and headed over to Nangyuan (took us 45min to paddle over) and we decided that we were going to have a beer and then head back. Well as soon as we got off the Thais were running up to us to gather our money to be on the island. Thus we were only going to have a ... read more

Our half day trip in Phi Phi was a lot of fun. We boarded a longtail boat and headed out. We got to go swimming in a secluded area and also snorkeling right off Maya Beach. We then went to Maya Beach but there were so many tourists. The movie "The Beach" has made the beach so popular that you can not relax. We also visited monkey beach on the way back to Phi Phi Don. Monkey Beach was really sad. Approaching the island there is a big sign reading "DO NOT FEED THE MONKEYS DO NOT POLLUTE". When we arrived we found all of the tourists feeding the monkeys and the tiny beach was soooooo polluted. Monkeys were drinking cans of Pepsi that tourists left behind. You all know how I feel about cruelty to ... read more

We were overcome by the beauty of Ao Nang while we were approaching it by boat. From our pictures below you can see why. We were taken to our hotel and were able to stash our bags there while we went for lunch and to the beach and waited to check in. That night we found a little bar with live music right on the beach. I love that about Thailand. It is easy to find live music and no entrance fee is ever needed. The man performing was originally from New York and had moved to Thailand several years earllier. He performed many rock songs and we had a great time. Our second day in Ao Nang we woke up early and ready to explore. We rented a scooter and explored for several hours. We ... read more

I had always heard that Bangkok was humid and stinky and smoggy, so my expectations weren't high. But my expectations were exceeded as the city did not smell all that bad- better than Mexico anyways and the smog was not that bad either. The city reminded me of a more cultural version of New York City. Arriving in Bangkok at midnight on Sunday we expected the city to be quiet. We were in for a huge surprise when we could barely move down Khaosan Road to find our hotel. We were shoulder to shoulder with people partying and shopping and eating street food. Luckily it only took us ten minutes to find our hotel. They had lost our reservation but had a room for us. Our room was nice. We were determined to try and beat ... read more