Every Sunday during the late afternoon, Ratchadamnoen Road in Chiang Mai closes to motor vehicles and opens up as a pedestrian-only street. Slowly, this stretch of one-kilometer road becomes filled with local food and handicraft vendors. It’s a one-stop shop for everything from impressive paintings to lanterns and flowers to an array of delicious Thai Read Post
Video: Tara’s Top Five Soakings of Songkran, Thailand
The Songkran Festival in Chiang Mai is absolute madness. Here are some of the wettest exchanges Tara captured during our time there. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvcqebqHSxQ]
Video: Mike’s Top Five Soakings of Songkran, Thailand
The Songkran Festival in Chiang Mai is absolute madness. Here are some of the wettest exchanges Mike captured during our time there. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C0dO7QcsKQ]
Video: Red Chili Thai Cooking School Chiang Mai, Thailand
Tara and I attended a cooking class through Red Chili Thai Cooking School in Chiang Mai, Thailand and had a great time. Aon, the chef, was very accommodating to our pescetarian diet and can tailor dishes for vegetarians, too. This is a little taste of our experience. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7HVyfp9NuQ] Disclosure: We cooked with Chef Aon and Read Post
Making Som Tam in a Bangkok Alley
For our first of three planned visits to Bangkok, Mike and I decided to stay in the Sathorn district. We booked a hotel within walking distance to the Myanmar embassy so that (you guessed it) we could get our visas. Our home for three days was tucked inside a residential area with narrow winding streets Read Post