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How to see our Southeast Asia favorites in two weeks or less
Dear Passengers, Happy holiday season! We made it out of Peru without issue and will resume our usual newsletter with hopefully less turbulence. This newsletter is going to be about flying on airplanes (I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley), specifically our return trip from Singapore in United Polaris’ business class. We’ll wrap up…
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The Difference between Phuket Island, Phuket Town, and Patong Beach
Dear Friends and Famdamily, Look, let’s address this right out of the gate: Phuket is not pronounced the way you just read that word. It wasn’t until a couple of days before our departure that I mentioned to an acquaintance that we would be traveling to Thailand. “Oh, how great,” they commented. “I spent about…
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Planes, trains, and busses to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, Thailand
Hey everyone, This week, we make it to our favorite parts of Thailand: Chiang Mai and Chaing Rai, including the gorgeous and iconic White Temple. On our very last night in Chiang Mai, we were browsing Grab for some food delivery and came across a curious listing: Look, Pete and I had been traveling for…
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Eating our way through Thailand
Hi everyone, We’re moving on from Cambodia to Thailand. Our first stop: Bangkok. But before we leave Cambodia, I realize that I haven’t mentioned just how much honking there was on Vietnam’s and Cambodia’s roads. This experience hasn’t continued in Thailand, where cars are the most common vehicle (vs. tuk-tuks and motorbikes) and traffic lanes…