2019 Highlights: Travel and Food

WRITTEN BY Julie

I blame the heat of Singapore that I keep forgetting the year is drawing to a close. Every attempt to dive deep into the holiday spirit is a little bit ruined when we’re sweating through our clothes. But, last...

02.15.19

Our Return Trip to Bangkok

WRITTEN BY Julie

Let me be frank. The first time I went to Bangkok I didn’t really love it. We were new to Southeast Asia and Bangkok felt like jumping in the deep end of a pool I wasn’t sure I was ready to swim in. In a blog...

02.12.19

A Taste of Thailand on a Private Bangkok Street Food Tour

WRITTEN BY Drew

Sometimes, the best dining room in a city is on the street and perhaps no city proves that more than Bangkok. The sounds of clattering pans, the honking of tuk-tuks, the heat shimmering off the sidewalk, and the array...

08.13.18

The Pavilions Phuket: An Oasis in Thailand

WRITTEN BY Drew

Our trip to Phuket was not well conceived or expertly planned. No surprise there. After a month of baking in the humid summer in China, we wanted to get outta town. On a lazy weekend at home in front of our...

08.08.18

Phuket Elephant Sanctuary: Animal Tourism You Can Feel Good About

WRITTEN BY Julie

A couple years ago, TripAdvisor removed hundreds of ticketed activities from their website that violated a newly conceived animal welfare policy. This policy requires that attractions with tickets sold via TripAdvisor...

03.21.15

A Shout Out to the Best Hotel Ever (Bangkok)

WRITTEN BY Julie

While in Bangkok in 2011, we stayed in what remains one of our top five hotels ever. This is saying something, given that it cost $60/night and we’ve stayed in our fair share of fun and funky places. We have even...