• Thoughts on Thailand – Week 6

    There is a saying here: “Same Same… But Different”. That pretty much sums up life in Thailand now.  We’ve largely adjusted to what is different so its a new normal and some days at home it does seem “same same”… but different. Its hard to wrap my mind around all…

  • Bo Sang Umbrella Village

    The village of Bo Sang (aka the umbrella village) sits about 20 minutes outside of Chiang Mai, so we took the kids there for a visit one afternoon. Right past an archway going into Bo Sang is a factory + showroom which demonstrates the entire process of making umbrellas by…

  • Welcome to Chiang Mai

    Our plan for coming to Thailand was to spend 6-9 months in Chiang Mai which is in the northern part of the country.  After a week in Bangkok and then a week in Koh Samui, we finally arrived in Chiang Mai. Neither one of us had ever been to Thailand,…

  • Scuba Diving Koh Tao

    While we were vacationing on Koh Samui, I was able to go scuba diving twice while Chuck watched the kids.  The first time I went to Chumphon Pinnacle and Twin Rocks off the coast of Koh Tao with CSI: Samui.  I was REALLY hoping to see a whale shark on…