• Our House in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    When we got to Chiang Mai, we weren’t even quite sure where we wanted to be.  The city was appealing, but for the most part, all we could find were small apartments and condo-style accommodations. After spending a couple days driving around with agents, we ended up somewhat far from…

  • 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…