BANGKOK
After a 2.5 hour taxi ride from the airport to the heart of the city, we arrive at our SF connection Carrie-Ann's place before pedaling the pavement with Follow Me Bangkok (bicycle) Tours - highly recommended! The tour included zipping through mazes of alley ways, visiting Wats, a ferry ride, and finishing up with a fish pedicure. Before leaving Thailand, we spent one more night grabbing a bite with our friend and visiting Wat Pho - home to The Reclining Buddha.

CHIANG MAI
A wonderful change from the metropolis that is Bangkok, we check into our traditional stilt bungalow. We didn't waste the nights; we strolled the Saturday night street market, ate all the amazing street food, an authentic Thai boxing experience, and a relaxing couples massage at Fah Lanna Spa. The highlight of Chiang Mai and the trip was a visit to the Elephant Nature Park. No riding or elephant tricks here, a true elephant sanctuary where visitors can feed, help heal, and even bath these amazing creatures. A wonderful experience that should not be missed.

PHI PHI ISLAND
From the mountains, we head to the islands of the south. A quick flight to Phuket, we take our luggage and zip on motorbikes to catch our ferry to Phi Phi Island. Once we arrive we have to take a long-tail boat to check into the amazing Phi Phi Long Beach Bungalows. Our only mistake wasn't relaxing enough from the views and comfort of our little slice of heaven. I won't get into the details of our rager, but it included an amateur kickboxing match against a colleague. The next day we were up early to catch island hopping boat tour including monkey beach and world-famous Maya Beach featured in the movie The Beach.