This is the anchor post for our series on Northern Thailand. See below for our detailed itinerary, with links to detailed destination descriptions throughout. Click on any of the following for deeper looks at Chiang Dao, Chiang Rai, and Phu Chi Fa. An 11-day road trip across Northern Thailand, from the Laotian border to the forests near […]
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A Rum Sour with a Thai Twist Rum drinks in Thailand have a reputation (not always undeserved) for being both exceptionally sweet and very likely to land you with a tremendous hangover. Phraya Elements deserves a better fate than that, so we’ve thrown out the obligatory pineapple slice and given it a starring role in
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From Homeschooling Skeptic to Worldschooling Believer Before I had kids, the idea of homeschooling felt completely foreign to me. I saw it as a pursuit for mothers far more patient and purposeful than I was, and I worried that children outside the traditional school experience might miss out on something essential. Now, as a mum
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A Shiso Mojito from Bangkok’s Little Japan This cocktail is a sophisticated riff on the Mojito, reimagined through a Japanese lens using local Thai ingredients found right in our neighborhood. By swapping traditional mint for the peppery, anise-like notes of shiso and leaning on Chalong Bay’s grassy, agricole-style rum, the drink bridges a classic tropical
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This nine-day itinerary takes you through the heart of ancient Sukhothai before turning west into the remote jungle forests of Tak Province. Here, you’ll raft the Mae Klong River and stand before Thi Lo Su, Thailand’s highest waterfall. It’s a journey of contrasts: ancient stone cities that once stood at major crossroads set against modern
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There’s an idealized version of coastal Thailand where sleepy fishing villages back onto broad, curved bays. The only sound: the gentle lapping of turquoise waters and the rustling needles of casuarina trees. For miles on end, the only footprints are your own. You’ll hear that the authentic Thailand vanished decades ago, swallowed up by resorts and beachside