Sarah and I were in Bali and had decided that we would like to climb Mt Rinjani, and active volcano on the next big island over, Lombok. We (possibly erroneously) determined that we needed to go with a guided tour and decided to use a company called Rinjani Fun Trekking. …
In the last 4 weeks we… Wound our way around the Cordillera Sky Loop in northern Luzon where we enjoyed incredible views, went caving, hiked mountains, met mummies, enjoyed a local festival and generally enjoyed being in the mountains. Hiked up Mt Pinatubo, the volcano that erupted violently in 1997, …
Sarah and I were excited to come see the rice terraces of the Philippines, and in particular those in the remote mountain village of Batad, reachable only by foot, either with a 2 hour hike or a more expensive ride and then a 45 minute hike, details here: http://www.alexinwanderland.com/2013/05/16/rice-terraces-of-batad/ …
The Kitchen If you’ve ever set foot in a Thai restaurant you may have guessed that one of the best things about Thailand is the food. Everywhere you turn there are tantalizing aromas leading to delicious flavors. So our friend Johan and I signed up for a Thai cooking class. …
One week of pre-school teaching in the bag and I thought I’d post a little update. Our schedule goes something like this: 7:30: Other staff arrive 8:00: Kids start arriving 8:30 Most kids present and playing 9:00 Group language practice with songs and letters and days of the week …
We finally arrived in Bangkok with the intention to explore it last week. Over the next few days we saw the most beautiful temples we’ve seen, tasted amazing food, saw a very interesting cross section of Thai society and wandered into a really cool festival put on by the Tourism …
After watching the sunrise over the mist layer caused by humidity rising from the balmy Thai interior to the mountains of Chiang Mai province we headed up to the peak. Doi Inthanon reaches 2565.3341 meters, or 8416.45 feet. It was a grueling 50 meter walk on a paved/staired path full …
We landed in Bangkok and decided not to explore the city right away since we would be back later. Instead we hopped on a bus and headed up to Khao Yai National Park. First we stayed in a hotel near the park and rented a motorbike. This enabled us to …
You’ve probably seen pictures of Ha Long bay at some point, or at least of landscapes a lot like it. Turquoise waters with limestone karsts jutting dramatically out of the water. Often there’s a fishing or tourist boat cruising through the photo. Well we didn’t go there, we went to …
There are a lot of cool things about Hanoi, but I want to take a few minutes to tell you about one of the most interesting – the toilets. When you’re out for drinks and conversation it is inevitable that you’ll eventually need to visit the restroom. In many places …