This post is a collection of some of my favorite parts of the trip. They are highlights that needed to be grouped together because of what they have in common: necessities for the quintessential vacation! Paradise Beach Follow me back to Day 2 of the trip, when we visited Paradise Beach. We haggled down a … Continue reading →

On Thailand Day 6, we hiked down a steep hill to the secluded Freedom Beach. (I will cover that in my final Thailand post.) For now, I’ll move on to Thailand Day 7. Megan and I both agreed that Thailand Day 7 was our favorite excursion of the whole trip, which says a lot. We were picked up by van … Continue reading →

On Thailand Day 5, we got picked up at a slightly more reasonable time than the elephant trekking (7:45 a.m.), and were on a long drive across the island to the Royal Phuket Marina Hotel. They dropped us off at the door and introduced us to the free drink and snack table. Then we waited for … Continue reading →

Thailand Day 4 was all about petting giant, exotic cats, taking in one of the many Buddhist temples in Phuket, shopping, and Indian food. We started out the day as we had started every day, piling our plate with items from the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. It truly never got old. Then we got dressed and headed … Continue reading →

Our second day in Thailand was spent at Paradise Beach, which was exactly like it sounds, but I’ve grouped that into a later post all about beaches, spa trips, and fried ice cream. Now I’m going to skip ahead to Day 3 of the trip, which was dedicated to touching, feeding, and bathing elephants… and later … Continue reading →

After my fairly short journey, and Megan’s 20-hour journey, we were finally reunited at Phuket International Airport. Unfortunately our driver had been waiting there for an hour, due to Megan’s delayed flight. But alas, we jumped in the cab and drove off toward our hotel and the beginning of an epic vacation. We were taken … Continue reading →

It would be the last time I’d see Jack, since he didn’t have a return flight on his trip to Thailand. My flight to Thailand was in two days, so who knows when we’d meet again. The Cherry Blossom Crew had to get together for a last hurrah. We decided to go to Flip Out, … Continue reading →

Sonia had rented a car and we were off to the Sanxia District fairly early in the morning, around 10 a.m. Blasting tunes from Gaurang’s phone, the highway breeze coming through the windows, our art trip had finally come to fruition. We were planning to do a day of crafts for about a month, and … Continue reading →