I spent several days on Kho Mak, an island with under 400 people living on it, and stayed in a hut on the beach for $6 a day ( Read more... )

Holy Crap Bangkok is overwhelming. Everywhere else in Thailand has been very laid back, but BKK is a sensory overload. Still super fun, but exhausting within minutes and much hotter than the other cities I've been in ( Read more... )

I'm currently in Pai, which is a few hours outside of Chiang Mai. According to my travel companions, it was a very quiet low-key community a few years ago, which existed largely due to its access to various nature activities. Unfortnately, it's become very tourist and bohemian oriented, and it's easier to find pizza and reggae than pad thai and ( Read more... )