During our time in Thailand we are getting to see a wide variety of the country. Phuket was all island and turquoise waters, Bangkok will be a big city, and Chiang Mai is lots of green countryside and mountains. We completely dove in our first night in Chiang Mai. I had found a “treehouse resort” …
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Phuket
Our time in Phuket was much too short. But we jam packed as much as we could into the few days that we were there. Ryan and I stayed on the southernmost point of Phuket, at a boutique hotel called The Nai Harn. The hotel was located right on the beach with beautiful views of …
Saigon
24+ hours of straight travel is no joke. To get to Vietnam, we flew from Houston to Tokyo, and then from Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon). There is a 12 hour time difference between SE Asia and Texas. So Ryan and I were definitely feeling the effects of jet lag. We had …
Steamboat
Getting the whole family together for a vacation at this age and stage of all of our lives is quite a difficult thing to do. However, someway somehow it worked out. From all over the country – Texas, Washington, Louisiana and Georgia – we flew to Steamboat Springs, Colorado for some skiing, snowmobiling, and much …
Santorini
From Athens, Ryan and I took the Blue Star Ferry to the island of Santorini. The 8 hour ferry ride was like a mini-cruise. There were restaurants, decks to sit out on, and shopping stores – and it was the perfect start to a relaxing 3 days. Getting to the port, we had quad bikes …
Salzburg
Oh Austria, how beautiful you were! I personally loved our time in this country. Amongst mountains, rivers, castles, Mozart, and all things Sound of Music – what could you not love?! We took a slower pace in Salzburg because, well we could. Our first day we spent walking around the old town. We learned about …
Krakow
I’m having trouble finding the words to begin this post. I’ve written and rewritten my intro multiple times. But I now realize that I’ll never find the right words to describe what Auschwitz is and what it represents. I’ve wanted to visit Auschwitz for many years. I’ve watched many documentaries, cried over Anne Frank’s diary, …
Stonehenge
Trying to get to Stonehenge was a mess! We missed our bus the first day because we got lost on the metro. Ryan and I are not used to relying on public transportation, and even after 4 weeks here – we still don’t have it down perfectly. Getting better though! Anyway, we were able to …
Venice
Our last night in Florence, I pulled out my phone to check Venice’s weather for what I knew was going to be the same perfect weather we had been having since our trip started. However, to my complete dismay it displayed a 100% chance of rain the ONE day we would be in the city. …
Rome
Currently Ryan and I are sitting on a train leaving the eternal city heading to Naples to see Pompeii. Rome was so exciting, and we definitely could have stayed four more days just to enjoy the Roman culture and cuisine! I love me some pizza & pasta! Friday morning our flight landed at 9:30 am. …