May 2014 ~ The Traveling Ginger

31.5.14 Fast Forward: Cambodia, Round Two

31.5.14 Posted by Nikki Carlson Bus, Cambodia, Happy Special Pizza, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, The Mad Monkey Hostel, The Siem Reap Hostel No comments

We landed in Siem Reap, Cambodia, passed through immigrations, purchased SIM cards, met our hostel-provided tuk tuk and arrived at The Siem Reap Hostel all in a blur. With heads still spinning from the Full Moon Party, we barely made it to our beds before we were all in a deep...

Park Bench for Four, Please

18.5.14 Posted by Nikki Carlson Body Paint, Full Moon Party, Fun, Japanese Gardens, Koh Pha Ngan, Koh Tao, Overnight Ferry, Snorkeling No comments

After a short bus ride across the tail of Thailand, we arrived at Surat Thani ready for our next island adventure. Our options to get tickets for a ferry that afternoon to Koh Tao were somewhat limited, but we decided to test our Irish luck and head for the pier about an hour away. We...

Three's a Party: Ayutthaya & Koh Pu

11.5.14 Posted by Nikki Carlson and Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya, Bus, Luboahut, Road Trip, Wat Phra Mahthat, Wat Yai Chaya Mongkol No comments

Sunday night, just like the Wednesday before, I arrived to the Bangkok international airport to pick up another member of our travel crew: my youngest sister, Jennifer. Caroline and I were still exhausted from our previous night’s adventure on Khao San Road with friends from our hostel,...

We "Run BKK"...Sorta

10.5.14 Posted by Nikki Carlson Airport, Bangkok, City of Angels, Cousins, Emerald Buddha, Gold Buddha, Grand Palace, Kao San Road No comments

Last Wednesday, April 30, I woke up at 4:00 AM and headed for the train station in Chiang Mai fully prepared to start the next chapter of my journey. I was sad to say goodbye to Lolly for the third time, but I was beyond excited for her and her new apartment that we had moved her into the...