Thailand – Christopher’s Travels

As Seen in Chiang Mai

A Hop, Skip and a Jump: Back to Chiang Mai

A hop, skip, jump to the north.

The Best Little Restaurants in Thailand

It doesn’t much matter where I am on the planet, I crave Thai food. I want Khao Soi for breakfast, Pad Kra Pao Moo for lunch, and Gaeng Penang for dinner. I want to snack on satay and spring rolls and fish cakes while I dodge motorbikes in the street. I want pork on aContinue reading “The Best Little Restaurants in Thailand”

As seen on Koh Tao

Koh Tao: A Post-Pandemic Paradise

When I first visited Koh Tao in the summer of 2019, I was on this grand tour of South and Southeast Asia. After spending a good deal of time in northern Thailand, I bounced around neighboring countries and went as far as India and Nepal before returning to the south. I didn’t come to KohContinue reading “Koh Tao: A Post-Pandemic Paradise”

As Seen in Phuket

A Week in the Sandbox

To-do lists winnowed away and planning is in the bag. After a year and a half where international travel was only fantasy. Wheels up, finally. Still, there are covid restrictions in place and certain protocol to follow. I’m entering Thailand through Phuket, where I have to spend a week before I can to travel elsewhereContinue reading “A Week in the Sandbox”

Back to the Land Of Smiles

Light breaks over the horizon, amber at first and then slowly illuminating the world. The plane drops lower and I can start to make out land forms – first the coastline and then rivers and estuaries take. Soon enough, dark silhouettes. Unmistakeable. Beneath a few wispy clouds, limestone towers soar skyward from waters of PhangContinue reading “Back to the Land Of Smiles”