Today was very much like many of the previous days that we spent in Tokyo or Bangkok this year. We attempted to take it easy by following the original plan of eating and shopping.
I’m so relieved and happy that our entire trip went incredibly smoothly yesterday. With a 5 hour layover in Shanghai we went to look for an airport lounge we could hang out in for a few hours.
I feel super lucky that I was able to fit in another trip out to Asia this year. About a month ago, I was groaning about studying for finals.
It took about 34 hours from leaving the hostel to arriving to my doorstep in Minneapolis.
The train conductor made announcements at 5:30am this morning which woke me up. I slept like a rock last night, with the slight train movements, it felt like I was being rocked to sleep.
I’m writing this blog on the train right now and I’m so freaking happy right now, I love riding trains!!!
The couple that we met at the krabi airport suggested that we check out the night market near the Maya lifestyle shopping mall as it was the best seafood they had in Chiang Mai.
Credit to Joanna for the blog title. Today was absolutely awesome because it was Elephant sanctuary day.
We woke up yesterday feeling kind of sore. I think in our old age our tolerance for uncomfortable sleeping situations has lessened. Hug hostel is really great for young budget conscious travelers as it’s around $5 but we have “standards” now.
Our flight options out to Chiang Mai was either 10am or 8pm. I figured since this was our one fancy stay, we didn’t need to rush out and could enjoy the morning/afternoon so I chose the 8pm flight. The hotel had its own private beach about 10 minutes away and so we went to check that out for a few hours before needing to make our way to the airport.
