Our all-day caving tour was scheduled to leave at 9:00am. As we walked up to the tour truck, John Spies, the owner of cave lodge and star of Helen’s insomnia fueled reading was there to see us off. Helen attempted to sound sane while peppering him with questions
From Ban Rak Thai we rode about 3 hours east to Cave Lodge. The lodge came highly recommended by one of Adam’s friends (thanks Justin) who did a similar Southeast Asia trip several years ago and said this was a must do. The drive to Cave Lodge continued the
We were living our dreams of camping in the Thai mountains and saving money while doing it. For only 500 baht (~$15) we rented a tent, a sleeping pad, a few blankets, a lake front plot on a bamboo platform, and 60 minutes in a bamboo row boat. We were
We went to sleep in our passion fruit farm guesthouse to the gentle swish of a nearby stream and a cool, fragrant breeze drifting through our open window. This was the kind of glamping we could get behind. We slept great. By morning we were rejuvenated and ready for some
We were in Doi Inthanon, a beautiful national park outside of Chiang Mai and Helen, as she often does when near protected nature, had a hankering for a big hike. So after a quick breakfast on our deck we set off on the bikes to the summit of Doi Inthanon;
Helen has wanted to do the Mae Hong Son motorcycle loop ever since she first heard about it on the Adventure Rider Radio podcast (episode). Starting from Chiang Mai, the loop is ~370 miles of paved road with thousands of turns through the mountains of northern Thailand. With unique stops
We decided to spend our last couple days on Koh Lanta doing some touristy activities. We started with the 4 Islands Boat Tour. We were picked up from the hotel a little before 9am and driven to the dock where we set sail (in a motorboat) for island number 1.
We had a few days to soak up the sun on Koh Lanta, so Helen being Helen planned a little date day. First, we rode our scooters to Mem’s Coffee Corner. It was arguably the best breakfast of the trip so far. Adam ordered a traditional English breakfast, but
Getting out of Malaysia was a bit tricky. At first our plan was to take the train to the airport but for some odd reason it was more expensive than a Grab. The cheapest option is actually to take a bus, but Adam harbors a bias against busses. (Upon reflection
We drove back to Kuala Lumpur, down the winding jungle roads; Adam Tokyo drifting like a responsible pro, Helen clutching the sides of the car trying to stifle her gasps when he toed the left line. Despite our best efforts, we arrived an hour late so they charged us an
After the high octane excitement of MotoGP, it was time to find joy in the simple pleasures of nature. Where better than Taman Negara? The biggest national park in Malaysia and home to the world’s oldest rainforest. But first we had to answer one question: how do we get
We started our morning the same way we start most mornings, by waking up. After one last fancy breakfast, we said our goodbyes to BobAnn then checked out of the exceptionally comfortable Bespoke Trendy hotel. Adam called a Grab (Southeast Asia’s version of Uber) to the airport. When the