It's been three months since we returned from our three week adventure in Bali. Three months of reflecting on Bali. Three months of wondering if Bali was worth it. I am deeply grateful for our time in Bali. Grateful that I had the opportunity to bring my family to...
Playa Principal is the main beach in Puerto Escondido. It is not my favourite beach but it has its charm. The waves here are smaller and safer than the neighboring Playa Zicatela making it a good beach for swimming and boogie boarding. While we were there we noticed a...
Playa Manzanillo is located just east of Puerto Angelito. At first I thought they were both the same beach but they are separated by an outcroping of rocks. Now that we have had the chance to visit several beaches in and around Puerto Escondido I am noticing that each...
Another morning of surfing, an afternoon lounging about and then a couple hours exploring a weaving shop near Playa Principale. That summed up our lovely Monday in Puerto Escondido. At the end of the day, however, I was so tired I went to bed early. It wasn't until...
After twenty-four hours in Puerto Escondido we found ourselves happily settled. The pace of life here is relaxed and I never seem to know what time it is. Sometime in the afternoon Maria, along with her mother-in-law, and myself went to the mercado (market) in search...
Air travel is amazing. A mere six hours of air travel and we went from freezing winter weather in Canada to tropical summer heat in Mexico. The moment we walked off the plane in Huatulco, Oaxaca we were oppressed by the humidity, it was such an extreme change for me...
Today we drove from Sukhothai to Petchaburi which is close to 600km. The drive went really well. There was a moment when the driver (my husband) and the navigators (Mike and Eryn) scrambled to figure out how to bypass Bangkok. Tensions were high but they figured it...
Shortly after breakfast our whole gang, which currently comprises of six adults and seven children, piled into a twelve seat rental van. If you do the math you will notice that we're one seat short but in Thailand police are more concerned about illegal immigrants...