Top 10 Things NOT To Do in Chiang Mai, Thailand

January 28, 2010 by Susan  
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10. Book ANYTHING-tour/bus ride/class from someone that is not certified with TAT (National Tourist Office).
9. Take the advice of tuk-tuk drivers on where to stay or where to go-they are on a commission and they will hold you hostage (figuratively, not literally) unless you do them.
8. Deny yourself Western food if you want it-there are [...]

Top 10 Things to Do in Chiang Mai, Thailand

January 28, 2010 by Susan  
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10. Visit the Thai Temples-there is one about every half block but remember no tank tops, or shorts-if you are lucky you might get asked in by a monk for a private blessing-free accept for some alms for the monks
9. Take a Natural Dying or Weaving class at Studio Naenna-for all those textile junkies, learn [...]

Top 5 Things to Do in Puerto Vallarto, Mexico

January 28, 2010 by Susan  
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5. Learn to spell Puerta Vallarto-( a joke, notice my typos anybody)
4. Zip line through the jungle-again we didn’t do this, due to feeling pukey, but we went up to where they do it and really, really, wish we could have.
3.Massages from Felipe-located on Pilitas 180
2. Hanging around at an old town beach splashing around [...]

Top 5 Things to Do in L.A.

January 28, 2010 by Susan  
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5. visit the Museum of contemporary art-unless of course you hate art, and artists, and cool things like that
4. Go on a STARS tour-where they take you on a bus and show you where famous people live-admittedly I haven’t done it, but I am fascinated by the fact that people really get into this, and [...]

Around the World Kick Off: Tempe, LA, and Puerta Vallarta

January 18, 2010 by Susan  
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Lets just fall into it shall we?  Rylan and I started our around the world tour in Tempe, Arizona to be exact.  Visions of fake Christmas danced in our heads as we headed out to meet my Mom, Dad, and brother Jim.  We imagined hours of hiking Camelback Mountain, kayaking Tempe Town Lake, and some [...]