TAKE TIME TO DO WHAT MAKES YOUR SOUL HAPPY
We took three trains to get from Nice to Cinque Terre and started our journey by getting on the wrong first train. The train wasn't labeled and we made a last minute decision to just follow the crowds of people getting on the train around the time that ours was scheduled to leave and then did the same when getting off.
Read MoreWhen we arrived in Chiang Mai our first stop was in "Old City" where we met up with a co-worker and his wife for dinner. Our friends Matt & Phi were in the middle of a 6 month trip throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe and our itineraries overlapped for one night only (Christmas day!) so we made a point to meet up and exchange travel stories.
We had a short flight from Bangkok to Siem Reap, landing in Cambodia around 8am. When we walked off the plane, it was sunny with a cool morning breeze and we were excited to finally catch a break from the 90+ degree temperatures we experienced in Bangkok.
On our last morning in Chiang Mai we had breakfast at Cafe Arte where we enjoyed some coffee and banana and peanut butter roti topped with chocolate and almonds (dessert for breakfast!). Then we packed up and headed to the airport to set out for our first beach destination: Railay Beach.