When we arrived in Chiang Mai in July, one of the first things we did was to sign up for language classes. The Thai language is not very intuitive and the girls and I wanted to find some way to
Chiang Rai’s White Temple
Now that we are back in our comfy Chiang Mai house after the Visa Run That Went On and On and On, we are not getting a lot of enthusiasm from the Shermanitas when we talk about more exploring or
Now What?
It’s time for everyone’s favorite game! It’s time to guess where the Shermans are headed to next! But first, I must address the question that some of you astute readers might be asking: “Wait!? I thought you were going to
Thailand Island
By now you might be thinking “For the love of Buddha, Shermanos! When is this visa run going to end?”. True, we have been updating you about our activities on our visa run for awhile now and we promise this
Going Luxe in Phuket, Thailand
Let’s just get one thing straight right away. You pronounce the name of that town “POO-GET”. Seriously, are we in middle school here or what? For reals now. After our blink-and-you’ll-miss-it stop in Cambodia, we had one more place to explore
Cambodia Day 2: Got Silk?
After our day exploring Angkor Wat, we were ready for something different. Our driver told us about a few options for excursions, including a nearby village that is entirely on the lake, and a silkworm farm and factory. That sounds
Angkor Wat and Old Stacked Rocks
Since we were in the neighborhood on our visa run out of Thailand, we decided to stop in and see what all the fuss was about in Cambodia, specifically Angkor Wat. This was a very quick trip – we arrived
The Moses Tour of Penang, Part 2
Where did we leave off on our fabulous tour with Moses? Oh yes, after Penang Hill we went to LUNCH! Malaysia Lunch I asked Moses to find a place for lunch where we could have a nice variety of local
The Moses Tour of Penang, Part 1
On our first night in Penang, Malaysia, we went to the mall for dinner and some groceries. No surprise there, right? But our Uber driver on the way home was a fortuitous find. His name was Moses and he spoke
Animal Encounters in Kuala Lumpur
We didn’t come to Malaysia just to go shopping, although we all benefited from that activity. We managed to carve out some time to do a few things while we were in Kuala Lumpur. Somehow they all ended up involving