Thailand Archives - 20 Years Hence

Steph May. 8 201437

The Surprising Splash of Songkran

“Holy Crap! That’s an elephant!” Setting down my cutlery and contorting my body around Tony’s to gaze out onto Nong Khai’s main street, I confirmed that his assessment of the situation was indeed correct. There, amidst the trundling tuk tuks and zippy motorbikes, a mid-sized pachyderm plodded down the street...

Steph May. 6 201446

The Country We Just Can’t Quit

From the moment we arrived at our first destination in Laos, it was there, beckoning us. Strolling along the Mekong, or sipping a cold beer at one of the many riverside bars, our gazes would turn towards the setting sun, and our expressions would freeze into ones acute with...