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11/2/2026 -- Vang Vieng: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/31/2026 -- Luang Prabang: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/27/2026 -- Huay Xai: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/26/2026: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/23/2026: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/19/2026: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/18/2026: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/17/2026: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/16/2026 -- Chiang Mai: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/15/2026 -- Ayutthaya: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/16/2026 -- Chiang Mai: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/15/2026 -- Ayutthaya: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/13/2026: derekandrosalea.travel

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This morning we got a ride over to Khlong Toei, a truly enormous market in town frequented by local restaurant owners picking up their meat and produce. It was a full-on immersion experience for sure. I think we were the only white people there! We got some basil pork on rice with a fried egg and ate it on...

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10/13/2026: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/13/2026: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/13/2026 -- Ayutthaya: derekandrosalea.travel

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Today we got up and grabbed coffee at the shop next to the hotel before heading over to Wat Pho (a Buddhist temple that’s around 400 years old) and the Royal Palace, two major attractions near the river in Bangkok. The architecture was crazy in the wat especially, with thousands of tiny colored mirror...

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10/12/2026 -- Bangkok: derekandrosalea.travel

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10/11/2026 -- Bangkok: derekandrosalea.travel

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Today Rose and I embarked on our big trip to Southeast Asia, which will take up most of the rest of our year off. We drove down to Denver a day early to see our friends Josh and Monika before heading out Thursday evening to the airport for 25 hours of travel over three flights to Bangkok. The trip was long,...

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