Neil Aronson Thank you for being here. So what about our blog? What is it for? Perhaps brining our passion for Thailand to you!
To give travelers to Thailand a unique experience by giving them advice on not just the best places to go, but the best places locals go!
Our Mission
This website is run by Neil and Benjarat. We grew up on opposite sides of the world, but finally met in Thailand in 2010. Thailand brought us two together. We got married, moved to Malaysia, then California, then back to Thailand. Later I finally found my way to Asia.
I acquired my love for the outdoors, recreation, and seeing as much as I could growing up in California. I also have had a love for photography since I was a young lad. In college in San Diego I started traveling the world. Costa Rica, Europe, Canada.
In 2010 I had a chance to visit my friend in Chiang Mai Thailand. He had moved there to teach English, as one does. That changed my life. That first day in Thailand I felt like for the first time I was truly in a different place.
All the busy streets, smells, temples, great food, friendly people, had me hooked. Oh, and the massages!
As Anthony Bourdain said of Thailand, this is what I felt like.
I remember the moment I first realized I’ve been living my whole life in black and white. It was like discovering a color I never knew existed before. Asia had ruined my for life.
Anthony Bourdain
On that first trip to Thailand my friend introduced me to Benjarat, a local from Chiang Mai. She had attended Chiang Mai University, and received a degree in Japanese, which she used as a flight attendant for Japan Airlines. Being a Buddhist from Thailand, she educates me on the local culture and way of life.
Being a flight attendant for Japan airlines, she was able to travel throughout Asia and Hawaii, creating her love for traveling. After a long distance romance that started in 2010, we got married in 2011 in Las Vegas. The following year we would have our Thai wedding ceremony.
Our first ‘adventure’ living together was in Malaysia in 2011, where I had taken a job for a year. There was were able to travel throughout Asia together, Singapore, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and of course Thailand.
We both love to travel anywhere, and act like we live here, to experience everyday life as locals do. Of course we love seeing the tourist spots too. My wife and her extended family have lived in Chiang Mai most of their lives, and we now share our time at our house in Chiang Mai (Chom Thong), and California.
I have a passion for photography, and Benjarat has a passion for selfies. My California photography is sold on Adobe, Getty Images and Shutterstock. My Thailand photography is a work in progress. As is the goal for this site, I wish to bring you the sights and society Thailand through my photography.
More about our blog. Our goal for this website will be to bring our audience everything they could want to know about traveling to Thailand. Currently we are covering the Chiang Mai region, as we are based there. Through our Blog you can find articles on places and recommendations on experiences we have had in Thailand.
Our passion for Thailand is why we have built this website. So we can share what we have learned with our audience. Hopefully giving you the desire to visit Thailand if you have not already.
If you have questions or apprehensions about traveling to Thailand, we have an informative article that may help. Thailand Travel Questions? Surprising Answers and FAQ’s.
Our Visa Page and travel booking page are your one stop places to book everything you need and plan your trip. Shop for flights, hotels, tours, travel insurance, through our recommendations.
Lastly, I believe in positivity. In our blog we only recommend places and products that we have experienced and used. That is our assurance. If we didn’t like a product or place, then we just won’t talk about it. So you can be confident we enjoy everything we talk about.
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