Bangkok<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone told me that 5 days in Bangkok was probably going to more than enough. I had thought about hopping over to Cambodia or Vietnam for a few days, but I really was just in need of some sunshine and relaxation. As you can see from a few photos below, my wonderful hotel (which I splurged on for the first few solo days), was an excellent place to start. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bangkok is fulllll of wonderful nooks and crannies and I began my travels there with a private tour guide ($50 US) that took me around the city in all forms of normal transit (basically anything the locals would take). Tuk tuks, trains, klong boats, canal tours… it was a wonderful introduction to the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After a few days, I was ready to meet my first group – G Adventures. Per usual, I had the normal jitters before a tour (what if \u00a0no one is my age, what if I hate my roommate… etc). But yet again, as soon as I met the smiling faces at our little meetup – all stress went out the window. From there, began our journey to Northern Thailand. Some hotels were sketchier than others, some were lovely and some were what they were (Haley, can we talk about the air conditioning unit in Chang Rai?) Haha. As always, I’ll let the pictures do the talking – but please reach out if you have any questions on where I was and what I was doing! \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/p>\n