We only had one week in Bali, and for the most part, we were relegated to the area near Denpasar. We wanted to see some of the temples on the coast that the island is famous for and chose to visit one of the more iconic temples. There are seven in Bali, all within eye …
While we spent the majority of our one week in Bali in the town of Kuta, we did make a day trip up to Ubud. We really wanted to see a few things there, but ultimately ended up only really getting to see the Ubud Monkey Forest – Mandala Wisata Wenara Wana. Ubud Monkey Forest …
The ancient Buddhist site of Borobudur immediately attracted my attention when I first learned of it. It sat at the front of my mind willing itself to be. After careful consideration and planning, Briana managed to figure out how to make it be, and so we found ourselves at the biggest Buddhist temple in the …
Bangkok has a plethora of temples to explore. Many temples have visitors flock to them constantly, and the crowds begin to wear on you. It gets a little old paying entry to some of these places too, with some charging as much as 400 Baht per person. Looking at our options, I realized many of …
My toe was still hurting so we decided to make our first outing in Bangkok an easier one. We searched Google Maps to check out potential locations of interest near our Airbnb and found Wat Wachiratham Sathit Worawihan (quite the mouthful- give it a try!) Though on that note, the true name may be Wat Vachira Dhammasatit. I am …
I’ll admit that when we visited Wat Preah Prom Rath, we were experiencing a little bit of temple fatigue – we had just been seeing temples in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and of course Angkor Wat. But even with that in mind, Wat Preah Prom Rath still shines as a serene and tranquil respite from the bustling activity …