August, 2016 | Runawaywidow

traveling widow healing adventure Rai Lay

Krabi, Islands in Thailand and Runaway Widow Reflections

August 28, 2016August 3, 2018runawaywidow9 Comments

Traveling widow healing adventure after the loss of spouse. two weeks in Thailand...

Jungle Trekking at Night or my least favorite thing to do in the Thailand Rainforest

August 26, 2016March 20, 2019runawaywidow17 Comments

Jungle Trekking at night in Thailand's Rainforest. Solo widow traveler discovers the joys of primitive and wet night hiking in Thailand....

Unforgettable Day Trip in Thailand: Ang Thong National Park

August 24, 2016August 18, 2020runawaywidow8 Comments

Tour of the Ang Thong National park with hiking, swimming, kayaking and lunch. Green lagoon and Ko Samui Thailand with small group...

More Fun in Chiang Mai and Bangkok

August 21, 2016February 5, 2017runawaywidow2 Comments

After our time playing with the elephants I was on a super high! We still had time in Chiang Mai and this group just keeps moving. Some of us visited a really cool 3D art museum which brings taking photos of yourself to a new level. Our tour guide brought us to visit a village outside Chiang Mai to have a traditional Thai Khantoke dinner in the home of a local family. The...

Ultimate Thailand Experience: Bathing Elephants in the Mud

August 20, 2016August 18, 2020runawaywidow22 Comments

Traveling as a widow over 50 as a solo female can be a challenge and a way to heal after loss. Bathing and playing with elephants in Thailand is a joy....

Temples, Pagodas and a Cooking Class in Thailand

August 19, 2016March 19, 2018runawaywidow5 Comments

We woke early in Ayutthaya to visit 700 year old ruins of palaces and temples. We walked around mainly brick and stucco structures and even saw a Buddha head entwined in some roots. One of the pagodas was hollow and had quite a few bats living in who did not seem too pleased that we had visited as well. We drove from Ayutthaya to the Bangkok airport and took a one hour flight north...

Solo Day in Bangkok

August 15, 2016August 5, 2018runawaywidow10 Comments

Traveling solo to Thailand to heal after the loss of my husband. Being a widow overcoming fear and loneliness with travel as therapy...

I made it to Bangkok!

August 13, 2016March 12, 2018runawaywidow10 Comments

After flying across the world by myself I land in Bangkok, Thailand and treat myself to solo dining as a widow in a new country. Using wifi to blog feeling quite accomplished....