Entries by Two Twins Twavel
Yaeyama Island-Hopping: Taketomi + Hateruma
TAKETOMI ISLAND On our first afternoon in the Yaeyamas, we took the easy, 15-minute ferry to Taketomi Island, renowned for its strong Ryukyu culture and architecture. I had hoped to cycle along the gravel paths, or at least take a slow water buffalo cart ride, through the traditional village.
Really Wet Markets: Samut Songkram
An hour southwest of Bangkok, where the rivers of central Thailand empty into the sea, sit tiny Samut Songkhram and Samut Sakhon Provinces. (In Thai, samut means sea.) Many people pass right through them in their weekend rush to reach the beach resorts of Cha-am, Hua Hin or Pranburi.
Yaeyama Island-Hopping: Kuro + Kohama
KURO ISLAND Nori seemed too relaxed the next morning. She wasn’t rushing the boys at all. “Do you still plan on catching the 9:20 ferry to Kuro?” I asked. “No!? I thought you said we could catch the 10:30?” she replied, perturbed.