--- title: Addie's Blog | Addie Weller (3) description: Travel and personal musings. (3) --- # Addie's Blog Select Category Animals Bangkok Cat Ba Island Chengdu Chiang Mai Children's Day China Chinese Wedding Christmas Cliffs of Moher Dengue Doolin Dragon Boat Festival Dublin Food Galway Glendalough Gratitude Guilin Hanoi Hash Run HubSpot Support Ireland K9 Rescue Korat Killarney Kinsale Koh Chang Koh Lanta Koh Phi Phi Koh Yao Noi Koh Yao Yai Korat KTV Laos Maine Mid-Autumn Festival Mount Hua National Holiday New Year Pai Places to Stay in Thailand Reflections Ring of Kerry Savannakhet School Trip Tai Chi Tam Coc Teaching Terracotta Warriors Thailand Thanksgiving Things To Do In Ireland Things To Do in Thailand Travel United States Vietnam Wai Kru Day Whole30 Wicklow Xi'an Yangshuo Posts by: ## Addie Weller ![](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/29133796_10155946595100272_8024049127216119808_o.jpg) [Thailand,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/thailand) [Korat,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/korat) [Hash Run](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/hash-run) ### [Still Earning Our Hash Run Names](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/hash-run) 3/15/18 4:41 AM Last weekend, Justin and I laced up our sneakers and headed to the mountains with a group of expats for our first "hash run." Despite it being a little reminiscent of a college frat party, it was a great way to escape the city for a couple days and spend time with new friends. [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/hash-run) ![IMG_0964.jpg](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/28312309_10211025174888461_766948272_o.jpg) [Reflections,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/reflections) [China,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/china) [Teaching,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/teaching) [Thailand](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/thailand) ### [Thailand vs China: Life, Teaching, and Everything in Between](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/thailand-vs-china-life-teaching-and-everything-in-between) 2/20/18 4:00 AM "Do you like China or Thailand better?" I get this question from family and friends a lot. It's tough to write an answer fit for a text message. There are pros and cons to both— highs and lows I've felt living in each country. Let's explore some of them here, shall we?  [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/thailand-vs-china-life-teaching-and-everything-in-between) ![IMG_1574-1.jpg](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/IMG_1574-1.jpg) [Things To Do in Thailand,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/things-to-do-in-thailand) [Thailand,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/thailand) [Korat](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/korat) ### [Visiting The Elephant Temple ](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/visiting-the-elephant-temple) 1/25/18 11:46 PM Last weekend, Justin and I, along with a group of fellow teachers from our school, had the honor of visiting *Wat Ban Rai*, a temple located about an hour outside Korat. As one of the only temples shaped with an elephant's head and a body of a turtle in Thailand, we were truly lucky to experience this one-of-a-kind place in person.  [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/visiting-the-elephant-temple) ![pexels-photo-415693](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/pexels-photo-415693.jpeg) [New Year,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/new-year) [Thailand,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/thailand) [Chiang Mai](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/chiang-mai) ### [Celebrating The New Year in Chiang Mai](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/new-years-eve-in-chiang-mai) 1/15/18 11:00 PM New Year's Eve is that one holiday everyone hypes up. You always want to plan the perfect night in the most perfect setting with your favorite people so you can ring in the new year *right. *I've had my fair share of awesome New Year's Eve celebrations (and a handful of not-so-good ones too), but I can say, without a doubt, celebrating the new year in Chiang Mai was one of the best ones yet.  [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/new-years-eve-in-chiang-mai) ![IMG_1012.jpg](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/IMG_1012.jpg) [Teaching,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/teaching) [Thailand,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/thailand) [Korat](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/korat) ### [Christmas Activities and Sports Days Shenanigans](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/christmas-activities-and-sports-days-shenanigans) 12/27/17 3:04 AM As I write this, I lay on bed of patterned pillows and colorful tapestries on the rooftop of our guesthouse. The city of Chiang Mai is all around me— tiled rooftops, golden temples, and lush greenery stretch for miles in front of a mountainous backdrop. Between the cool breeze drifting through the rooftop's wind chimes and the soft jazz playing at a restaurant on the street corner below, I think I could stay here forever. [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/christmas-activities-and-sports-days-shenanigans) ![IMG_0759.jpg](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/IMG_0759.jpg) [Thailand,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/thailand) [Korat,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/korat) [Laos,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/laos) [Savannakhet](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/savannakhet) ### [Border Hoppin' to Laos](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/border-hoppin-to-laos) 12/9/17 1:10 AM If you've traveled to any Southeastern Asian country, you're familiar with the border hopping process. For those who have no idea what I'm referring to, border hopping is a way to either "restart" your visa or get a new visa entirely.  [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/border-hoppin-to-laos)