Reason #1 we should go to Thailand: To spend more time together

Hi, it's Amber, writing our first post about why we're the perfect team to visit Chiang Mai, Thailand. Theo and I have been dating for five and a half years; of that time, we've primarily lived in different cities, states, and even countries! I met Theo when we were both in master's programs in the same department; we hit it off right away and were dating within a week. Five weeks into our relationship, Theo left for Japan on an already planned teaching and research trip for a year and a half. We had to learn how to be away from each other quickly, and soon spent hours chatting on Yahoo Messenger and Skype.

Besides the phone calls, our time together consisted of a number of vacations. I went to visit Theo in Japan in August, 2004, five months after he moved there. We had a wonderful time, visiting Nagoya, Takayama, and Mt. Fuji, and finally spending some time together. He returned to the States in December for the holidays, and we spent time driving through Michigan and Indiana to visit our families. We even checked in with a sports talk radio show Theo contributed to on a weekly basis from Japan. I visited Japan a second time in May, 2005, this time visiting Kyoto and the World Exhibition in Aichi.

After Theo returned home, our careers continued to take us to different places. I lived in different cities in Indiana and Illinois, and Theo moved from Indiana to Florida to Kentucky. We currently live 3 hours from each other in the same state. Because we don't get to see each other very often, each visit is always an event. We've planned a number of trips together, from our time in Japan, to road trips to North Carolina and Mississippi, time in Orlando, Tampa, and Miami, and through various locations in the Midwest. We travel well together for this reason, and we're always excited for the next adventure. We can't wait to see what Thailand has to offer for us.