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Last day in SE Asia, Thailand, Bangkok, Sukhumvit

Sunday, 10 Jan 2016 | Views [562]

A couple weeks before I left the U.S., I had a cavity filled in one of my back teeth. My dentist said it would be sensitive for a while, which it was. But I noticed a week or two ago that it had gotten a little bit more sensitive and I suspected something ... Read more >


Dusit Zoo and Muay Thai Boxing

Sunday, 10 Jan 2016 | Views [583]

Im now in India! First things first, I have a little catching up on the blog to do too.   (Back in Bangkok . . .) Day before yesterday I spent the whole day in the Dusit area of the city which I liked because on the map it looks very green.... Read more >


Stuck in Sukhumvit

Thursday, 7 Jan 2016 | Views [566]

Last night I decided I was done with the Sukhumvit area, or more like, I decided I just can’t physically take this area any longer . . . but  I didn’t make a 'next plan' for today.    I had a vague plan of doing yoga, ... Read more >


A walk on the seedy side

Wednesday, 6 Jan 2016 | Views [577]

I felt like I needed some greenery again this morning, so I took a walk to a park which didn’t look like much of anything on the map, but turned out to be a really awesome oasis, complete with singing and chirping birds that were quite pleasant ... Read more >


New digs in Sukhumvit

Tuesday, 5 Jan 2016 | Views [554]

This morning I checked out of my middle-of-nowhere hotel and into a kick-ass hotel a couple miles away. Before doing so, I visited a landmark near my old digs called “Golden Mountain”. Its another temple as you might guess from the “... Read more >


Lumpini Park + odds & ends

Monday, 4 Jan 2016 | Views [511]

After Mandalay, it took a minute to be able to trust street food again, but now Im back (knock on wood) !  On our first day back here Penny and I ate at restauraunts, but then I remembered how good the street food was and that it is about a tenth ... Read more >


Photos: Bangkok II

Sunday, 3 Jan 2016 | Photo Gallery


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Penny-less in Bangkok (Chinatown/Megamalls/Sukhimvit)

Saturday, 2 Jan 2016 | Views [587]

The last entry (the Happy New Year one) was written by Penny but she got a phone call halfway through from the front desk saying her taxi to the airport had arrived, so she didn’t have time to finish (hence all of my interjections and a few small ... Read more >


Happy New Year!

Friday, 1 Jan 2016 | Views [533] | Comments [1]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! (Ace writes) On the morning that we left Mandalay, Myanmar, Penny said, “its sad when you find yourself looking forward to airplane food.”  We never managed to break in to the Mandalay food scene. On one of ... Read more >


Photos: Chiang Mai elephant encounter, and more

Thursday, 17 Dec 2015 | Photo Gallery


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Monk Chat, Thai Massage, and yes, more yoga

Wednesday, 16 Dec 2015 | Views [379]

(Penny's thoughts and observations from our travels in Chiang Mai) “What questions should we ask?”, “What is the meaning of life?”, and “What are you reading right now?”are some of the questions we asked our Monk ... Read more >


One last Temple (in Thailand)

Wednesday, 16 Dec 2015 | Views [329]

We visited a number of temples (Wats) in Chiang Mai. You can’t go more than a block without running into a temple, a tourist, or street vendor with amazingly good food. (Ace accidentally wound up at Wat Phra Singh one night after telling her Tuk-... Read more >


Elephants, Durians and Monks, Chiang Mai!

Tuesday, 15 Dec 2015 | Views [443]

We’re at the airport after a week in Chiang Mai. CM was not without its highlights, after all, how many times in my life will I get to take a mud bath with an elephant?? (see photos). But the sad fact about Chiang Mai is, we spent around a week ... Read more >


Photos: Koh Lanta Moments

Tuesday, 8 Dec 2015 | Photo Gallery


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Koh Lanta Moments

Tuesday, 8 Dec 2015 | Views [358]

Was Koh Lanta relaxing? yes! Was the water warm, calm and perfect for swimming? why yes! Was the sand white and powdery? yes, but more like beige. Was the water a transparent greenish sparkling turquoise just like on the postcards? no, not really, but ... Read more >


Photos: May Kaidee Cooking Class

Saturday, 5 Dec 2015 | Photo Gallery


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Starting on a tangent…

Friday, 4 Dec 2015 | Views [500]

but I’ll get to cooking eventually.    First let’s talk about the plane ride from Bali to Bangkok. Did you know that an advertised 3.5 hour flight could really be 4.5 hours with time change? Seems to me that Asia Air needs ... Read more >

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Moving Right Along . . .

Friday, 4 Dec 2015 | Views [404]

Bangkok rocks. I could have stayed there at least a week. Its huge and has lots to do and see. It will all have to wait for another day though as we are at the airport en route to Koh Lanta, an island in the south.  We didnt meet many people ... Read more >


Photos: Bangkok

Friday, 4 Dec 2015 | Photo Gallery


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We like Bangkok so far!

Wednesday, 2 Dec 2015 | Views [377]

We've been here 4 hours and have spent most of it hiking around the city (very walkable) and eating whatever we please. So far we are pleasantly surprised, as we didnt quite know what to expect after the pit of environmental disaster otherwise known ... Read more >

 

 

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