Triple Two Silom Hotel Bangkok

... a small van to the Grand Palace, the Gems Gallery, and other places of interest as time allowed.

Cub chose not to go to the Grand Palace and it’s probably a good thing—there was a lot of walking and climbing that he couldn’t handle especially in the heat. I went in a van with about 10 people off the ship. I’m really glad I did. The palace rivaled St. Peter’s in Rome ...

... Cheeseburger and proceed to blow out a single lit candle. The old b*tch was on us again for simply looking at this travesty in action, and tried to charge us 100 baht for the show. "I already paid you 100 baht ("you f*cking money grabbing lump", I'd liked to have added)". Meanwhile two of the girls who sat stroking me had decided that I had ordered them a drink each, so old b*tch was back trying to charge me more money "No, I didn't buy them a drink ("you f*cking money ...

... at 4 so him being British suggested we have a pint.

I havent meet many people from england but these dudes dont mess around. He got so drunk and got me so drunk he missed his flight and i barely made it to the train station on time. Crazy little dude. But the train was awesome i was sitting across from a couple from Amsterdam ( ha i asked if they knew a little china man named trent kashima there!!!!! they said no but that ...

... a brilliant attitude to life and enjoy it to the full - I really can't wait to go back and experience more of Beijing and the rest of China.

And Hong Kong. Seeing the places where my Mom grew up as a young girl has been especially wonderful. It is a shame that things have changed so much in the time that has elapsed since she was there, but I can still see it must have been a great place to live. The ...

... t come across very often. They are so rare that you forget cards like these even exist until they land in your hand and they make all the other cards 10 times more valuable. Karl is one of those people. Someone that you always want to go on a trip with you because you know it will just be that much better with him there. This last week Karl “had” to leave to Vietnam for a couple of days to take care of ...

... bag (which is beautiful and brought a big smile onto one of our faces). Answers on a postcard as to who was happier with the purchase!
That evening it was time to leave the hustle and bustle of Thailands capital city and head north to Chiang Mai. This meant the delights of a 12 hour bus journey. We were expecting a bus from the 1970’s with no windows and people sitting on the roof. So we were shocked when a coach with air conditioning, a toilet, blankets and a driver ...

... Tikes Cozy Coupe Store
Little Tikes Coupe Store
Little Tikes Rocking ...

Round two in Bangkok, a travel hub from which the rest of Thailand and south east Asia are easily accessible. This time, we avoided the Khao San Rd and headed straight to the less chaotic street where we spent most of our time on our last visit. There were some familiar faces still there, people we met a few weeks earlier, people who had found the pull of Bangkok too great to escape. We planned on staying a day or two, just to get our bearings before heading up to Chiang Mai in the north ...

... 11 next to Suk II. Such good food. Cost 115B. Then walked down to our massage place. Love the beginning where we sit on cushions and put our feet in stone sinks and they wash and dry them and then we wear slippers upstairs. We paid 300B each for head and shoulders and arms. It was great. It finished at 10.45 pm so we wandered home and into bed.