Floating Markets, fabulous seafood, vegetables and fruit, the world’s best massages for under $10, Buddhas everywhere – we must be in Bangkok! GETTING THERE I have to be honest, I was nervous about flying to Thailand. Not just about being cramped in a metal tube for hours on end, but because I had never been [...]
Hello! My final stop of last month’s trip to Asia was southern Thailand. Natalie and I flew from Singapore to Phuket on Silk Air and then drove an hour north to Khao Lak. This part of Thailand was the hardest hit in the 2004 tsunami, but as you are about to see they’ve rebuilt this [...]
Last week I wrote about my trip to Bangkok, but I saved the best part(s) for this week. What if I told you about a hotel option that many travelers don’t know about where you could spend a night, a week, a month, or a year in a solid 4.5-star hotel for less than $120 [...]
Last week I left off from Hong Kong, China, which was awesome as always but chilly (50s). This week we fly two hours and some change to Bangkok, where it’s in the high 80s. If you want to escape the cold for some fun in the sun and see one of the world’s most exciting [...]
By: Marcela Swenson On the second leg of our honeymoon, my husband, Noah and I were enjoying our two-night stay at Rayavadee, a beautiful resort on the Andaman Coast of Thailand. ROCK CLIMBING The second morning, we went to the rock climbing shop, Hot Rocks, located in “Downtown Railay” to meet our guide, Psi. He [...]
By: Marcela Swenson On the second leg of our honeymoon my husband, Noah, and I were leaving the capital city of Thailand and seeking some much deserved down time on the beautiful beaches of the Andaman Coast. KRABI The 5am wake up call came too early, but fortunately it wasn’t too early to get a [...]
By: Marcela Swenson Walking into Bradley International Terminal at the Los Angeles airport is always a good feeling because not only does it mean I’m leaving the country, but this time, it meant I was leaving the hemisphere. And … there’s a very special reason to leave the Western world behind: I’m going on my [...]
By: Frank DiScala Jr. Continued From Part 1 CHIANG RAI: THE NORTH It’s just a short flight from Koh Samui to the northernmost part of Thailand. Here, the terrain completely changes and suddenly you are in farm communities, surrounded by rolling hills. Legendary for its proximity to Laos, Burma and the former heart of the opium [...]
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