Thailand - Thats a wrap, Cap!

Thailand – Thats a wrap, Cap!

Since we did a wrap up of New Zealand, its only fair that we do one for Thailand. We had three wonderful weeks in Thailand…

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Sawaddeekab (also means goodbye) Thailand

Sawaddeekab (also means goodbye) Thailand

The family leaves tomorrow so we said our goodbyes and had a nice dinner at the hotel. Collette and I always enjoy when family or…

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Ao Phang Nga National Park

Ao Phang Nga National Park

Ao Phang Nga (pronounced, “Aye Oh Fang Nah”) National Park is an area that consists mostly of the limestone islands called “tower karsts” located in…

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Phuket (Pronounced: "Poo ket", honestly!)

Phuket (Pronounced: “Poo ket”, honestly!)

We arrived early afternoon and were met by our driver for the 1hr ride to Karon Beach where our hotel, the Hilton Arcadia is located….

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Bordertown Shuffle

Bordertown Shuffle

We drove for a short time and arrived at the border crossing between Thailand and Myanmar (Burma). Not much of an event here, we just…

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Frontier Touring

Frontier Touring

Up early and had a good buffet breakfast. Sart and Mr. Noon arrived right on time so back into the van for our drive to…

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Wat Rong Khun - The White Temple

Wat Rong Khun – The White Temple

The “White Temple” as it is known to most, began as a modest but unconventional replacement for the aging original temple located on this same…

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Silk and Parasols - Now thats more like it!

Silk and Parasols – Now thats more like it!

 Silk is simply fascinating. If you’ve never seen how silk is made, you won’t believe what I am about to tell you. Lets start with…

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Road trip to Chiang Rai and the Thai / Myanmar (Burma) / Laos border

Road trip to Chiang Rai and the Thai / Myanmar (Burma) / Laos border

As part of our touring plan for Thailand, we booked a guide to take us north to the mountain tribes and border towns. There are…

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Chiang Mai Street Food Tour

Chiang Mai Street Food Tour

At exactly 6:30pm, Dewey, our food tour guide, showed up in the hotel lobby to take us on an eating adventure. People had cautioned us…

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