After breakfast we stopped by a local shopping mall for supplies. I tried to find a good iced chocolate. What I found was KFC’s Thailand iteration which not only sells iced chocolat, but iced coffee, ice cream and something that mixes corn and ice cream called a Kream Ball, which you couldn’t pay me to […]
Thailand Day 10
Because it was low season the four of us ended up being the only ones that “Tony”, our tour guide, had to supervise for the day. This made for a much more relaxing tour. Our first destination was a local butterfly and orchid farm. Honestly, compared to the butterfly hatchery at the science museum in […]
Thailand Day 9
We were only staying at the river house hotel for one night before heading east to Chiang Mai province and town. On our way out of Mae Sariang we visited “chom tawny” (I couldn’t find anything online so the name is probably wrong) and Chom Thong temples. Chom Thong is high up above the city […]
Thailand Day 8
On Saturday we departed for Mae Sariang at 4am. Mae Sariang is in Mae Hong Son Province in northern Thailand. Thankfully, Sam’s brother-in-law had volunteered to drive the entire trip, so I thought I would sleep some in the car on our all-day drive (it’s similar to driving from Los Angeles to San fancisco). I didn’t count on the fact that […]
Thailand Day 7
On Friday we flew nok air from Phuket back to Bangkok. Before we could get there though our transport to the airport was stopped by a local parade through a town. Note the photo of the queen. They’re everywhere – but I’ll talk more about that in a later blog. We still reached the airport, […]
Thailand Day 6
Our second day started off later than the first by design, the Phang-Nga Bay All In One Plus Sun Set V.I.P Trip 8 Points & Canoeing wasn’t schedule to depart from the pier till 11am. However, upon arriving at the pier we were left waiting around in the souvenir shop for almost an hour. Finally […]
Thailand Day 5
On our first morning in Phuket our driver picked us up and we drove about half an hour to a Rassada Harbor. We had purchased the 3 in 1 Phi Phi Islands tour. We boarded the boat quickly but then had to wait another hour for some other tour members who showed up late. The […]
Thailand Day 4
Day 4 started off like day 3, with pastries from the nearby Japanese market. After that Sam and I walked over to the nearby large public park. Below are two shots of the new condos/hotels that are going up all over Bangkok. The architecture is an interesting mix of modern contemporary and traditional Thai. Like I said […]
Thailand Day 3
On Monday we ate more of the pastries we purchased the day before for breakfast. Sam’s sister and brother-in-law then picked us up for lunch at their favorite family restaurant. I drank a pineapple drink. We shared a lot of food. The above crab nuggets were probably the best dish served. The restaurant is famous […]
Thailand Vacation first 2 days
On Thursday the 25th I woke up at 6am and went to work. After work I took a quick shower and packed a few last items before Victor picked me up to take me to Sam’s apartment. That week was a particularly hot week in Los Angeles. That means that in the SFV it is even hotter. […]