On Tuesday we left Sam’s mother’s house to visit a temple and donate some food to the monks and receive a prayer for her father (Sam’s father passed from cancer a few years ago). They told me it was okay to take pictures during the ceremony. After the temple we went to eat lunch at […]
Leaving Koh Chang – back to Trat
On Monday we hung around the hotel till about 2pm. We went to the pool, came back and ordered room service (the fried fish sandwich this time) and then hung out in the lobby to use the less than reliable wifi for a couple of hours. We took a two-rows to the pier and rode […]
Koh Chang Day 3
On Sunday we woke up early so we could catch another two-rows to Bang Bao Pier where a large boat (after the usual 45 minute delay for late tourists) took us into the sea. The ride was unusually choppy and at least ten of the guests were seen vomiting over the side. I don’t know […]
Koh Chang Day 2
Each morning at our resort a breakfast was served, and each successive morning the self-serve part of the menu got smaller and smaller. On Saturday breakfast had an omelet bar, cooked tomatoes, potatoes and onions, cereal bar, toast bar, various cooked sausages, various Thai style cooked meats, fried rice, noodles and more. By our last […]
Koh Chang day 1
The morning after Jay’s wedding, Jay arranged a minibus driver to take us to Sam’s hometown of Trat in the eastern part of Thailand by the sea. After a three hour ride we met up with Sam’s mom at the Tesco (Thailand’s version of Target) and proceeded to the family farm. It was raining heavily […]
Y+N Wedding
The real reason Sam and I came to Thailand this time was to attend the wedding of one of her closest friends. This is the same friend that let us stay in her new condo for the three days preceding the wedding. On the big day we got up at 5am, got dressed (Sam in […]
Bangkok days 2&3
On Monday and Tuesday Sam was preparing for the wedding. That meant a lot of tagging along (and then staying home) for me. On Monday Sam got her dress fitted and then we went to Jay’s house for a bit. I wanted to do a photoshoot there of her awesome modern+tropical house, but we weren’t […]
First Sunday in Bangkok
While in Bangkok on this trip Sam and I had the privilege of staying in her friend Jay’s brand new luxury condo in the heart of the city. Jay is one of Sam’s oldest friends and she’s actually the reason we made the trip to Thailand this year, as she is getting married on August […]
Seoul Korea
I am physically incapable of sleeping on an aircraft. This is now confirmed as fact. After a midnight flight out of LAX and 12 hours in the air over the pacific ocean we arrived at Incheon in Seoul Korea. Incheon has to be the cleanest airport I’ve ever seen. I was able to get a […]
“Shrugged” is appropriate
Unlike most Americans, I was alone on July 4th and decided to “celebrate” by catching up on my netflix queue. One of the films I watched was Atlas Shrugged (part 1). I’d already heard the production was sub-par, so that wasn’t surprising. What I was surprised with was how unambiguous but also uninformed the economic talking points […]