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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 Goodbye Bangkok, Hello Chiang Mai (pronounced: ”she ong my”)

 Goodbye Bangkok, Hello Chiang Mai (pronounced: ”she ong my”)

Joe dropped us off at the airport and we said our goodbyes and thanks for a great tour. Certainly would recommend him to anyone visiting…

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Day trip to Bang Pa-In (The Summer Palace) and Ayutthaya

Day trip to Bang Pa-In (The Summer Palace) and Ayutthaya

Another early start as we headed off to do a full day of touring. The drive to the Summer Palace took about 1hr in already…

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Boy's (and Girl's) Night Out!

Boy’s (and Girl’s) Night Out!

I had a little surprise for Justin, I had bought tickets to a Muay Thai match for tonight. We went to the stadium to enjoy…

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Market day for the Tourists!

Market day for the Tourists!

Today we met Joe early in the morning so we could drive to one of the most unusual and amazing markets in Thailand, the Train…

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Thai buffet lunch and a long-tailed boat tour of Bangkok

Thai buffet lunch and a long-tailed boat tour of Bangkok

Joe had arranged for lunch to be aboard one of the various ships that cruise up and down the Chao Phraya river. Ours will be…

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Wat Pho (Yes its pronounced: “What foe”)

Wat Pho (Yes its pronounced: “What foe”)

Wat Pho is the temple that houses the Reclining Buddha and is located just down the street (easy walking distance) from the Grand Palace. Built…

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Sawadeekob – Hello  (Had to learn some Thai)

Sawadeekob – Hello  (Had to learn some Thai)

Our first full day of touring with Bangkok Joe will be to the Grand Palace complex. Because we are just across the river, we only…

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Street market touring

Street market touring

Our niece, Jessie, is probably the best foodie we know. She loves to try different foods and isn’t the first bit afraid of if it…

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Bangkok Street Market

Bangkok Street Market

The alley where Baan Wanglang Hotel is located is really a massive street market that has everything a person could want from food to clothing…

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Baan Wanglang Hotel (Wang-shang-a-lang dat thang!)

Baan Wanglang Hotel (Wang-shang-a-lang dat thang!)

Joe met us at the door as planned and loaded us up in his 10 passenger van. Joe will be our guide for the next…

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