Raan Jay Fai and the Grand Palace in Bangkok

ByTravelling Minion April 1, 2021 2 Comments
Today there are two items on our list of things to do in Bangkok. The first is to eat at a Raan Jay Fai and to visit the Grand Palace. Raan Jay Fai Raan Jay Fai is a famous Bangkok street side restaurant. It's one of only a few "street side" type restaurants that have been awarded a Michelin star. So we are excited to give it a try. One of the nuances though, is it's incredibly busy. They do not...

Bangkok

ByTravelling Minion March 28, 2021 3 Comments
Flying to Bangkok Today we fly to Bangkok. So after checking out, we arrange for a driver to take us to the airport 30 minutes away. Checking into our flight is pretty straight forward, and before we know it we are waiting in the terminal. Soon after our boarding is called and we head onto the tarmac to board our plane. The flight is a short hour hop to Bangkok and pretty uneventful. From the...

Phi Phi Island

ByTravelling Minion March 24, 2021 2 Comments
Breakfast at The Scene Cliff View Villas Today we head to Phi Phi Island. However before heading out, we spend a little time enjoying breakfast at our hotel: The Scene Cliff View Villas. Because of my arrival late last night, I didn't get a chance to see how lovely our accommodations are. However, in the morning, I finally get a sense of it and am impressed! Breakfast consists of a mix of Thai...

Hopping over to Thailand

ByTravelling Minion March 19, 2021 4 Comments
In November of 2019, I visited Thailand and Malaysia for a short 9 day trip.  Short Thailand Trip? Normally, I like to spend more time exploring a new country. But with some timing constraints I only have a little over a week. So why travel this way instead of going somewhere closer or more relaxing? The first reason, are my friends Cactoose and Gimpy are already in that part of the world. They...

Wrapping up Panama

ByTravelling Minion March 10, 2021 1 Comment
This will be my last post and wrap up of our trip to Panama. If you're interested in reading through the whole trip from beginning to end, please click here. If you have read through all of it, Thank you! As of this writing, we are still unable to travel due to the Global Pandemic, but I do find that writing about past trips helps to satisfy that travel bug a little. So until we can travel again,...

Reflecting on Panama – FunkyCat

ByTravelling Minion February 28, 2021 0 Comments
With past trips, I try to ask my travel companions to share their thoughts. Especially with the global pandemic going on, I think some of my companions relished the thought of reflecting on a past trip! I sent all three of my travelling companions a list of questions so they can share their impressions Panama with us! This is This will be FunkyCat's thoughts on this trip!! If you're interested in...