Wrapping up SE Asia

With this throwback of my whirlwind trip through Thailand and Malaysia complete. I'll try to wrap up this trip unique one given its short duration and number of legs to travel. If you've spent the time to read through the whole trip, I appreciate it! If not and you want to you can find the whole trip here. Here we go! Top 3 Highlights Highlight #1: Monkey Beach Even though, I didn't spend as much...

Reflecting on Thailand – Gimpy

Similar to other trips, I ask my travel companions if they're willing to share their thoughts about their trip. Happily Gimpy is willing to share her thoughts about her trip to South East Asia. What makes this reflection unique is I only joined her and Cactoose on the tail end of it. By the time I arrived, they already had a month of travel under their belt. So there will be some reflections that...

Last day in Thailand

Today is our last day in Thailand. The three of us will be leaving Thailand to different destinations in the evening. After checking out of our hotel, we first make our way to Siam Discovery since there is a baggage storage location there. From there we pop back over to Siam Paragon's food court. Since there is a variety of food options, we pick up whatever jumps out at us. For me, I get a pork...

Raan Jay Fai and the Grand Palace in Bangkok

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

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...

Hopping over to Thailand

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...