Today was ‘city safari’ day and our last day in Bangkok. Mr. Ed and a new driver gathered us up from the Ariyasom for the drive into the center of Bangkok and the Jim Thompson House. Jim Thompson was an important character in Bangkok and Thai history. An American, he revitalized and commercialized the Thai…
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After a couple of easy days, we have a full one planned with an early start at 6:30. The hotel provided a breakfast box for us to take along. It’s already laundry day so we dropped our washing on our way out of the villa. Even in the early morning it’s warm. The heat…
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After our long journey, sleep came easy. We intentionally gave ourselves a free morning to rest up and to adjust to the time zone difference. Our booking included breakfast at the hotel. The Ariyasom restaurant is vegetarian and has a nice morning menu of Thai and Western options. I had a ‘Thai omelet’, a…
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September 17th to 19th We left for our 7th and final continent (Asia) on Dick’s birthday, the 17th. Our route takes us to Thailand, Lao, Vietnam and Cambodia over the next six weeks. It was a long trip, ending up being over a 42-hour transit door to door. Pittsburgh to Atlanta, Atlanta to Seoul (15…
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