Nobody likes the end of a vacation. However, in most of our past trips, we’d get sufficiently tired after 10 days or so and look forward to going home. Not this time around. We enjoyed Thailand so much that we started to get emotional a full day before leaving. I couldn’t get excited to board
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Southeast Asia (12/13) – Vacation Within Vacation on Koh Samui
Our next destination was Koh Samui, a tropical island halfway down the Malay Peninsula. We were very sad at this point to be departing our hotel in Bangkok, and that was an odd sentiment en route to a major beach resort. FLIGHT Getting us there and back was Bangkok Airways. Although we had unexciting
Southeast Asia (11/13) – Ayutthaya Road Trip on a Full Stomach
The official Thai history has had four dynasties, with the current one still going strong and loved by the people. While Sukhothai, the first kingdom, was more distant and disconnected from the rest, the second (Ayutthaya), third (Thonburi), and fourth (Rattanakosin) were of a single lineage. The capitals of the latter two are both within
Southeast Asia (10/13) – Bangkok Food Scenes
Ever since our trip, hearing the word “Bangkok” triggers an involuntary response in my salivary glands. It’s ridiculous. How come I had never traveled to the Food Capital of the World during the first 1/3 of my life? It might be cue to reevaluate my decision-making skills. From Point A to Point B Let’s
Southeast Asia (9/13) – Wats in Bangkok
A wat is a Thai Buddhist temple. As the capital of a 93%-Buddhist country, Bangkok has a lot of impressive wats. We visited the four most famous ones. Wat Phra Kaew & the Grand Palace The Grand Palace sits by the river and has been the center of the current Thai dynasty. It’s the
Southeast Asia (8/13) – Week-Long Birthday in Thailand
Our fourth and primary stop on this trip was Bangkok. Neither of us had been to Thailand, and we both craved visiting it, especially after my sister Ariel’s testament to its awesome food scene. Strictly speaking, HK, Singapore, and KL were all just appetizers leading up to this main course. Touching down in Bangkok was
Southeast Asia (7/13) – Exploring Kuala Lumpur
I was excited about our AirAsia flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur (KL). It was the very first time we flew a budget airline, and the tickets were cheap like a Chinatown bus. We even splurged the few extra dollars for row 1 seats, just because. First row is basically first class, right? First impression
Southeast Asia (6/13) – Unfinished Business in Singapore
After Hong Kong, we spent the next 20 hours in Singapore, another deja-vu island. The last time we were in this tiny city-state, we were traveling with our fourteen-month-old on her first international trip. As such, our experience was somewhat limited, and certain things we wished to do were not possible. We were determined on
Southeast Asia (5/13) – Hong Kong Déjà Vu
Our plane landed in Hong Kong just before sunrise. Even though it had been some of the best 15 hours of flying anyone could wish for, with objectively good food, it was still a 15-hour flight in a confined metal tube. A good stretch was overdue. Thanks to our excessive layover schedule, we headed into
Southeast Asia (4/13) – Pig Out 3/3
Southeast Asia 2018 Peninsula City Hopping Pig Out 1/3 Pig Out 2/3 Pig Out 3/3 Hong Kong Déjà Vu Unfinished Business in Singapore Exploring Kuala Lumpur Week-Long Birthday in Thailand Wats in Bangkok Bangkok Food Scenes Ayutthaya Road Trip on a Full Stomach Vacation Within Vacation on Koh Samui Farewell Thailand Day 9 –