Thailand 2007
In and around Southeast Asia
Vacation to Thailand-Bangkok and Phuket. We hope to ride elephants, pet tigers, site see, lay on the beach, and get some clothes made. And hopefully we can shake our usual travel karma and avoid the rain!
UPDATE: Our trip is complete and I have finally finished all the blog entries! At some point, I hope to add more reviews for places that we stayed and things that we did. If you are using this for travel planning please feel free to ask questions. I took WAY more pictures than I posted on here. About 130 of my favorites can be viewed in my google gallery. If you want to see more pictures of something, please ask, because I probably have more. I hope that you enjoy reading this as much as I did writing it.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Lisa and Jeff
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And We Are Off!
The big day has finally arrived and we set out on our journey to Bangkok. The cat, who is smart enough to know that more baggage means more time that... Continue reading » -
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Its A Long Way to Bangkok
Brian kindly helped us get most of the way to the airport using public transportation so that we didn't have to take a cab. We left his place and c... Continue reading »
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Massage is a great cure for jet lag
We woke up starving the next morning and headed downstairs for breakfast. What a breakfast it was!! Along with an egg, ham, and toast (the American... Continue reading »
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Bangkok with a Guide
We usually aren't tour kind of people. We read up on where we are going, figure out what we want to do, and set forth to do it. We decided to be re... Continue reading »
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Market and Interesting Transportation Observations
After our exhausting tour yesterday and a big day planned tomorrow, we lacked a lot of energy for today. We wandered from our hotel to Banglampoo, whi... Continue reading » -
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Tigers, Elephants, and a bridge
Today is a day that I have been waiting for since before we left. Today is tiger day!! We arranged a driver for today and he picked us up promptly... Continue reading »
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Train Ride and More History
We enjoyed the included breakfast at our hotel and then set off for the train station in Kanchanaburi. The hotel was kind enough to hold our bags... Continue reading »
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Massages (again) and some BIG malls
Since we didn't make it to the grocery store before it closed the night before our need for food drove us from our hotel room the next morning. The sh... Continue reading » -
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We Learn to Cook! (Yes, Lisa can be taught)
We had really wanted to take a cooking class while we were here. We made reservations with BaiPai cooking school in advance. They offer a choice of fi... Continue reading » -
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Custom Clothing and More Shopping
Today we start a multi day adventure of getting clothes made at the tailor. Bangkok (as well as the rest of Thailand) is full of tailors that will mak... Continue reading » -
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More Clothes and a "Safe" Dinning Experience
I will warn you up front that today's post contains slightly adult subject matter.. There, I have your full and complete attention, right? :) Its a li... Continue reading » -
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Shopping and Laying in Bed with Strangers
We headed out today to the Chatuchak Weekend Market. This only happens on the weekend.. Amazing, huh? There are some stalls open all week, and some... Continue reading »
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Our Two Favorite Things: The Tailor and Massages
Today is our last full day in Bangkok. We slept in a little and I woke up not feeling my best. To much fun (and beverages) the previous night at Bed.... Continue reading » -
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Off to Phuket
We scheduled a car to pick us up at the hotel to take us to the airport. For a few dollars more, he is taking us by the tailor, so that I can pick... Continue reading »
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Ferry Ride to Phi Phi
We enjoyed breakfast outside by the pool. They have different kinds of bread and croissants, along with a toaster. There are also a few kinds of cerea... Continue reading » -
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Snorkeling and Monkeys
We woke up this morning and overnight the anemic air conditioner had managed to cool the room to 74 degrees. Yeah!! At least we aren't roasting. Once... Continue reading » -
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Back to Paradise
After managed to get a small amount of sleep in our hot and noisy room, we got up and got ready to leave. We checked out and left our bags at the f... Continue reading »
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Our Piece of Heaven
I have been promising for days to tell you about this hotel, so that is the focus of today. It was so wonderful to wake up in a climate controlled... Continue reading » -
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A lazy day in paradise
After our breakfast with the usual musical dishes we put on our swimsuits and headed to the beach. There were a lot of beach chairs so we put our t... Continue reading »
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A Magical Day
We had heard of the Jim Gray Sea Canoe tours before we left to come here, but it was a little expensive (around $100 pp) and we weren't sure what a... Continue reading »
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Last Day Here
Don't have a whole to say today. We spent today enjoying the ocean and the sun and had to attend to the business of packing.
The one thing t... Continue reading »
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The start of the long journey home
Today is time to go home. We packed last night, so we just have to pack a few last minute things and we will be ready to leave after breakfast. The... Continue reading »
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We have reached the end of our tip
We woke up early, not really sure what time zone our bodies thought we were in. After showering, we set off exploring on foot for some breakfast. We s... Continue reading »
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