Bangkok
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2016 – A Year in Review
More Details: 2016 – A Year in ReviewTo say 2016 was a strange year is understating it. It started right off the bat with a scary family health issue (which, mercifully, is much much better by now) that took us all quite by surprise. The year also had other small ‘hiccups,’ which is just life on any given year. Nevertheless, and as…
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Visiting Temples in Bangkok – Wat Pho?
More Details: Visiting Temples in Bangkok – Wat Pho?One of the neatest things for me about visiting Bangkok was seeing Buddhist temples everywhere. I am no student of their faith and much less of all the specifics of the architecture of these temples but they are impressive and that’s why I am glad I made the time for a stop -however brief- in…
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Cycling around the Thai Countryside
More Details: Cycling around the Thai CountrysideOne of my friends mentioned how in her time in Bangkok, she enjoyed bike rides in the countryside. As I mentioned in an earlier post, she also recommended visiting the unique railroad market by the Mae Klong rail station, about 1.5 hrs. outside of Bangkok. My friend and fellow traveler Phil and I agreed that…
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Bangkok – A City of Amazing Food!
More Details: Bangkok – A City of Amazing Food!Thailand is well-known for its diverse cuisine and great flavors. One does not have to have been to Thailand to know this or to experience the greatness of the cuisine. Enjoying the food was certainly one of the things I planned to do in my short visit to Thailand a few weeks ago. With guidance…
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A Unique Railroad Market in Thailand
More Details: A Unique Railroad Market in ThailandAs I was researching all that there was to do in Bangkok so I could narrow down the options to fit our time there, a friend who had spent a few weeks in Bangkok recently gave me an excellent pair of recommendations on what to do off-the-beaten path. Liz, my friend, suggested that she put…