By The Chronic Vacacionista on Apr 17, 2013 in:
Recent Trips, Asia, Bangkok, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Grand Palace, Khao San Road, Ratchaburi, Thailand, Wat Pho, Wat Prakaew
March 18, 2013 To the uninitiated, Bangkok can either be scathing and unforgiving or just plain overwhelming. From the moment I stepped out of the taxi from the airport, arriving in the city on a red-eye flight, I smelled the craziness of the city an...
Victory Monument is not much of a tourist attraction. Tourists don't go there to marvel at the tall obelisk in the middle of the rotunda. They go there either to ride vans going to the provinces or taste yummy Thai foods. Victory Monument is a bus...
Time indeed moves very quickly. The month of March has ended and the first quarter of 2013 is gone. Nine months more and we'll be welcoming 2014. Aside from the end of first quarter, March is also the month when I ended my 6-month stay in Thailand. I...
Loads of apologies for not being able to update sooner. It's been one wedding supplier meeting after another. I didn't expect maid-of-honor duties to be so taxing. Anyway, I was finally able to squeeze in making the final installment of my Thailand t...
Day 1 is here. I’m not sure if we share the same sentiment, but I waited three months for this… so without further ado, here’s Day 2 of our Thailand trip! Thursday, September 27, 2012 The Grand Temple Tour Rach, … Continue rea...
Last Tuesday the whole office gathered for a send-off ceremony for me and a Mongolian office mate. Our bosses gave us our certificates and of course we gave our little speeches. I realized that day that I'm really leaving Thailand. That my...
The border crossing in Aranyaprathet is the most famous border when crossing from Thailand to Cambodia, so it is relatively safe and easy. One caution though, avoid the VISA Scam. Back in 2009, when I rode a motorcycle from Aranyaprathet to Poipet, I...