thailand
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It’s a long weekend in Bangkok and what bliss it is to have a four day weekend. You do your errands, have family time, have time for friends and still you have time leftover for yourself. It’s a great opportunity to unwind, relax and slow down a little. It’s also a great time to travel.…
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Over the past few days I’ve been recommending the best of what ancient Bangkok has to offer in terms of sites and cultural heritage for those have only a day to spend. Below is my recommended itinerary and one that I use when I have friends visiting 🙂 Hope you like it! Morning: – Grand…
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There is a hidden secret that was discovered by a colleage a few years back right and one that I truly enjoy visiting. Thank you na ka. It’s a little coffee shop called “Vivi The Coffee Place” located right next to the river of Kings and it is somewhere that is perfect if you want to stop by and have a…
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On the same day that you visit the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, I also recommend visiting the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho). It is located right adjacent to the Grand Palace so it is within walking distance and it allows you to see some more of Bangkok. Although…
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I’ve been getting a lot of questions from friends lately requesting recommendations about where they can entertain guests or friends from abroad. We want to take them somewhere that is uniquely Thai, and see things that shouldn’t be missed on one’s trip here. What is there to see that is local? Where are some good restaurants that serve great food and…
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The other day I finally got to try out this dessert place called “After You” that has been the talk of the town for awhile now. I just couldn’t find the justification to wait in the long line that snakes around the front of its many stores. The line was always so long and I was always…
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Happy Songkran everyone!! To those unfamiliar with Thailand, you might wonder what is it? Songkran is basically the Thai New Years and it’s a holiday one shouldn’t miss. In Thailand, we have our own calendar system which follows the buddhist cycle and traditionally the date would be according to astrological calculations. Nowadays, it is fixed…
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Yesterday, I went to the Red Cross Fair for the first time. My office is located not far from where the fair is held, and after more than a decade of being stuck in its traffic and wondering why they have to close down roads for it, I finally decided to actually go in and…
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This past week, one event after another, the world seems in turmoil in Asia. Japan is still suffering from the Tsunami and nuclear disaster and now Thailand has its own problems. Last week, torrential rain caused mudslides, high waves and flooded many parts of the south. Everything was disrupted. It wasn’t just the usual flooding…
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I have a love for gadgets. It’s something that I think many of us share is this day and age when technology is just at your fingertips. Everything can be ordered and viewed online. Since the iPad’s 2 launch exactly a week ago I have been drooling over it. I’m tempted, very tempted. I keep…
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