Thailand
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Taco Lake
We recently spent an afternoon at Taco Lake (บึงตะโก้). For just 400 Baht we had 6 hours of unlimited…
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Pink Polo
This past Saturday we travelled down to the Pattaya area for the annual Queen’s Cup Pink Polo. The event,…
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Waiting for Christmas
We enjoyed the lead up to Christmas both with daily pauses for scripture and prayer as well as with…
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Baiyoke Sky Hotel
At the end of our October Break for our first night back in Bangkok we took advantage of the…
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Back to Bangkok
Returning to Bangkok from Ko Tao we took our time and enjoyed some sights along the way. We took…
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Ko Tao
While the best part of our 2025 October break was family visiting, one highlight of their visit was our…
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Bubbles at the Radisson
Welcoming ourselves back to Thailand, we spent a weekend at the Radisson Resort & Spa Hua Hin. While not…
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TV Chefs
Yesterday evening, as part of our (Thai) Mother’s Day celebration, we went to the Heliconia Food Festival at Central…
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Songkran in Ayutthaya
This year we had the opportunity to host our family from Well of Bravery for our Songkran break (for…
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Weekend Away
Back in March we took advantage of a three day weekend and some hotel points to visit Andaz Pattaya.…
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Khao Yai
My wife and kids recently had a long weekend. We took the opportunity to visit Khao Yai National Park…
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Coffee with a View
We swung by % Arabica in the Empire Tower to check out the coffee and the view. Neither disappointed.…
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Nong Nooch
On our way back to Bangkok from Koh Chang, we spent two nights outside Pattaya visiting Nong Nooch, hanging…
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Play
Before leaving Koh Chang we took some time to enjoy the pretty area surrounding our hotel (Marina Sands Resort).…
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Snorkel Chang
Our last full day on Koh Chang, we spent a day snorkeling around the smaller islands to the south…
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Koh Chang
Our first morning on Koh Chang (เกาะช้าง) we started with an early breakfast by the ocean before diving into…
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Scenic Route รย.4036
After visiting Khao Khiew Open Zoo, we didn’t have time to make it to the Koh Chang Ferry, so…
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Back to the Zoo
As part of our 2024 October Break, we stopped by Khao Khiew Zoo (สวนสัตว์เปิดเขาเขียว) for a second visit. (You…
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Grand Palace
Khon at Sala Chalermkrung To kick off October Break 2024, we went to the Khon (โขน) Performance at Sala…
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Khao Kheow Open Zoo
We went to a zoo in Chon Buri, Thailand to see Moo Daeng (หมูเด้ง). A pygmy hippo. While we…
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Moo Deng
Yesterday we went to see the much memed Moo Deng (หมูเด้ง) and her friends at the Khao Kheow Open…
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Cha-am
We celebrated Thai Mother’s Day with a trip to Cha-am. Love Bread A highlight of our visit was our…
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Miffy’s Camel Republic
Over the Thai Mother’s Day weekend we went to Cha-am and stopped by Miffy’s Voyage Café Camel Republic. While…
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Day of Discovery
A few weekends ago we spent our Saturday in and around Suan Rot Fai (สวนรถไฟ i.e. สวนวชิรเบญจทัศ). Within Suan…
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Farm Chokchai
As we were driving home to Bangkok from our last day of Songkran break, I saw Farm Chokchai (ฟาร์มโชคชัย)…
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Khmer Ruins
The last full day of our Songkran break we went to two Khmer ruins sites: Phanom Rung Historical Park…
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Pha Taem
We stayed at PK Riverside because it was 9 minutes from Pha Taem (อุทยานแห่งชาติผาแต้ม) allowing us to get there…
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Sam Phan Bok
One of the highlights of our Songkran break for our kids was our visit to Sam Phan Bok (สามพันโบก,…
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Village Visit
While in Ubon Ratchathani we were invited to a field house in an adjacent province. On the way we…
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Food and Friends
During our visit to Ubon over Songkran break we had the opportunity to share several meals with friends. A…
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Songkran – Ubon
One of the highlights of my time in Ubon Ratchathani fifteen years ago was Songkran. Having the opportunity to…
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Songkran In Khon Kaen
We celebrated the first day of Songkran (สงกรานต์) in Khon Kaen (ขอนแก่น). Sonkran is a Thai holiday that is…
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Roi Et and Yasothon
Today we travelled from Khon Kaen to Ubon Ratchathani with stops in both Roi Et and Yasothon. In both…
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Songkran – Khon Kaen
We planned to be in Khon Kaen (ขอนแก่น) for the opening day of Songkran (สงกรานต์). Khon Kaen was close-ish…
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Phimai
At a friend’s recommendation we started off our Songkran Break with a stop at Phimai Historical Park (อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พิมาย). We…
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Nong Bon Park
Last Saturday we went to Nong Bon Lake Park (สวนสาธารณะบึงหนองบอน). Just off the southeast corner of the park is…
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Junior Chefs
Our kids saw a sign for The Pizza Company’s Junior Chef program and thought it looked fun, so we…
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Children’s Day
One of the new holidays we get to celebrate here in Thailand that we didn’t have in America is…
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Ko Samui
After leaving Ao Nang, we travelled to Ko Samui (เกาะสมุย). In Samui we enjoyed our connected rooms at Ibis…
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Ao Nang
En Route After our time on Ko Lanta we travelled to Ao Nang (อ่าวนาง). On our way we chanced…
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Pirate Ship Tour
While we were at Ko Samui (เกาะสมุย) we went on a pirate ship. We went snorkeling at the first…
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Ko Lanta
After our stay on Chiew Lan Lake, we traveled to Ko Lanta (เกาะลันตา). The ferry crossing from the mainland…
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4 Islands Tour
We took a boat to the first island on the tour, Ko Chueak (เกาะเชือก) At Ko Chueak we went…
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Cheow Lan Lake
After a breakfast with a view at our hotel (Rai Eingpu), we packed up and headed to Ratchaprapha Marina…
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Journey to Khao Sok
We left Bangkok on the night train. Due to the busy season, we did not get an air conditioned…
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Around Town
Our second day of Christmas Break filled up fast. Before the day even really got started, we’d visited an…
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Science Center
We met a friend from the States at Bangkok’s Eastern Bus Terminal (สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารเอกมัย) and so discovered the Science Center…
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Christmas Tea
I had the opportunity to take my wife on a lovely date for a Christmas Tea at the Waldorf…
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Christmas is Close
To celebrate getting all grades for the past semester submitted we continued our exploration of the areas cute cafes…
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Ayutthaya
We had a day off school for Father’s Day (also the birthday of King Bhumibol the Great) and took…
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Dinner Cruise
Saturday evening we took a dinner cruise on the Chao Phraya River (แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา). The dinner and live music were…
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Book Boat
Thursday after school we went onboard the Doulos Hope currently docked here in Bangkok. We enjoyed the adventure. We…
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Urban Oasis
Saturday morning we crossed the river to go for a bike ride in Bang Kachao (บางกะเจ้า), which in 2006…
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Koh Larn
Over the weekend we went down to Koh Larn (เกาะล้าน). We were delighted to discover a pretty island getaway…
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Unicorn Cafe
Turns out the Unicorn Cafe is a thing. Proof: If you like sweet, the food was good. There were…
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October Break
Over our October break we enjoyed exploring a small piece of Thailand with family. Some highlights of our trip…
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Around the Airport
Saturday we woke up to a cool (rainy) morning and decided to go for a bike ride around the…
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Kui Buri
On Day 4 of our October Break we spent a relaxing morning at our hotel before heading to Kui…
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Sam Roi Yot
We spent the third day of our October break in Sam Roi Yot National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาสามร้อยยอด). Wow! So many…
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Waterfalls and Elephants
Day 2 of our October break, opened with a trip to Pa La U Waterfall (น้ำตกป่าละอู), followed by an…
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To Market
On our way down to Hua Hin for October break we stopped by Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and Maeklong…
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Towers and Time Travel
As part of a birthday celebration we ate breakfast in the Baiyoke Sky Hotel. In addition to the food,…
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“The Largest Private Outdoor Museum of All Humanity”
Thus proclaims the entry way to เมืองโบราณ, The Ancient City, 20 km south of us. We enjoyed our Saturday…
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First Full Week
We celebrated our first five day week of school with a trip to Dairy Queen. Turns out you can…
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Football Tryouts
The anticipatory energy in the air was palpable when I went to pick up our children at the end…
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Mother’s Day
In celebration of Her Majesty the Queen Mother’s birthday, we got a day off school and a long weekend…
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Ferry Crossing
We rode across the Chao Praya River (แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา) on a ferry with some friends. The loading and unloading of…
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First Day
This morning our children set off for their first ever day of classroom school.
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Library
We couldn’t quite make our books plus our neighbors’ books last until the school library opens. We found a…
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Rama IX park
Isaac, Daddy, Mommy, and I are sitting on a bench with a cute pea. We went on a swan…
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Crickets!
Tonight we had a lot of fun snacking our way through the food area of a local market. While…
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Playground in the Sky
Looking for back to school supplies we discovered a fun play space. At LaSalle’s Avenue we found a playground…
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Hua Hin
We had a wonderful post-move / pre-school vacation in Hua Hin.
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On A Train
We were on a fun diesel train to Hua Hin. The train car that we rode in was PURPLE…
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The Train
By God’s grace and the kindness of the SRT personnel we made it on our train. I had had…
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To Market
Today’s adventure was a trip to Chatuchak Market (ตลาดนัดจตุจักร). We passed the time on our train ride there reading…
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The Market
We went to Chatuchak market, and mommy got a purse and me and Isaac got Thai shirts. I got…
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Pool
From our apartment we have easy access to our school’s pool. It’s lovely when neither the water nor the…
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Food!
We are enjoying the discovery of lots of new foods! Some of those discoveries are shown below:
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Waking Up in Bangkok
This morning we woke up in Bangkok. We are grateful that both we and our luggage arrived to our…
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