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I have family who spent about a month in Phucket in February of 2005, about two months after the disastrous tsunamis of 26 December struck the island. They came home with stories and photos of beautiful, deserted, and quiet beaches. … Continue reading
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The Manathai Hotel in Phuket was a complete 180 from the Metropolitian in Bangkok. A boutique hotel, elegantly blending contemporary architectural design with traditional Asia, textures, fabrics and flavours, topped off with an earthly toned décor. The lobby was open to … Continue reading
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After Bang Pa-In we hopped back in the van for the short drive to Ayutthaya. This city was founded in the 14th Century by King U-thong and eventually became one of the biggest cities in Asia. By the end of … Continue reading
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After our amazing breakfast buffet at the Pennisula Hotel we decided to take a long boat tour of the Chao Phraya River and canals. We clumsily climbed into our long-tail boat, which are not easy to get into. Once seated … Continue reading
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Through a good friend in Tucson we were connected with Piyanuj Ruckpanik (Piya), an integrative medicine doctor and all-around wonder woman of business in Bangkok. Piya and her good friend and business partner picked us up at the hotel at … Continue reading
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After a couple of relaxing hours at the pool, we headed off for our first Thai Massage. The street that the massage place is on is around the corner from the hotel, and is a perfect example of the eclectic … Continue reading
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While having lunch at an open air riverside restaurant in Ayudhya Province, about an hour outside of Bangkok, Boonying (age 88) floated up to the side of the restaurant next to our table. We chatted with her for a bit, … Continue reading
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After breakfast we headed off to the CM. Walking to the train station was the first time I really got to see Bangkok, which is a complete 180 from the luxury of the hotel. I was reminded of the times … Continue reading
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The final leg was uneventful and we touched down in Bangkok at around 5pm. Shuddering at the thought of trying to figure out how to get to the Metropolitan Hotel after 23+ hours of travel, we had thankfully planned ahead … Continue reading
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Thailand blog The first day started late afternoon with a quick flight to LAX. We had about 8 hours to kill, so we dropped in on Perry (Mary Ann’s son) to check out his new apartment in Santa Monica and … Continue reading
