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Poo Poo to Phuket

Sebastien and I flew from Bangkok to Phuket on February 8th.  I didn’t have a good feeling going to Phuket but Sebastien had heard from a few other people that it was beautiful so we went.
When we landed we had to take an hour long cab ride to Patong beach (the most populated tourist area [...]

Amphawa floating market

We decided to stay in Bangkok for a few extra days because my new local friend, Pom, had invited us to go to Amphawa with her and a few other American girls. I was ecstatic !
Sebastien decided that he wanted to have an alone day. This would be the first day in which [...]

Tips for traveling in Bangkok

There are maps available everywhere in Bangkok.  Here are some tips we have picked out during our stay here.

Don’t trust the people standing around the tourist attractions that tell you it is closed.  They try to take you to another place for cheap but then scam you.  We were approached several times but knew the [...]

Bangkok’s Buddhas

We have been in Bangkok for three days now.  We flew from Bali on Tuesday on Air Asia.  For our first three days we stayed at Boonsiri Place.  It is a new hotel which is conveniently located near Wat Phra Keao and The Grand Palace.
Unfortunately, I had been coming down with a sore throat over [...]