Just spent two weeks in Thailand together with Alexzandra. What a great country with really nice people. Very easy to travel around…
Our Bangkok experience (15-22 Oct)
Stayed in a cozy hotel. Used the Skytrain a lot. Visited lots of malls; Siam Center, Siam Discovery, Siam Paragon, MBK Center, Central World Plaza etc. Had our own barbecue in a restaurant. Went by Tuk-Tuk. Got a Sak Yant tattoo at Wat Bang Pra (famous for sacred tattooing). Got Thai massage, fish therapy and pedicure. Watched a 3D movie at the IMAX theater. Saw breakdancers in the street. Shopped at the huge Chatuchak Weekend Market (JJ Market), the biggest market in Thailand. Visited the Damoen Saduak Floating Market. Cuddled with a tiger at Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno Forest Monastery (Tiger Temple). Witnessed the historical Death Railway Brigde over the River Kwai. Saw Wat Phra Kaew (The Temple of the Emerald Buddha) and the Grand Palace. Enjoyed Wat Pho with its reclining Buddha. Took the elevator 64 floors up to the Sky bar at the Lebua Hotel to witness the amazing view of Bangkok. Went to a night sloppy nightclub. We had more experiences in Bangkok, but to sum it all up…
…we had a really nice feeling of Buddhism surrounding the atmosphere of Bangkok all the time, making it a very relaxing city to spend our time in, having in thought that the city has more than 11 million people. Bangkok, we miss you!
Our Koh Chang experience (22-26 Oct)
5 hrs in a bus from Bangkok. Took a ferry from the mainland to the island. Had a cozy bungalow by Khlong Prao Beach. Had dinners on the beach. Got Thai massage. Swam in warm ocean water. Had treatments at a Spa. Rented a scooter. Elephant trekking; swam with the elephant and rode it ourselves.
Koh Chang was a nice island, which is probably on the edge of getting too touristy, but where we stayed was still “quiet”, due to the fact that the real tourist season hadn’t started yet.
Our Koh Kood experience (26-29 Oct)
Took a speedboat from Koh Chang. Came to crystal clear waters. Realized the greatness of the tranquility. Mosquitoes between 4-8pm. Swam in the darkness. Relaxed a lot. Had Thai massage. Rented a scooter. Saw small development for the future. Met with a nice Swedish family. Visited a waterfall. Left the island too early, could have been there a lot longer.
We’ve been affected by Thailand, we need to go back…
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I carry your heart with me
(i carry it in my heart)
…….. and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart.
Dear Pet,
Walking thru these streets meeting crossroads of hope and some of loss will i take the right road ..
will i venture into the curves and bumps carved into the foundation formed from from years of repetitive travel ..
I am not the only one who travels these roads…
passing by with tears in their eyes are ones who travel with hope in their hearts to find that glimpse of happiness and sanity in for which they look, I must indure my sentance of weary travel. My friend/love we shall not travel this road alone….
take my hand for we shall walk this road together till we reach the end. Yours A. xx