Monthly Archives: October 2014

Ancient Ayuthaya

Hey guys! My last post was a couple of days ago from Phimai, the home of the oldest Angkor ruins in Thailand. Here I am hanging out and enjoying my lat couple of hours in Phimai at our bungalow before … Continue reading

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The road to Phimai

Nong Kai ➡️ Udon Thani ➡️ Khon Kaen ➡️ Phimai For the past few days we have been traveling through Isan, which is the northeastern part of Thailand. As I mentioned in my last post, our hotel in Udon Thani … Continue reading

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Exploring Isan

Two days ago we left Chiang Mai for some new destinations. We started off with heading to the Chiang Mai Airport on a soeng thaow to catch a plane to Bangkok. It was a particularly small airport and security was … Continue reading

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Day at Doi Suthep

A couple of days ago, dad and I went up the mountain which looks over Chiang Mai on our rented motor-scooter to arrive at Doi Suthep (elevation: 1,073 meters) and Bhubing Palace (Phuping Palace). Doi Suthep is a large Buddhist … Continue reading

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Cookin’s cool

Best restaurant ever… …made by me! I bet you didn’t know that I was a chef, or at least now I am a certified Thai chef!🔪🍜. I went to The Thai Kitchen Cookery Centre to learn how to make some … Continue reading

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Elephants are excellent

A few decades ago, there were over 100,000 Asian elephants in Thailand. Now there are just around 3,000😔🐘. Wild Asian elephants in Thailand are endangered and it is illegal to harm them in any way according to the law. But, … Continue reading

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Announcing: the Flat Stampy Project 😺

Hi everyone — For those of you who love travel and geography (like I do!) and are interested in Minecraft and Stampylongnose (like I am!), or have kids my age who love Stampy, feel free to check out and participate … Continue reading

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Monk chat

Sawasdee krup (hello in Thai!) Today I went to Wat Chedi Luang for my second day in a row. Many of the Wats in Chiang Mai offer things called ‘monk chats’ where anyone can come along and sit with a … Continue reading

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“Wat” year is it?

Wat (I misspelled ‘what’ on purpose) do you think the year here in Thailand is? Is it the 1990s when Michael Jackson was still the live king of pop, or the 4990s when humans have created a new technological planet … Continue reading

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Another day, another night market

Last night there was another night market, just a couple blocks away from our guesthouse. This was my third night market in three days! A night market is a place where people set up stalls that sell everything from food … Continue reading

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