Train to Chiang Mai I started the day with a trip to MBK which is a huge shopping mall in Bangkok, it's six stories and I bet there must be over 400 stores. Coming into the entrance you have to go through a metal detector and have your bags searched, funny thing is I set off the alarm when I walked through but the guard never did anything ! So really, what's the point - or maybe I don't look threatening but only a harmless tourist! I braved taking the Bangkok ...

One Night in Bangkok. An interesting one to be sure ! After waiting for my friend that lives here for over an hour, I have up and decided to head out on my own. I took a Tuk Tuk ride (you haven't lived until you have rode in one of these death traps...) to Khao San Road, long known as a "back packers hang out ". It was impressive, it is a walking street about 2 km long and filled with tourist from all over the world. From street vendors selling various items fr...

So I have decided to keep a blog of my Thailand travels. Partly for my own memories, but more so for my daughter so that she can follow along and see how wonderful our world is with the hopes that one day she too will have the "travel bug" and explore the world herself. Also, I don't have to email multiple friends and family, you all can just log on and see what I am up to ! So, it all started with a very long haul from Toronto to Washington, on to Tokyo and th...