Since arriving in Koh Samui, our vacation from our vaction, we have done a whole lot of nothing! It's been great. Who would have thought that we need a break? Ha! We have actually tried to stick to a schedule. It involves waking at 8:15 (rough) to the sound of the waves from the Gulf of Thailand. Then heading to breakfast. I am a big fan of the pancakes smeared with pineapple jam. Before we head back to our hut we stop and play with Ken, the resident yellow lab f...

After a few days of markets, dancing and the hectic streets of Bangkok, we tucked into two amazing Buddhist temples on Thursday. What beautiful, holy places. Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, was constructed in the 19th Century. It is almost entirely covered in pieces of multicolored porcelain and bells around every edge. The tinkling music of hundreds of bells added a peacefulness to the whole experience. The climb to the top offered great views of the city and the ...

If you take a long boat from Watermark Apartments in Bangkok and travel on the Chao Phraya river to Saphin / Taskin Bridge and then hop on the Bangkok rail and take the National Stadium line changing trains at Siam heading towards Bearing get off at Thong Lo and walk to Soi 36 and make a left and then on the right side you'll find the Vientiane Kitchen. Andy and his Thai wife and daughter met us for dinner there. It was great to kick back and have a local order...

After overcoming jet lag our visit to Bangkok kicked off in full stride. We were fortunate to be given a full-on tour our first day exploring with a friend of mine who moved to Bangkok twelve years ago. As with days we had with other friends or friends we've made along the way, this just added to our experience. I can't thank Andy and his step-daughter Pon enough for showing us around and making our first day (and others to come) so much fun. Bangkok is a 24...

Our last few days in London were so civilized. : ) The girls went to afternoon tea and shopped around at Harrod's and all four of us attended a stage performance of Les Mis. While I still had "I Dreamed a Dream" buzzing around in my head we boarded our Thai Airways flight from London to Bangkok. Culture shock! 5937 miles, but it feels like a million! The temperature went from rainy and 30F to muggy and 90F. Our digs are on the 40th floor of an apartment building...