Tag Archive for Thailand

Back to Bustling Bangkok

One of the many things we like about Bangkok given its population of almost 10.5 million, is that the different districts are like many smaller cities, each with their own distinct feel and atmosphere! This is our fifth visit to Bangkok, and this time round we are trying out two areas that we have never…

Isan, the Thailand of Old

A monkey swung on a vine above our heads in metronome-fashion, as if counting the humans entering his domain with each side-to-side movement. I set off into the tangle of jungle with my husband Rick and our guide Yui (U-ey) checking periodically for unsolicited passengers clinging to my “leech socks” (cotton gaiters that are a…