Category Archives: Travels

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 23, 2014

Posted on March 26, 2014 by East to Hedon

This morning, we awoke to see fish breaching the surface of the water in the canal. These were some fair-sized fish as we could clearly see them from our sixth-floor balcony. Their behaviour was not made clear to us until … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 22, 2014

Posted on March 26, 2014 by East to Hedon

This morning we headed straight out the door… without even stopping for breakfast! Our destination, the JJ Mall and JJ Weekend Market (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.J_Mall). According to the guidebooks, the mall opens at 8:30 AM and our tuk-tuk driver told us 9:30 AM; we … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 21, 2014

Posted on March 24, 2014 by East to Hedon

We had a late morning and were feeling lazy. So we defaulted to having breakfast at the restaurant in our hotel. Now, it was 11 AM and we could already feel, and almost see, the heat coming in off the … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , , | 43 Comments

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 20, 2014

Posted on March 24, 2014 by East to Hedon

Today we did the whirl-wind tour of about as many historical sites associated with the First Kingdom of Siam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayutthaya_Kingdom) as we could’ve possibly fit into one day. To paraphrase the title of a 1960’s movie, it was our “If this … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 19, 2014

Posted on March 19, 2014 by East to Hedon

Today, we are continuing on south. Which meant getting up at 5 AM for a 6:15 AM pick-up to get to the bus station. We left the EZ before any of the staff were up; we couldn’t find anyone to … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 18, 2014

Posted on March 18, 2014 by East to Hedon

Our plan for today was to go visit the Sukhothai Kingdom ruins in the Sukhothai Historical Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhothai_Historical_Park). It is located about 12 Km west of Sukhothai Thani (New Sukhothai) and forms part of Sukhothai “Old Town”. It’s pretty easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 17, 2014

Posted on March 17, 2014 by East to Hedon

We started the day with a 6:15 AM cab-ride to the Chiang Mai Bus Station No. 2. We caught a 7 AM “Second Class Bus with Air-Conditioning” to our next destination; the city of Sukhothai Thani, also known as New … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 16, 2014

Posted on March 17, 2014 by East to Hedon

Today would be our last day in Chiang Mai. We started it off by meeting Galen for breakfast. For any collectors of Galen Garwood (http://www.galengarwood.com) abstract paintings out there, here’s a scoop; he told us he was reinvigorated about his painting … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 15, 2014

Posted on March 17, 2014 by East to Hedon

A relaxed start to this morning; we didn’t get going until near 9AM. First stop was breakfast at a street-food place just down the road. Another quick stop for our i-coffees, then a couple of more hours on the road. … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wandering Through The Kingdom of Thailand – March 14, 2014

Posted on March 17, 2014 by East to Hedon

The night’s stay at the Mae Salong Flower Hill Resort came with breakfast included. So, we went over to the dining room to give the buffet a try. The breakfast buffet was completely forgettable. However, the view from the terrace … Continue reading →

Posted in Thailand 2014, Travels | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments