The day had arrived!!! My birthday was here and our night out in Bangkok was upon us! After a long day of waiting in Immigration for our visas and some compulsory shopping at Central World for books, Chad and I got ready for our night out in the city. Before we left Z sweetly had everyone sing “Happy Birthday” over some… Read more →
I had not been out in Bangkok at night in over ten years with Chad. It had been too long. Lucky for us, a needed trip to the Thai immigration and the appointment falling on my birthday, gave Chad and I the chance. Since it was my birthday, we decided to make it an event. So what that we had to… Read more →
We are currently in the lovely and crazy city of Bangkok. Internet and time are sparse during our short trip, so I am sharing one link, yep, just one link… that leads to 47 posts about Bangkok that I have written over the years while we have been traveling, and then living in, Thailand. So check them all out! … Read more →
I didn’t get to share all my photos from Bangkok in my last post, so I am sharing them today. I hope that you like them! Now it’s your turn! What would you like to see and do in Bangkok? Leave a comment and tell me! Read more →
This past month I had two WHOLE days in Bangkok—-BY MYSELF! That’s right folks. I finally was able to do some solo traveling. It was a blast and I am gonna tell you all about it today. The good, the bad, and the snot rockets… Friday After a busy and normal Friday day, I drove myself to the Phuket… Read more →
While on our recent trip to Bangkok I finally had the chance to take Z to the Children’s Discovery Museum. I had been wanting to take Z there since a trip we had taken to Bangkok a year earlier. Children’s Discovery Museum has numerous areas that encourage learning and fun for all age children. It has a career area, a science… Read more →
You may not believe this, but I have never been in real snow. It’s true! Growing up just north of the Bay Area in California, it is rare to have snowfall. In the 20 some odd years that I lived in Sonoma County, California it NEVER snowed. NEVER EVER. On occasion, my parents would bundle us 4 kids up and drive to… Read more →
There are not many playgrounds that I am willing to play on with Z. I admit it. I am not one of those parents that fancies playing with my preschooler. I love cooking with her, making crafts together, and chatting with her. But playing on a playground? No thanks. I would much rather let Z run around with other kids or her… Read more →
I know that I had determined to make Monday Montages about positive things, but something happened last week in Bangkok, Thailand that I cannot be silent about. Last week, two bombs went off in Bangkok, the first near the Erawan Shrine which killed more than 20 people and injured over 100. The second bomb went off the following day, luckily just showering people… Read more →
Our time in Bangkok did not go as planned, but it was not a total waste (3 PAIRS OF SHOES!!!!). We really enjoyed walking around the city again. Most of my pictures in today’s Monday Montage are from our time there. On a completely different note… There are times in my life lately that have been so busy and crazy that I… Read more →