If you’ve been to Thailand before, you know what Phuang Malai is.  You may have never known what to call it other than, “those pretty flower arrangements that are practically everywhere”, but we can guarantee that unless you’re legally blind, you know Phuang Malai. Hand made and purchased for good luck, offerings, and a multitude […]

There were rumours swirling around for years about the impending closure of the Suan Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, but we refused to believe them.  After all, it was our evening sanctuary.  A place where we could walk to in just 5 minutes from our hotel, at any hour in the night, to satisfy our […]

Ok, we’ve got to start this post by being completely honest.  Until landing in Sri Lanka, we had never even heard of Anuradhapura.  Our ignorance at its highest, it wasn’t until we talked to a “travel agent” at the New York Beach Club Guesthouse in Negombo that we discovered this place was a must see […]

Bangkok’s Chinatown can easily be described as a sensory overload not worth missing, and is an absolute must experience for both old and new tourists to the Thai capital.  Packed with shops selling anything from bathtub plugs to Angry Birds backpacks, it’s gold and food that’s Chinatown’s specialty.  The streets here are jam packed with people, […]

If we ever end up moving to Bangkok, we now know where to go on weekends to freshen up our condo!! Our trips to Bangkok usually revolve around shopping, temples, shopping, river, shopping, Lumpini Park, shopping, eating, and more shopping.  This past trip was no different, but since we were accompanied by a first-timer, and […]