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How To: Obtaining a Myanmar Visa in Bangkok

While researching back home how to obtain a visa to Myanmar from Bangkok, it quickly became apparent that the process wasn’t always consistent, nor would it necessarily be easy.  The forums we poured through shared many commonalities on the process, yet there were sometimes discrepancies.  As we learned much about the process from these forums, […]

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Tales From the Toilet – Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Bangkok

After having a large Chang beer at the Suan Lum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, I knew it wouldn’t be long until I got the urge to relieve myself.  I hoped and prayed that I could sustain this urge ‘til we finished our shopping and got back to the familiar toilet at our hotel.  This didn’t […]

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Rainbows and Sunshine – Shopping @ Bangkok’s Platinum Fashion Mall

The Platinum Fashion Mall in Bangkok!  My dream come true.  Since stepping foot in this magical place a month ago I had quietly been preparing myself — and Thomas — for what was to come. For me: I needed to save money, think about what I actually wanted and needed, and what I could live […]

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No Can Try – Shopping @ Bangkok’s Platinum Fashion Mall

The Platinum Fashion Mall in Bangkok!  2000+ stalls of clothes and accessories.  A woman’s dream, and a man’s nightmare.  Nothing could really prepare me for what transpired on our first real visit to this “mall”.  I’ve been working myself up for the last month since we first discovered it, as Katherine insisted that she needed […]

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The Bangkok Indy 500

It isn’t too often one finds themselves in the passenger seat of an Indy race car on the streets of Bangkok.  Like no Indy car you’ve ever seen, this one was a hot pink Toyota Camry with green racing stripes down the sides.  It came complete with a spoiler, enlarged muffler, and a neat little […]

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