We recently had a chance to go see Wat Sam Phran, also known as the Dragon Temple. It’s an unusual temple about a 45 minute drive from where we live and it wasn’t what we expected at all. As you can see from the photos, the temple is a 17 storey tower with a snake-like dragon wrapped around the building with its head at the top. What we did not expect was … [Read more...] about Dragon Temple – Wat Sam Phran Thailand
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Yaowarat Road – Bangkok Chinatown
Headed down to Chinatown (aka Yaowarat Road) one night recently to do some street photography. It wasn’t a rainy night, and this time I had my camera, and not just my phone. I had my Olympus 40-150 mm f/2.8 lens on (my favourite lens!), so I was able to capture some candid shots without being in someone’s face. Because of the 2x crop factor on my Panasonic G9, the lens … [Read more...] about Yaowarat Road – Bangkok Chinatown
Car Stereo Installation @ QC Car Audio in Bangkok
We’re spending part of the afternoon in a little coffee shop close to QC Car Audio, a car stereo shop. We have been here before, and had determined this shop was one we wanted to install a new stereo in our car. We had bought a stereo a couple years back to install in our Sprinter and had not gotten around to doing so. We had planned to sell it but in the madness of … [Read more...] about Car Stereo Installation @ QC Car Audio in Bangkok
IconSiam – Loy Krathong 2022 – Bangkok Thailand
Spent part of the day at IconSiam Mall. Checked out a few things at the Apple store, had supper at a Korean restaurant we like (The Bibimbab), and then checked out the festivities on the river promenade behind the mall celebrating Loy Krathong. IconSiam was a busy place for a Monday night! Still recovering from jet lag from our trip back to Canada. Wasn’t so bad on the … [Read more...] about IconSiam – Loy Krathong 2022 – Bangkok Thailand
Doi Ang Khang – Timelapse
In northern Thailand, on the border with Myanmar in the Fang District of Chiang Mai province, is a mountain called Doi Ang Khang. It’s a beautiful mountain where a twisty road, with switchbacks and hairpin turns, takes you all the way to the top. On my motorcycle trip in February of this year, I rode there with a friend. We found a helicopter landing pad, and it seemed … [Read more...] about Doi Ang Khang – Timelapse
Hong Kong Layover
Made it to Hong Kong. Wasn’t a long flight but I am exhausted. With only 4.5 hours of sleep the night before, last night I got 2 hours and 50 minutes. My Apple Watch and sleep app track it well. Not a huge layover here; just four hours. Seems like most of it has been spent walking through the airport and going through the security theatre once again. All that seems to … [Read more...] about Hong Kong Layover
Traveling to Canada – October 2023
You know, I am happy that everyone is travelling again. It’s great for the economy. People are happier. It’s great. I have to confess that there’s also a part of me that longs for travel during the “bad old days” of Covid when there were no lines, almost no one in the airport, you could stretch out across an entire row on the plane, checking in at the airport was much … [Read more...] about Traveling to Canada – October 2023
Navigating Canal Paths in Samut Sakhon, Thailand
On Saturday I took my motorcycle out for a long ride to Samut Sakhon, an area we have been exploring a bit recently. It was a good day to ride, but I had a rather nerve-wracking experience mid-way through. It’s typhoon season, and I think we’re still experiencing the tail end of Typhoon Noru. It’s caused a lot of rain and flooding in Thailand, and we have had some … [Read more...] about Navigating Canal Paths in Samut Sakhon, Thailand
Nittaya Kai Yang
Out for the afternoon and decided to stop at Nittaya Kai Yang for quick bite to eat. It’s my first time here and I had to try the Chiangmai style fried pork, which was really good! The fried rice was excellent as well. … [Read more...] about Nittaya Kai Yang
Sad News From Northeastern Thailand
We aren’t sure if this will end up in the news in North America or not, but we have already been contacted by one friend to check in on us. We thought we should let everyone know that we are ok. There was a mass murder in Northeastern Thailand this afternoon. The latest story we have read indicated at least 37 people died and 12 were injured. This all happened in the … [Read more...] about Sad News From Northeastern Thailand