Expat in Thailand and can't get vaccinated? We decided to leave Thailand for a short period of time and fly to the US to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The day after our flight arrived in San Francisco we went to a Costco pharmacy and got the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. It has been a costly endeavour and, no doubt, raises some questions. A question some people might have is … [Read more...] about No COVID vaccine in Thailand? Fly to the USA
Thailand update
Things have been a little slow around here. With the increase in COVID numbers in Thailand, school closures, restaurants closing early, etc, we've been sticking close to home. We've been cooking a lot more and going out to pick up takeout. We're hoping that these measures will flatten the curve, and things will begin to get back to normal. While things are worrying here, … [Read more...] about Thailand update
Himalaya Restaurant – Nepalese Food – Bangkok
At the end of a dark alley somewhere in downtown Bangkok, we found a Nepalese restaurant recommended to us by Get Lost in BKK and Beyond. They have a buffet of Tibetan momo, and it was worth the trek to get here! Kind of a hole in the wall place that took 3 trains for us to get to it! It was a bit of a trek to get to it, but totally worth it. We'd never had momo before, … [Read more...] about Himalaya Restaurant – Nepalese Food – Bangkok
Food and Flowers
It has been a busy couple of days here in my new home in Bangkok. I got my home office set up with a desk and chair from IKEA, got some work done and had a meeting at the end of the day. This evening we went down to the Indie Market for supper. We were so hungry we completely forgot to take pictures of our food. It was good though! I did get a picture of dessert, and a … [Read more...] about Food and Flowers
Local Buddhist Temple
Took a break from work to go find some lunch. I ended up wandering around some of the back alleys and came across this Buddhist temple. It’s fairly quiet here, and is a nice break from the noisy, smelly streets. Wandering around the market I realized I am going to have to figure out how to order a few dishes and maybe not worry quite so much about food safety. I will starve … [Read more...] about Local Buddhist Temple