Tagged With: Southeast Asia
Festival of Lights
During my one night in Laos, I was lucky enough to catch the celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights. In the evening I walked around to various temples that had been beautifully decorated with lights by the monks. Most of the monks seemed reticent to have their photos taken, so I tried to focus … Continue reading
White Magic
For the past couple of years, I’ve wanted to get a sak yant tattoo while in Thailand or Cambodia, but could never find the right place to have it done. First, let me explain what a sak yant tattoo is. These are “magical” or “bamboo” tattoos that purportedly began in Cambodia, where it’s known as … Continue reading
Adieu to You
On my last day in Siem Reap, I once again went to the Old Market to buy another pair of baggy pants. After stumbling upon The Blue Pumpkin Bakery, I picked up some macarons. Unfortunately, they were sort of crunchy on the outside. Kaya Spa gave me a very good one hour candle massage for $25; … Continue reading
Friday is For…
Well, after another massage at Lily Spa, Friday was for lunch at Copper Kitchen (yup, had all 3 meals there) and more shopping. My lunch at Copper Kitchen was the Cheeseburger Sliders (black Angus beef, organic tomatoes and chipotle mayonnaise), followed by the Cereal Milk Panna Cotta (chocolate cookie base, coffee crunch). The sliders were … Continue reading
No Photos!
Though I took plenty of photos, as per my usual, they were NOT compliments of the scheduled photography tour. After someone from Honeymoon Guesthouse picked me up from A.’s house the night before and after getting up extra early to shower, pack my camera equipment AND have breakfast, the photography tour guide did NOT show … Continue reading
Homeward Bound
Although N. didn’t have time to make breakfast for me on Sunday, he still stopped off to pick something up for me to eat. As in the old days together, he always takes excellent care of me (and everyone else). We took a cab to Chinatown in search of the silk Chinese “sleeping” pants. Chinatown … Continue reading
Headless Buddhas
On Saturday morning, N. once again brought me breakfast, which he’d made at home. After I’d eaten, we decided to go to Chatuchak Market (also known as JJ Market) first, then head out of town to Ayuthaya. I was excited to finally see both of them. Chatuchak is huge, with both an outside and an … Continue reading
The Biggest Dragon
N. showed up at my apartment on Friday morning bearing gifts. The first surprise was that he’d made breakfast for me at his house, then brought it to my apartment. He remembered my favorite things to eat and had made tod mun for me; the amount of garlic and pepper was perfect. That first bite … Continue reading
Chiang Mai Sojourn
Thursday morning was my day trip to Chiang Mai via Bangkok Airways. After hearing the horror stories of cab drivers in Bangkok, and after dealing with the horrible cab drivers in Vietnam, I was dreading hailing a cab. N. had already said that he thought the cab fare shouldn’t be more than 300 Thai baht. … Continue reading
Isn’t It Grand?
So it was my first full day in Bangkok, but I was unsure if my ex, N., would be able to spend time with me. Since the texting had worked between our two phones the previous week, I sent him a text asking if he was available either that day or that night. If he … Continue reading