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Feb. 20 Saigon I finally got some pictures on the blog. I think you my have to click on the bar above the blog to see the pictures. They are all from Thailand  Our second elephant ride  The solid gold … Continue reading →

Feb 19 Mekong Delta We entered the delta about 5:30 this morning. At the entrance we passed many small boats that appear to be homes as well as fishing vessels. The shoreline is densely forested. While we travelled along a … Continue reading →

Feb 18 Cruising the Sotheby’s China Sea Finally a day of rest! Despite that we were up at 7:30, went to the gym, I had the world’s best massage, tea served at 4:00 while a string quartet played, went to … Continue reading →

Thursday Feb 17 Kho Samui Today we had a tour that circumnavigated the island. What surprised us the most was the ongoing development. It is a little messy but is clearly becoming a destination for tourists. There were a lot … Continue reading →

Feb. 16 Today we took a trip to Ayutthaya. Ayutthaya was the capital from 1350 – 1767. The original capital was in the north. Burma and Thailand warred over borders for years. In 1767 the Burmese conquered Thailand and burned Attalya to … Continue reading →

Tuesday was a busy day. We visited a local market (with veggies, fruit and fish and a train running through the middle), the floating market, had a ride on the Tai version of a roller coaster (actually was a speed … Continue reading →

Feb 14 We are in Bangkok. Getting here was interesting. It started on Thursday. I went to lunch with the BBBC group. Lunch was over at about 2:30. Thirteen hours later I got home and to bed. In the interim … Continue reading →

Feb 6 Here is a picture of what we are leaving. The water at the cottage is the lowest we have ever seen.

I will be using this blog as my travel diary. Here is the agenda for our first 2011 trip: Feb. 12 – fly to Bangkok, Thailand via Hong Kong Feb 13 – arrive Bangkok 8pm Feb 14 & 15 – … Continue reading →