Sharon and Jacques’ Excellent Blog

One of the most incredible places we visited in Thailand was Amanpuri Resort. Sharon wrote a blog about it here and I have uploaded the photos that I took.
Current Album: 0729 Amanpuri Images:

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One of the great attractions about Thailand in general is the incredible open air markets that are all over the place. The Thai people, in general, think nothing of setting up a shingle on a sidewalk and selling something. When they get organized and clump together or somebody throws money at the problem, the markets [...]

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The great thing about Phuket is that it is an island surrounded by the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.  Outside our window are fishing boats galore.  Fresh seafood is the pride and joy in this part of the world. Being die hard seafood fans, we just could not pass this up.  Daily, we have [...]

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When one is in a different country, one often comes across cultural differences that are both intriguing and terrifying.
In Thailand there are a few things that I just have not figured out.  Things like:

Men who wear hair bands.  No they are not lady boys, just a regular guy wearing an Alice Band to keep what [...]

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We are currently driving a little Honda Jazz which is brand new.  Julie got it the day she was heading back to Bangkok and drove it a sum total of 5 kms before she handed us the keys.  Needless to say I am a little paranoid about making sure we take care of her car. 
She [...]

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