Category Archives: Bangkok

Day 5, 14 July 2012 – Bangkok – Grand Palace

Posted on 14/07/2012 by magwood

Today I don’t feel like moving very fast and so we have a late start. Ella goes to the pool terrace for 45 minutes whilst I make a very leisurely start to the day. We decide to visit the Grand … Continue reading →

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Day 4, 13 July 2012 – Bangkok, Ayutthaya – more ruins than you can shake a stick at!

Posted on 13/07/2012 by magwood

Today we are visiting a World Heritage Site situated not far from Bangkok, about an hour and a quarter drive. We arranged a good price for the trip with our taxi driver yesterday and he will collect us from the … Continue reading →

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Day 3, 12 July 2012 – Bangkok – shopping, but not as we know it

Posted on 12/07/2012 by magwood

Its raining this morning – not the unrelenting downpour of our first night, but enough to need to take cover. So we decide to take a taxi to Siam Square, famous for shopping opportunities. I was expecting a mall similar … Continue reading →

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Day 2, 11 July 2012 – Bangkok – a culinary adventure

Posted on 11/07/2012 by magwood

We set the alarm for an early morning wake-up as we are being collected from the hotel at 8:20 to attend cookery class. We have booked with an organisation called ‘Baipai Cookery School’ http://www.baipai.com/About.html, and are picked up in a … Continue reading →

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Day 1, 10 July 2012 – Bangkok – discovering the thrills of a tuktuk ride

Posted on 10/07/2012 by magwood

It seems that ella has no problems with the accommodation (being a seasoned traveller she is used to much worse), but nevertheless, I can’t really unpack because there is nowhere to put anything. We both wake late and wander off … Continue reading →

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