First Day in Bangkok – a New Adventure with an Old Friend

Arrived at last! After a lifetime in the sky, we finally arrived in the Land of Smiles. We navigated through immigration, found our bags, rented our pocket wi-fi and met with our Thai guide – an absolutely lovely and energetic chap named Nai – who loaded us into a cozy air conditioned van and took …

Hotel Metropolitan Como Bangkok

You couldn’t drop your butt anywhere without it landing in a cool chair. Stasia knew that after our long flight we’d want a bit of luxury to recuperate – and she rightly set us up in the Metropolitan Como. Big and beautiful, sleek and modern, sophistication just oozed from the modernist furniture, sculptured water features …

Days 1 and 2: Adios America!

Swiss – after they mastered cheese and watches, the airplane was the next logical step. The seeds for this escape from America (shall I call it our ‘VacAsian’?) started 12 long months ago. Stasia (the brains of this outfit) had the idea of visiting the East, something we’d not considered before. But where exactly? When …