This morning we visited the Thai Royal Palace. You know what? I'm just going to shut up for a bit. From the Front From the Side Wall Column Roof Shrine Guard Elephants Close Up Buddha Patrol Stupa Exit There are so many things to say, like how the stupa is actually covered with gold leaf. … Continue reading Bangkok – Palace

Here are some videos for you from the dance show in Bangkok. https://youtu.be/v2kta45IdhA https://youtu.be/U0dtvq1Nhig https://youtu.be/m0NahkET6gs https://youtu.be/6VxwfELVXRI

Another 2+ hour bus ride from the industrial port cruise terminal (Laem Chabang) to the main city - Bangkok. I keep going on about the bus trips because it's different from the last time I was on the Silver Whisper. The joy of small-ship cruising (Whisper's max passengers are less than 400) is how you … Continue reading Bangkok – Dancing

Ko Samui ("ko-so-mu-ee") is Thailand's second largest island, behind Phuket. In recent decades it developed the reputation of party-central, kind of like spring break or Ibiza. There are many, many beach resorts on the island. And one of them offered yet another cooking class. Hmmm, there's been a lot of cooking classes this segment. That … Continue reading Ko Samui

Kuala Lumpur is a fair bit inland, so the ship docked at the cruise terminal at Port Klang (which sounds like something out of Star Trek). Port Klang is very much an industrial port, so we jumped on buses and took the 90-minute ride to Kuala Lumpur, known as "KL" to the cool kids. Each … Continue reading Kuala Lumpur