by senoritamaja | Dec 1, 2018 | Thailand
Due to our amazement and awe at Wat Pho we spent a little more time there than expected, which meant we wouldn’t be competing with the king on our Wat crawl. We also got on really well with our guide and even got to know him a little and shared intimate stories....
by senoritamaja | Nov 30, 2018 | Thailand
Thailand is a 95% Buddhist country (4% Muslim and 1% other) and so has a helluva lot of Buddhist temples, called Wats (hence the play on words in the title of this blog; very cleveeeeeeer). Every year on a special Buddhist holiday the king of Thailand visits 16 chosen...
by senoritamaja | Nov 28, 2018 | Thailand
Next we decided to learn a little bit about Thai culture and we visited Jim Thomson’s house. Jim was an American from Delaware who came over to Thailand while serving in the war and fell madly in love with it. Who cares, right? He clearly wasn’t the only...
by senoritamaja | Nov 27, 2018 | Thailand
So after a tough overnight flight and almost no sleep we landed in Bangkok and headed straight for the hotel. We had gone all out for our first hotel – and luxury means luxury in Thailand, so on arrival we underwent the usual set of events which accompanies a...
by senoritamaja | Nov 24, 2018 | Thailand
So last year my mum turned the big 6-0 and I turned the not so big but equally as sexy 3-0. Almost a year ago now I promised her that for a present I would take her on a holiday (lord knows she needs it). Trying to combine my work and travel schedule with hers was a...
