Bangkok

It was great touring the different historical sites around Bangkok. I enjoyed talking to the locals about their thoughts on political and economic issues within Thailand and also globally.

I learned the difference between the Thai and Chinese Buddha. The Chinese Buddha is larger with a bigger belly. The Thai Buddha is usually leaner and skinny compared to the Chinese one. It also usually has a headpiece of some sort on.

I went on Chao Phraya River tour. From the boat I could see fish and HUGE Monitor lizards. Those lizards looked like mini dinosaurs. Some of them were bigger than me. Note to everyone – stay out of the water as it is dirty and those lizards are big.

Ciao for now.

Krabi

The Ritz Carlton Reserve in Krabi, Thailand is amazing. This is a once in a lifetime type of place. Parts of movies have been filmed here. There are private villas with a baby elephant named KoKo. It was fun to feed him bananas and watch him do tricks. I also got to go on a short walk on the beach with the elephant. I also went peddle boating around some of the rock formations coming out of the water just off of the shore.

Krabi is beautiful and not as crowded as Phuket.

Next stop is Bangkok.

Ciao for now!

Phuket

Phuket is a great beach and surf town. I spent most of the time on the beach.

I recommend going to the Hard Rock. They have great live music.

Ciao for now!

Singapore

Singapore is fabulous! The dining, food and shopping is great. This is a great place for kids and families. Singapore is safe, clean and beautiful.

You have to go to the night safari! It is absolutely amazing. There are not traditional bars and walls as there is in zoos in the United States. It was such a wonderful adventure. They have engineered the safari very well. You also have to do the Singapore flyer so you can see everything from above.

The museum was great, there were a lot of history facts and it had a wonderful art exhibit that reminded me of Austria.

I am off to Thailand.

Ciao for now!

The Caribbean

After the trip to Miami Beach, I went on a cruise. The cruise departed out of Puerto Rico.

The cruise ship had a big, fun water slide. The nightly entertainment was great, there were magic shows and 80’s and 90’s acts. The kids club was fun but a little crowded at times. The food on the ship was fabulous, especially the dinners.

The ports of call for the cruise were:

St. Thomas – I would definitely recommend the snorkeling there. There were a lot of beautiful fish and turtles just off the beach. I took a catamaran to St. John to explore.

Barbados – I saw big, green monkeys walking around the island. They reminded me of cats. It was great to tour the old historical parts of the island.

St. Kitts – This island was interesting. The Dutch side of the island was a lot nicer and cleaner than the French side.

St. Lucia – They have a lot of great bargains on clothes and souvenirs. The jungle was really cool.

St. Maartan – I enjoyed touring the historical sites.

Ciao for now.