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Zipline through a Thai Jungle
Wikipedia describes zipline as a pulley suspended on a cable, usually made of stainless steel, mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to travel from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable by holding onto, or attaching to, the freely moving pulley. We have never done…
Roaming through the Erawen Musuem, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Bangkok was the second stop in our recent trip to Thailand. The Erawan museum is located in Samut Prakan, about an hour by train and taxi from central Bangkok. We went to see its renowned giant three-headed elephant statute. Many of the explanations below came from Wikipedia. The Elephant of the Universe. This three-headed elephant…
Ko Tao and Ko Nang Yuan, Gulf of Thailand
On the third leg of our Thailand trip, we went south to the third largest island of Thailand, Ko Samui (or Koh Samui). Ko or Koh means island in Thai. Ko Samui is located on the “east” coast in the Gulf of Thailand. The better known island in Thailand, Phuket is on the “west” coast in…
New Year’s Eve in Chiang Mai, Thailand
We started 2013 in Chiang mai, having arrived there as our first stop on December 29. We hosted many countdown parties in our apartment near Times Square New York in the past. But now living in Switzerland, we really do miss the crowds and the celebratory atmosphere. So we had to find a decent place to…
