Southeast Asia: Boston to DC
Thursday, March 7, 2019
From home after a couple of days to catch up on sleep and unpack … On Tuesday after a short but restful sleep at the nearby Courtyard Marriott…
From home after a couple of days to catch up on sleep and unpack … On Tuesday after a short but restful sleep at the nearby Courtyard Marriott…
Onboard Cathay Pacific flight 812 … I’m up at 6:30a and have breakfast at a nearby Starbucks. It’s Monday morning in Bangkok’s financial district, so there are many…
On the bus to Bangkok … The last day at the beach tradition of catching the sunrise over the water continues here in Thailand. We’re up at 6a…
From the Chomview Hotel in Hua Hin … We check out of the Heritage Hotel Bangkok at 8a and board our bus bound for Hua Hin. There’s lots…
From the Skywalk of the Mahanakhon Tower … We’re on the bus early this morning with a 6:30a departure to travel from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi. Our run of…
On the Chao Phraya River dinner cruise … A casual day of seeing the sights in Bangkok turns into an adventure when we get stuck in traffic on…
On the bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok … We’ve already reached the midway point of this trip. The days seem to fly by. On a typical day…
From the rooftop pool of the City View Hotel … Today we visit Angkor Wat. After breakfast at the City View Hotel we board a small bus and…
At the City River Hotel in Siem Reap … After breakfast at the hotel we have a leisurely 9a checkout and get in the bus to head to…
On the bus returning from the Mekong Delta … While we are on the bus Khoi talks about daily life in Vietnam. Some interesting notes: Everyone in Vietnam…
At the Liberty Hotel Saigon Parkview … After a day and a half of flying and a day to recuperate, we’re jet lag free and on our first…
Enjoying a beer at the Huong Vy street cafe … Sin Ciao from Ho Chi Minh City! Our flight into Hong Kong was delayed by snow as we…
Onboard Cathay Pacific flight 811 from Boston to Hong Kong somewhere over the Arctic Circle… First Greg showed up at Logan. Then Peter and Shannon came after Shannon’s…
At Logan Airport … A serious winter storm threatened to delay my Wednesday travel plans from Dulles to Logan, so I made a last minute flight change and…
I marked August 21st on my calendar a couple of years ago and began thinking about where I could watch and photograph the 2017 Great American Eclipse. I…