Happy Valentine’s Day! Em. and I are having a fantastic time on our first visit to Thailand.

We’ve spent our first couple of days in bustling Bangkok. In some ways it reminded us a lot of Taipei, surprisingly. We stayed at the Heritage Bangkok in Silom, right across from the Chong Nonsi BTS (Skytrain) station. Ours was a lovely large boutique room, complete with a small lounge and kitchen. It was a perfect base to explore from, especially armed with one-day BTS passes. We loved cooling off in the rooftop pool after a day in the city.

On our second day we took the river ferry to the reclining Bhudda (where I managed to grab the sound of coins dropping into alms-bowls) and the Grand Palace. A hot day of walking, but well worth it. We’ll be stopping off in Bangkok again for a day of shopping on our way back to Taiwan.

We arrived on Koh Samui yesterday and are in love with it! Good thing, since we’ll be spending the next week and a bit on the island. Here in Lamai there are great little markets stalls, fantastic food, awesome weather, beatiful beaches… We’re in heaven!

Enjoy Live Online #48: Bangkok

This recording was made at Studio Genre (Second Life) on February 2nd, 2010.

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