• Scuba Diving Koh Tao

    While we were vacationing on Koh Samui, I was able to go scuba diving twice while Chuck watched the kids.  The first time I went to Chumphon Pinnacle and Twin Rocks off the coast of Koh Tao with CSI: Samui.  I was REALLY hoping to see a whale shark on…

  • Koh Samui, Thailand

    After spending our first week in Thailand in Bangkok, we popped down to Koh Samui for a week. Of course we had to go the cheap (read: stupid) way which involved flying AirAsia from Bangkok to Surat Thani, picking up our bags and boarding a van to a bus terminal…

  • Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) in Bangkok

    We visited Wat Pho (aka Reclining Buddha) after our visit to the Grand Palace.  They are a few minutes apart, and you can walk it, but it’s easier just to take a short tuk tuk ride. Wat Pho is one of the largest and oldest Wats in Bangkok and is…

  • Grand Palace in Bangkok

    One of the must-see attractions in Bangkok is the Grand Palace. So one ridiculously hot day  we dragged the kids across town to see the Palace grounds.  It was absolutely stunning and even the kids were blown away. The Grand Palace consists of a whole bunch of buildings in a…