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Hanoi, Vietnam
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Indochina Junk Dragon Pearl 3: Halong Bay, Vietnam
the dragon pearl 3
outdoor dining with a view
the dragon pearl 3
dragon pearl 3
cave exploring, kayaking, and beach excursion from the boat
cave exploring, kayaking, and beach excursion from the boat
sunset in halong bay
toddler enjoying his vacation
sunset
rowboat ride through the old fish village
rowboat ride through the old fish village
rowboat ride through the old fish village
rowboat ride through the old fish village
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We highly recommend this cruise! Read my blog post for more info detailing our trip!
Chiang Mai: Traveling Toddler Approved
Chiang Mai located in the north of Thailand is only an hour plane ride away from Bangkok. We decided this year, since we were home for the Christmas holiday, we would plan a trip to leave on Christmas day in the afternoon because we didn’t want to miss our family back home. We had our Christmas morning, played with our toys and headed to the airport with our new NASA space shuttle from Santa in tow.
A quick flight later, we landed in Chiang Mai and were greeted by our driver that I had prearranged. If you are looking for a driver, I was referred to Mr. Pon from a friend here in Bangkok, who has used him several times. He was very knowledgeable of the area, patient, a safe driver and his English was great.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Doi Suthep
Hill Tribe Visit
Chiang Mai Zoo
Khao Yai: An easy family weekender from Bangkok
Situated about three hours from Bangkok is the beautiful Khao Yai National Park. Here you can find wild elephants roaming (well at least you will find steaming piles of fresh poo meaning they had to be there somewhere), wild monkeys at the scenic overlooks begging for food from visitors, cobras (or at least the big sign that says “cobra crossing”), leeches, waterfalls, and much more.
It had been a while since we had left Bangkok and my body was craving fresh air or at the very least the lack of the nasty smell coming up from the khlong that is so pungent I can taste it in my mouth as I walk home. We rented a car for very cheap from Sixt rental off of Soi 24, packed up the bag and the toddler and took off during the holiday weekend. The traffic out of town wasn’t bad when we left around 9:30am and as soon as you were out of the city you couldn’t help but notice the lack of gray smog hovering in the air. Freedom!
What to do
We had an idea of what we wanted to do during our time in Khao Yai but nothing was set, we wanted to go with the flow. Here are the fun family activities that we did during our stay.
Khao Yai, Thailand
Khao Yai National Park
no edits! it’s just that beautiful out there!
Farm Mar Por, Khao Yai
What is the Horace family up to?
Killi is doing great with his therapy. He is acting like a new kid! He is more social and using more words everyday; sporadically but I’ll take it. His swimming classes have paid off and the boy is a little fish. Every class we are amazed at how far he can swim before coming up for air!
Chris is super busy at work but that’s normal. He is also back to rugby so that makes him very happy.
I‘m busy with the BAMBI News and Expat Kids magazine and I love it! Tomorrow I meet with Killi’s doc to discuss the next step with therapy and Killi’s trail run at school, which is very exciting. I am sure it will take up my mornings but I am so happy and proud of Killi’s progress I don’t mind!
We will be traveling a lot over the next couple of months so there will be many posts and photos for you to enjoy, full of travel tips on places like Hong Kong (Disney World), Cambodia (Siem Reap), Koh Samui and Koh Tao. I desperately need out of Bangkok! It’s always nice to get away so I can appreciate it again.
Keep a look out for more posts in the coming weeks!
Until next time…
Kid Tested. Mom Approved: Airports
We have traveled a lot in the past 7 months and in doing so we have been to 9 different international airports. Most of them are big and boring for kids but Seoul, Charles de Gaulle and Don Meuang are kid tested and mommy approved!!
Hiccups
yummmmm
And no I don’t mean the good kind that are a direct result of the French wine I will be having in less than 2 days. Our preparation for this trip has been a complete comedy of errors from the start. I thought I would share this mess with you so that you might shake your head and smile but really it’s more for my mental health… I need to vent!
From Palmetto Pride to Pad Thai 