Song of the Open RoadBecki's Travels Around the World

Thailand

Oh…the Orchids!!!

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to go on a tour to a local orchid farm, zip along the back canals in a long tail boat and visit a floating market. All parts of the tour were amazing…but the orchids, they were the highlight of the day! I was shocked to find out that orchids take 3-4...

Finding Routine…In the Non-Routine

Lumphini Park I’m now a week and a half into my time in Bangkok and I have settled into a nice level of familiarity (and dare I say routine) amidst my new surroundings. I live a short walk from Lumphini Park, which is like Bangkok’s version of New York’s Central Park and makes for a great...

Wat’s Up?!?!

Ok, so I couldn’t resist the headline phrase 😂 For those of you new to Asian travel – a Wat is a type of Buddhist temple…and Bangkok has some very famous ones. On Wednesday (after a week of being in the city) I took to the streets of the old city and finally got to take a closer...

Hello Bangkok!

Bangkok’s Grand Palace I made it! It feels great to be in this incredible city! It’s modern…yet steeped in incredible history – absolutely chaotic, but islands of tranquility and spiritual serenity. It’s a little bit of everything. My first few days have been focused on getting the...