Not All Who Wander Are Lost

October 2019 While Colt's dad was visiting, we decided to check out the Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market. There aren't really authentic floating markets anymore in Bangkok, but this one still had plenty of charm. There were a few boats selling food from the water, but for the most part, the vendors were on land. We took a canal boat tour that stopped by an orchid farm and a temple on the water. For lunch, we decided to share a grilled salted fish, a popular dish in the area. It was quite delicious! Here is a video compilation of our boat ride and some pics. I am learning that I need to make sure my phone is horizontal when recording vdieo. 😀I'm getting there!

While we were in Chiang Mai, we wanted to visit an elephant sanctuary, Chiang Mai Elephant Home. Some organizations/companies have come under criticism for the way they treat the elephants, so we tried to find a place that was kid friendly, and had a good reputation for how they handled their elephants. This place did do more of a hands-on activity than we wanted, bathing the elephants, but we were able to opt out and they didn't allow riding the elephants, so that was good. The company picked us up from our hotel and off we went. This little lady decided she needed to check us out while we were waiting for people to dry off. :)   On the way back to our hotel, we stopped at a waterfall.     Someone was a little tired on the way home. :) He missed the gorgeous views.  Well, I only have about 1023 more pictures I could post, but these are good sampling. :) It was definitely an interesting experience, and one I'm glad we were able to do. Now off to the ne...

October 20-24, 2019 For our October break, we had our first Thailand visitor, Colt's dad, Gary. We decided to take a trip toWe flew into Chiang Mai, which is a popular tourist town north of Bangkok. The flight was only 1.5 hours. :) We rented a car and headed to our hotel. We dropped off our bags and headed out to the Sunday Night Market for some people watching and food.    .