Author: jodecook

  • Chao Phraya River Trip & Dinner Cruise

    Chao Phraya River Trip & Dinner Cruise

    So, day 3 in Bangkok, and I decided to spend the day taking a hop-on-hop-off river boat along the Chao Phraya River that runs through Bangkok, and finishing the day off with a dinner cruise on that same river. It was a long day. At one stop, I visited a flower market, and had lunch…

  • And the adventure starts…

    And the adventure starts…

    I’m finally in Bangkok, on my first full day. Travel started with a canceled flight, and a suitcase dropped on my head during flight boarding. It can only get better. Right? While conventional wisdom, after an 18 hour flight, would have led me to take a taxi from the airport to my hotel, I decided…

  • Jan 8…..2 days to go!

    Jan 8…..2 days to go!

    n just two days, I’m leaving Seattle and heading to Bangkok, Thailand — the start of a dream that’s been a couple of years in the making. The excitement is building, but so is the nervousness. I’m about to step into the unknown, and while part of me feels a little scared, another part is…