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Happy (Belated) Fourth!
Camping on Ocracoke Island, NC It is a rare gift to be celebrating our homeland’s independence in our actual homeland. Living abroad we usually try extra hard to be patriotic, in fact, Phil figured out that this was his first … Continue reading
Weekend Staycation – Bangkok Tree House
Phil returned from his week-long adventures in Laos on Thursday night so in efforts on spending some quality time together before we embark on yet another exciting week of reconnecting with visiting friends who are passing through Bangkok I booked … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley, Bangkok
Tagged bang kra jao, Bang Numpueng floating market, Bangkok Tree House, eco-hotel, eco-travel, floating market, staycation
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Cruising Down the Chao Phraya
One of the things that Phil and I have quickly become spoiled with here in Asia is the luxury of having efficient, caring travel agents that come to our aide whenever we want to book last minute flights, get advice … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley, Bangkok, Bangkok restaurants, Food
Tagged Bangkok, chao phraya, chao phraya river, guanxi, khun, mieng kham, river cruise, travel agents
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Although we’re no longer living in Sichuan we still crave the spice that is the namesake of this blog. So you can probably imagine our delight at the fact that its has recently been featured in the Huffington Post! If only Bangkok had a good chuancai restaurant to hit up for dinner tonight…I miss the ma la!
Escape From Bangkok – Camping in Khao Yai
When friends here in Bangkok volunteer to organize weekend trips away its a pretty sweet deal. You get out of Bangkok for the weekend, its usually pretty cheap and you’re exploring with a bunch of friends. I really can’t complain. … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley, Thailand, Travel
Tagged bear, camping, deer, elephants, escape from bangkok, khao yai, pythons, tontan travel, weekend away
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Happy 2012!!
Or as we like to think of it….the year of the cookbook. I think word got out that Phil and I like food – both to cook and consume. Maybe people read this blog after all! We got a total … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley, Food, Holidays and Celebrations, Home-tested recipes
Tagged communal dinners, cookbooks, new years resolutions
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Merry Christmas from America!
Warm Christmas wishes from Connecticut! Phil and I had a blissfully chaotic week on the east coast with family and friends from Florida, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. I feel blessed to have such willingly mobile family to eat, … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley, Holidays and Celebrations, Travel
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A Sense of Community in My Corner of Bangkok
Last Sunday our housing community of Samakee Gardens up here in Nichada Thani hosted a potluck Canadian/American Thanksgiving dinner. In these stressful times of flooding here in Bangkok holing up in my apartment, cooking all weekend and reflecting on my … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley, Bangkok, Holidays and Celebrations
Tagged Bangkok flooding, giving back, loi krathong, thankful, Thanksgiving, turkey
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