Asia

Learning to cook Thai at Amita’s

December 26, 2011

** This is a part of a series of posts about my blog trip to Thailand. ** Having the opportunity to eat authentic Thai food in Thailand was one of the things I was most looking forward to when I was offered to go to Thailand for a familiarization trip early this year. I love [...]

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Back to the past: Plearn Wan in Hua Hin

December 21, 2011

** This is a part of a series of posts about my blog trip to Thailand. ** Love retro? Plearn Wan in Hua Hin, Thailand should not be missed. Plearn Wan is a huge wooden complex designed based on the old wooden shops in the past, with shops and stalls selling food, souvenirs, etc. Plearn [...]

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Visiting Mrigadayavan Palace, Hua Hin, Thailand

August 18, 2011

** This is a part of a series of posts about my blog trip to Thailand. ** The Mrigadayavan Palace is a charming beach side groups of wooden pavilions used as a summer palace by Thailand’s King Rama VI. The atmosphere is cool with a verdant greens and there is an ample supply of fresh [...]

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Elephant Sanctuary in Hua Hin

August 17, 2011

** This is a part of a series of posts about my blog trip to Thailand. ** After our sumptuous lunch at the Hua Hin Vineyard, we went to an elephant sanctuary in the outskirts of the beach town of Hua Hin. Historically elephants are revered in Thailand. But recently, in reality they are savagely [...]

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The Grape Escape – Hua Hin Hills Vineyard

June 23, 2011

** This is a part of a series of posts about my blog trip to Thailand. ** You didn’t think there’d be a vineyard in South East Asia, did you? I imagined vineyards in France, California and other ‘cooler weather’ places but tropical Asia? Thailand? During the last couple of years Thailand has become a [...]

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Visiting the huge statue of Luang Pu Thuad

June 20, 2011

** This is a part of a series of posts about my blog trip to Thailand. ** Day two and we are still in Hua Hin, Thailand. After our visit to the Hua Hin Train Station and Flintstone Hill, we went to Wat Huay Mongkol. In our itinerary it says, “home of the sacred Luang [...]

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Flintstone Hill in Hua Hin

May 19, 2011

** This is a part of a series of posts about my blog fam trip to Thailand. ** Just before we left on the way to Hua Hin Station and other places in our itinerary, I took a picture of a Buddhist altar right outside the hotel. Closer, it’s like a miniature house. There are [...]

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That retro feel at Hua Hin station

May 18, 2011

** This is a part of a series of posts about my blog fam trip to Thailand. ** On our second day to Thailand, our tour guide wanted us to see more of Hua Hin not just the beach, fantastic seafood and night market. Our first stop was Hua Hin station – this must be [...]

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