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Monthly Archives: August 2023

THE WONDROUS JIM THOMPSON HOUSE IN BANGKOK. VAUGHAN’S FIRST SILK SHIRT. A STORY OF “THE SILK KING”, AN ART COLLECTOR, A SPY, AND HIS MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.

The nice thing about Bangkok hotels on the Chao Phraya River is that their boats take you places, most importantly, Central Pier (Sathorn), where you can walk to the Saphan Taksin station for the air conditioned BTS Skytrain close by. Our hotel boat was running about every 20 minutes so…

BANGKOK’S FASCINATING KLONGS (WATERWAYS) AND…A 5′ LONG MONITOR LIZARD!

Our first day touring in Bangkok included a canal tour on a long-tail boat. Bangkok is often called the “Venice of the East” because of it’s many klongs, or canals, which crisscross the city. There are about 1680 canals of various sizes in this amazing…

A BIG ADVENTURE WITH OUR GRANDSONS VAUGHAN AND OWEN TO SOUTHEAST ASIA. FIRST DESTINATION WAS THAILAND AND AMAZING BANGKOK

Marla and I took our grandsons Vaughan (18) and Owen (15) to Southeast Asia for a fabulous adventure last July. We took our oldest grandsons on a similar trip in 2019. Thailand was our first destination, an area we new well from both business and personal trips beginning in 1995…

A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY…A LOVE STORY

Marla and I are celebrating our 55th wedding anniversary today. To be perfectly honest, I really can’t grasp the magnitude of this special anniversary for both of us! 55! Yes it’s a big number…but filled with love, a wonderful family, triumphs and trials, personal…