Bangkok then Phuket Thailand - The Next Stop on Our Trip of a Lifetime,

Where were we? Mrs @SbsParts and I had gone with her brother and his wife first to Kuala Lumpur, then to Singapore (which incidentally used to be part of Malaysia according to one of my Uber drivers).

NEXT.... we went to Bangkok Thailand. My brother-in-law had to get back to work so we only had two nights and one day at each location with them. Here's my Thailand thumbnail. I visited Erawan Shrine before the bombing (like 10 years before) and DID take pictures at that time, but this one is actually a stock pic. Look at that shiny shiny gold 😁🦍❤️

more GOLD down below

So what did we do in Bangkok? Well... if you know @SbsParts then you know... FOOD & MARKETS


My Sister-in-Law LOVES Hello Kitty... go figure, an asian chic that likes Hello Kitty :P

Tuk-tuk drivers are all crooks. Got a pic, but didn't take a ride. If you have a guide (some may refer to them as long-haired dictionary) you might not get ripped off.

A little hand crafted wooden elephant action:

Chang is Thai for "elephant" Singha is a pretty good beer as is Tiger Beer, but my hands down favorite beer in Thailand is Beer Lao, which is actually from Laos :P

Street snacks? Bugs? If they think you're going to buy some they'll sometimes let you try a sample.

Dinner time! We were at this market and couldn't find a good place for a sit down dinner.... so we settled on this one. It'd be so awesome if I wasn't allergic to shrimp, crab, and squid. The fumes were strong, but I think I had benadryl.... and beer :D

First you buy a mess of fresh seafood

Here's a closer look:

Then you throw it on the coals:

And Voila! Happy Seafood Lovers:

Before we leave the subject of food... here's a few more Thai dishes we enjoyed... mostly on this trip, but some might be from another trip when we actually took a Thai Cookery class up in Chiang Mai:

That trip when we were in Chiang Mai my Mother-in-Law was with us (2013) and we went to Nong Nooch where they got to ride an elephant.

I'd ridden one on my first trip back in 2005

Here's yours truly hanging out in one of their many green houses:

Mrs @SbsParts and her mom at Nong Nooch:

My Brother-in-Law and his wife went home after a couple of days and Mrs @SbsParts and I made our way down to Phuket. My first time in that part of the country. We stayed within walking distance of the beach, shopping, and nightlife.

Had a swim-up room:

Beachside cafe for dinner:

We were there for several days. Ended up at the Hard Rock one night for dinner, but not sure if we have pics of that :P

One day I decided I wanted Indian food. It was pretty danged good:

It was a pretty elegant restaurant and the waitress was snooty, but who cares? I enjoyed the decor, the food, & the company.

After Thailand we had time and money... and basically could go anywhere they'd have us. Actually we almost didn't go to Phuket in favor of Bali (I've never been there). Anywhooo.... Korea, Japan? We ended up in Taiwan. That's the next stop.

Before I end this post on our most recent trip to Thailand I want to share THIS with you. It was my trip to Thailand that kind of got me started stacking precious metals. In Thailand people will wear a thick gold chain and it's like a store of wealth. Labor is cheap so most of the cost of the jewelry is Gold Weight!

The pieces they wear are pretty pure and soft... and yellow ;-)

I meant to stop into a Gold shop while I was there to buy a gold chain, but I never did.

When I got home I started looking online for Thai gold... and ended up buying 10 one troy ounce silver bars from Silver Towne. They sat on my desk and I polished them daily for 2 or 3 days until I decided I had to have more.

And the rest is history!

Wow! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. If you made it to the end congratz!

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