July 20, 2026

We had some really good meals in Bangkok! There was so much to choose from. There seems to be restaurants and hotels everywhere you look. You also can't judge a place from street level, because so many are on roof decks. Here's some of our favorites!

Finch Indian just a few doors down from our Hotel. We split a bunch of dishes - Tikka Masala Chicken Nuggets, Butter Chicken Hummas and Naan, Mac & cheese crockets with Tikka Masala and the naan dumpling starters. Sooo Good!

The Breakfast Story was so good we went twice! This little gem was down an alley street. The friendliest, warm, engaging & efficient staff is an added bonus to the Yummy delights. I tried to make healthy choices, but they had so many temptations!

Some mid day snacks in lieu of lunch!

Below are images from our 2nd hotel, the Aloft by Marriott. We spent the first night at Grand Business Inn down the street, but our room was so noisy with beds as hard as rocks - felt like we were trying to sleep in middle of the busy road, right on the pavement.  Now way we could stay another 3 nights, so we moved. From the Aloft pool deck, I shot the neighboring hidden roof tops.

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HONG KONG

By Pat Patrick • September 3, 2026
So excited to get out and explore this huge city. Our Port is attached to a huge shopping mall - so it is a bit of a hike before we even get outside. When we do the heat hits us like a brick wall! There are typhoons, in the area and according to a local, when the storms come in, they first bring a wave of fog, heat and humidity to Hong Kong .

ENTERING HONG KONG HARBOR

By Pat Patrick • September 1, 2026
On Saturday August 29, 2026 we achieved another historic milestone on this circumnavigation of the World , we cruised into Hong Kong Harbor. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. The land encompassed by Hong Kong is confusing. It includes part of the southern coast of mainland China, just below Shenzhen, Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories . Looking at a map helps, but the rules changed so many times! I asked my buddy Chat several times, to tell me if what I was looking at was the Hong Kong that the British had owned for years. The answer was never straight forward!

HA LONG BAY, VIETNAM

By Pat Patrick • August 31, 2026
Ha Long Bay in Vietnam is one of those bucket list places I have had in my sights for years. It's the iconic picture in my mind's eye, whenever I think of Vietnam . We had made plans to go with 8 others on a brand new, swanky Red Dragon Junk boat for a harbor cruise and overnight stay, but sadly the weather did not cooperate the whole 4 days we were in port. No ships were permitted to sail, per the local government. Many of us were bummed! This is typhoon session and there was a lot of rain and high winds our first couple of days - we were hoping it would blow out the last day and we could at least do a day trip but no luck!