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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BANGKOK, THAILAND - First Impressions

By Pat Patrick • July 20, 2026
I've been looking forward to exploring Bangkok, as it has always sounded so exotic to me. My first impressions - big sprawling City, highways just like USA, lots of traffic, it's hot and they really like their King. His picture and statues are Everywhere! The architecture of the skyline is nothing special, until you start noticing all the gold, stone, carvings and opulence of the Temples and The Grand Palace is wow so over the top bedazzled!

KOH SAMUI, THAILAND - Final Day

By Pat Patrick • July 14, 2026
I really enjoyed my first trip to Thailand! On our final morning here we went to try breakfast at this spot, down the road, we had been hearing rave reviews on, King Of Bread . The hype was correct, the breakfast was delicious and they had some unique choices. I had eggs benedict on a croissant, in lieu of the standard english muffin and Bosco had it on Milk Bread, which was equally tasty.

KOH SAMUI, THAILAND - Cooking Class

By Pat Patrick • July 14, 2026
We love having authentic experiences with locals to really get a chance to see how they live and thrive in the Ports we visit. So when I found a cooking class, by a local woman offered in her home, we were excited to book. Um ( our teacher) picked us and brought us back to our hotel along with the family of 4 from Sydney, Australia, that had also signed up for this afternoon class. Um's house, which has a lovely open air kitchen, garden and dining area, was about a 30 minute drive and turned out to be on the beach, right next to the Grandparent Rocks.