Tag Archives: Thailand

Diving Near Phuket Island Thailand 

Lots of people like to visit all the sites in the James Bond and Leonardo DiCaprio movies… But we snuck off and headed to Chalong Pier to join a dive team headed to Racha Yair. This is a popular spot … Continue reading

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Running Around the Islands

You have to love a long weekend run when you can run for marathon length distances in record time! This was in the Gulf of Siam headed from Thailand to Vietnam. Running around the world is always fun.  Some of … Continue reading

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One Day in Bangkok Thailand

(you can sing along with the music if you like) The city pretty much draped in black and white ribbons since the country is mourning the death of their 9th king who ruled the country for almost 70 years (world … Continue reading

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Exploring Siam Bay with a little Running

Surprisingly, the cruise ship has a very nice, large and modern fitness center (gym). Lots of equipment, free weights, treadmills, etc.  The only disappointment is the gym is only open from 7 AM to 10 PM.  You cannot get up … Continue reading

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Touring the Tourist Island of Ko Samui 

Despite all the arrival of additional Thai Navy warships, we decided to go ashore.  I hope they let us leave later today…  The tender takes a while since it is a very shallow port area.  We found a good bus … Continue reading

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Landed at Ko Samui (Thailand) 

We got in our spy gear since it was such nice weather on the seas… but I think we were spotted by the central intelligence agency. They suspected I was James Bond for some reason and a Thai Navy warship … Continue reading

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