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29 August 2016

3 Days 2 Nights Trip With Hongkong Airline Business Class (Lounge And Hotel Panorama By Rhombus)

Whenever we travel with business class airline, always make the journey feels a lot shorter. With a special promotion of Hong kong airline at that time, we definitely need to catch this bargain. Starting the trip with separated counter, fast and prompt. We then chilling out in the lounge before our plane departed.

Once we were up in the air, our little one apparently is more excited than us. He keeps slide up and down the partition and found his own play hole which actually the foot rest.

His play hole

Business class entrée

Business class meal

Business class dessert

Hotel Panorama By Rhombus

8A Hart Ave, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 3550 0688

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Hong Kong:

3 Days 2 Nights Hong Kong Trip: Ocean Park And Avenue Of Stars

25 August 2016

Day 7 of Northern Thai Trip: From Pai, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan To Bangkok

Previously:
Day 6 of Northern Thai Trip: Wat Nam Hu And Baan Santichon - Yunnan Cultural Village

Today we were heading back home, but we still made some stops along the way. Like this Strawberry Farm in Pai with a beautiful mountain view as their backdrop. Their selling fresh and also dried strawberries right from their own farm. Then a short break at Coffee Tea Sapan Pai. The second famous place for taking photos after Coffee In Love Pai. Then we spent one more night at Phitsunalok. And visiting this big temple, called Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat and Phitsanulok night market.

Then the next day, we didn't stop very often, only to see the birth place of Chao Praya River and also having lunch around there at Nakhon Sawan. After that, straight back home. But still not forget to made a brief stop at PTT (petrol station, where you can find 7eleven for their good chanom or thai milk tea and food court).

Strawberry Farm Pai

Coffee Tea Sapan Pai

Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat - Phra Phuttha Chinnarat

Lunch at Nakhon Sawan

22 August 2016

Day 6 of Northern Thai Trip: Wat Nam Hu and Baan Santichon - Yunnan Cultural Village

Previously:
Day 5 of Northern Thai Trip: Medio De Pai Hotel And Pai Walking Street

Wat Nam Hu

The special thing about this temple is that inside the monk head can produce holy water that comes from nowhere. Monk will take it out once a year and get about a bowl full of holy water.

This snake look-a-like GPS map is a pretty common scene to see in anywhere around Mae Hong Son province. Curve after curve, get ready with your road-sick capsule. But when we arrive at the destination, any destination is worth travelling for. Like this one, Baan Santichon - Yunnan Cultural Village. This village is very much like a smaller version of the real Yunnan village. From the house shape, stuffs that they are selling and the food are genuinely brought from Yunnan as the place is nearby. Therefore, you can feel like you are in Yunnan, also sampling their local food plus bring home the Yunnan's souvenirs.

This is their signature dish - Stew pork leg served with mantou

Stir fry kangkung

Steamed fish with ginger and shallot - in a spicy version

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Northern Thailand:

Last Day of Northern Thai Trip: From Pai, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Sawan, To Bangkok

20 August 2016

Day 5 of Northern Thai Trip: Medio De Pai Hotel and Pai Walking Street

Previously:
Day 4 of Northern Thai Trip (part 2): Khum Khantoke, Chiang Mai

Pai is one of my favourite city in northern region. It is a classic mountain city with cool weather and so many cute landmarks everywhere in this town. Not so crowded, but again if you don't come here around school holiday or new years holiday as this place is one of the top holiday destination on winter season. There are two ways to get here. First, the common way, by road, where it will take about 4 or 5 hours on the extreme curvy roads. Most of the people are thrown out after arriving at the destination. And the easier way would be catching a tiny plane (maximum is 12 passenger at a time)from Chiang Mai to Pai that takes only 20 minutes. Very convenient and time saver however it is of course more costly.

This time we stayed at Medio De Pai boutique hotel, which is situated in a great location, just less than five minutes walk to the walking street. More like a resort to me, with only two story building and swimming pool in the middle.

Again, it was a crowded night, just before the new year's eve. But luckily we went there early, just pass 5 in the evening and around 7pm we finish browsing and bought food. Ready to come back to our cozy hotel, it is when the walking street are starting to pack with people. Yet again, this pai walking street is one of the best walking street in Thailand. Range of variety food and drinks also souvenirs and live music (some days).