Joel's Journeys & Jaunts

After my market morning, my first visit this afternoon was to the Jim Thompson House. But wait, you say. Jim Thompson doesn’t sound Thai. What...

My guidebook says that Chatuchak Weekend Market is an outdoor market on steroids. I don’t know about the legality of nonprescription steroids in Bangkok, and...

Bangkok has canals. Who knew? Probably a lot of people, but not me before I started planning this trip. I saw portions of a couple...

I got a little watted out yesterday, so I branched out today, although Buddhism did still play a role. Truth be told, I tried to...

Getting from where I had lunch this morning near Wat Phra Kaew to my first afternoon stop, Wat Arun, involved walking to a nearby ferry...

After my late, slow, and underwhelming start to Bangkok yesterday, I set out to see the Bangkok I imagined it to be based on pictures...

“Being in Bangkok.” See what I did there? Another alliterative title, just like I did with “Single in Singapore,” which was the title I gave...

Today was another day of improvised plans in Singapore. It started as I intended, at the Singapore Zoo. But then my afternoon plans went off...

If you read my post about my visit to the S.E.A. Aquarium and my cruise on the Singapore River this morning, you’ll know that events...

This entry will probably make one devoted reader very happy. It was raining hard when I set out this morning. I hope that’s not the...