There are more than 41,000 Buddhist temples in Thailand, of which more than 33,000 are actively in use. The term “wat” is a Thai word for enclosure, and now refers to any Buddhist or Brahminical temple. 95% of the 70 million people in Thailand are Buddhists. In 2019, we were “templed out” on our last […]
Malaysia 2 – Enroute to Malaka
We decided to visit Malaka (the Malaysian spelling, though most English web sites refer to it as Malacca) after reading some interesting articles. It was a bit of a last minute decision, and we decided to hire a driver to take us there. We decided to use MyDayTrip to find a driver and car. We […]
Malaysia 1 – Kuala Lumpur
When we first thought of going to Kuala Lumpur, we expected to get some nice skyline photographs. After searching for suitable sites though, we concluded that there is no good location to shoot the skyline from. When studying alternatives, we kept coming up with the Twin Towers as being the true iconic view in the […]
Hawaii – Enroute
We are now fully vaccinated and ready for travel. We have waited the required 10 days after our second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, tested negative on our PCR test and are now finally ready to vacation in Hawaii. For this time period, we were originally scheduled to travel to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Java, Borneo […]