Category Archives: Thailand/Burma/Laos

On November 4th we left for Thailand, after a most spectacular fall in Switzerland. After d day at the Airport hotel in Bangkok, we first went to Chiang Mai, staying a week with visits to the Night Market, Doi Suthep … Continue reading →

Turning back: Bangkok to Chiang Mai by road, November 2000. …. In the evening, we stayed at the Amarin Lagoon Hotel in Phitsanulok and took a city tour on a bicycle rickshaw to see the night market. This was great … Continue reading →

We started our trip with a leisurely drive down to Geneva where we ate our take-in dinner of fruit in the Senator Lounge. We left a bit early as we did not want to rush to the plane parked at … Continue reading →

(Published only in January 2003) I will prepare a report on Burma later. Here some photos. Bridge to Mandalay Procession of 1000 Monks Burmese Smile Novices at Monastery nr. Lake Inle Shwesandan Pagoda in Pyay Sunrise at Pagan Golden Buddha … Continue reading →

Published only in January 2003. After 3 beautiful days at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit where we reacquainted ourselves with Richard Chapman who had opened the Osaka Hilton many years ago when we were still living in Japan, we left one … Continue reading →