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    Tuk Tuk through Bangkok

    November 17, 2025 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F

    Well taking a ride on a Tuk Tuk through the streets of Bangkok is not for the faint of heart. Let’s speed along and squeeze in there. Other traffic will stop.

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    Reclining Buddha

    November 17, 2025 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F

    The Reclining Buddha in Bangkok is located at Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), one of the city's oldest and largest temples, situated south of the Grand Palace. The impressive gold-plated statue is 150 feet long and represents Buddha entering nirvana. Wat Pho also houses the largest collection of Buddha images in Thailand and is home to the first public university, a center for traditional Thai massage and medicine. I asked who would want to create a 150’ reclining Buddha but did not get an answer.Read more

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    Arriving in Singapore

    November 18, 2025 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F

    We arrived in Singapore after a four-hour flight from Bangkok. Immediately impressed with what we saw. Rows of flowers along the highway from the airport to the hotel. The first photo is from our room overlooking the bay seeing the Marina Bay Sands. Incredible structure designed by Moshe Sadie. That evening I walked around the bay enjoying the viewsRead more

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    National Orchid Garden

    November 19, 2025 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

    We visited Singapore’s Orchid Garden, home of over 60,000 orchids. Just about every color, every size. Very impressive. The grounds were exceptionally well taken care of.

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    Gardens by the Bay

    November 19, 2025 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F

    A walk through of Singapore’s super trees. These 50 meter high structures were built to grow and display plants. Singapore’s goal is to be net 0 by 2030. They have planted over 80,000 trees in the city in the last 50 years. An impressive city park open to everyone.Read more

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    Flower Dome

    November 20, 2025 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F

    Next stop, the Flower Dome. The world’s largest glass greenhouse. The greenhouse is divided into different areas representing different types of plants. Another incredible place. They were getting ready for Christmas with their decorations.Read more

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    Cloud Forest

    November 20, 2025 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

    Adjacent to the Flower Dome is the Cloud Forest. Another structure to hold a very specific fauna. It also houses the world’s largest indoor water fountain. Again, as you walk along the pathways you are met with many different plants. It was a real joy to walk through this incredible structure. The Cloud Forest had a partnership with the Jurassic films.Read more

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    Sands Skypark

    November 20, 2025 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

    We went to the top of the Marina Bay Sands hotel. 57 floors up in the air. It looked like Singapore went on forever. Singapore has about 6 million residents. As the structure 3 separate buildings, there is an infinity pool along the top. Our tour guide for Singapore was Andres Wong, another great guide.Read more

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    Our Travel Path

    November 21, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 52 °F

    Here’s a short recap of where we were on this trip and how we got there. Basically always flying east (generally) until
    We returned home.

    Trip end
    November 22, 2025
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