Bangkok is many things to many people, but it is not necessarily a museum town. A number of the museums are fairly dated and fail to provide a fun, educational, modern and engaging atmosphere. However with that said, there are still plenty of good museums to keep one occupied for at least a week if not longer including some rather intriguing, esoteric and hidden away ones. We have visited and reviewed the following 50+ museums in Bangkok. And … [Read more...]
Bangkok, Thailand – Markets
ARTBOX Night Market is a trendy easy to access space, and outdoor market featuring numerous vendors including a strong food presence. originally opened a few years ago as a popup market without any permanent location. Now, open daily from 4pm until midnight at its current permanent home, Chuvit Garden, Sukhumvit 10 Alley. Located a short walk from the closest Skytrain stop of Nana. Popular with youngsters, but not to young - also well frequented … [Read more...]
Bangkok, Thailand – Shopping
Major shopping districts in Bangkok include parts of the Suhumvit and Silom areas of Bangkok. Shopping here can be a serious affair for some people - with a number of patrons getting decked out in their finest. And of course there are always a number of dressed down phone toting tourists (looking for the ideal selfie spot), expats and those people watching. It is not hard to shop till you drop in this town - although you won't be dropping from … [Read more...]
Bishop, CA
Bishop (Pop 3,800 - Elevation 4150 feet) is the largest town located directly on the 395 between Victorville in the south and Minden/Gardnerville in Nevada to the north. That is a distance of almost 400 miles. It is the only incorporated city in Inyo County. Bishop is located in the upper Owens Valley directly between the two tallest mountain ranges in California, the Sierra Nevada & the White Mountains. The tallest mountain in the lower 48 … [Read more...]
Redding, CA – Jolly Green Giant
The Jolly Green Giant Flea Market in the town of Anderson (just south of Redding) is a one of a kind flea market held in a huge painted green building - the vendors also extend to the outside of this building. The flea market opened in 1980 with just a handful of vendors and has significantly grown since. This is an extensive permanent flea market in which there are at least a hundred plus vendors selling everything from used books, to … [Read more...]
Mt. Shasta, CA – Nearby Towns
DUNSMUIR is located directly off of the 5 freeway about a 15 minute drive south of Mt. Shasta City. Charming and picturesque are often over used words in the travel writing world - but these two words perfectly describe this town. If you are arriving by car, park your vehicle curbside in the historic center of town located along Dunsmuir Ave and take some time to soak up the charm of this town on foot. A town built for photographers. Also known … [Read more...]
Guadalajara, Mexico – Tlaquepaque
Located about 20 minutes by car from the center of Guadalajara, Tlaquepaque offers some of Mexico's best shopping (this used to be a suburb of the city, but with urban sprawl has been incorporated into the city limits). Most of the stores sell crafts made by local artists. A number specialize in antiques. During our visit we saw some large antiquities being sold for $100,000 or more USD. This town features a number of excellent silver and … [Read more...]
Hopland, CA – Shopping
Country Porch Antiques is located in NoHo (north Hopland) at 13201 S. Highway 101 and is run by three women: Patty, Sherri and Linda. A must visit bucket list vintage store, this is a surprising find in such a small town. Located in an old hardware store, their collection of always changing items is spread out over 5,000 square feet. One can spend an hour in this store - easily - browsing through a diverse collection of unique collectibles … [Read more...]
Monterey, CA – Nearby Towns
Note that despite a fairly small population in Monterey and surrounding communities - during rush hour traffic can be quite bad in and around Monterey - in the Cannery Row area and Highway 1 in and around Sand City. Allow extra time if traveling during these early morning and late afternoon weekday times. Castroville is a small town about 20 minutes north of Monterey - located just off of Highway 1. The self anointed artichoke center of the … [Read more...]
Gold Country, CA – Sonora
Sonora (the queen of the southern mines) is the heart of the southern gold mining towns. Sonora was first established by miners from Sonora, Mexico. This town was important during the mining days and remains so even today. Sonora was established during 1848 and has been the county seat of Tuolumne since 1950. Even though Sonora was established in 1848 people have traveled through and settled here since the late 1820's. During its early mining … [Read more...]
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