Thailand – Hello Marie

This photo album is the last album I’ve put together capturing our South East Asia trip in 2012.

Unlike the earlier parts of our trip, Bangkok was a refreshing return back to the more familiar sprawling shopping centres, air conditioned restaurants and room service. It sounds terrible I know and my now husband and I did have a great time overall but the culture shock, falling terribly sick and constantly being alert to potential scams had us longing for familiar creature comforts by the end of our trip.

Bangkok was an amazing city. We started off by visiting a few of the main historical sites, temples and museum. Wat Phra Kaew, also known as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, was by far one of the most captivating places we visited. The buildings are beautifully decorated and it seems as if everything is covered in gold and jewels that sparkle brightly in the hot sun.

Once we finished with the sights, we spent the rest of our short time in Bangkok exploring the main city centre and letting our feet guide the way. We enjoyed refreshing drinks and snacks from street vendors, I got some nail art done, did a spot of shopping and of course, we ate lots of good food!

I’m so glad that we ended our South East Asia trip in Bangkok and it was a fantastic place to ring in the New Year!

The details:

Album from Takashimaya, Singapore
Photos printed at Target
Journal cards from KaiserCraft
Photo overlays from Project Life
Letter stickers from My Minds Eye, Dear Lizzy, Creativ and American Crafts

To see my Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam album, click here.

To see my Siem Reap, Cambodia and Koh Samui, Thailand album, click here.

Siem Reap, Cambodia and Koh Samui, Thailand Photo Album

Photo albums are underrated.

To help me get my photos off my computer and into hard copies that can actually be enjoyed, I’ve been using photo albums rather than trying to scrapbook. The verdict? Simple, easy and more importantly, quick.

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One of my goals this year is to scrap old trips and although technically it’s not really “scrapbooking”, I’m not going to bother with technicalities on this one and am just happy that it’s done!

Sometimes, it’s so nice just to get back to basics.

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In 2012, my husband and I went on a 3 week South East Asia trip to Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. This album is the second of 3 that I’ll be putting together and captures our adventures in Siem Reap and Koh Samui. You can see the first one here.

Unlike our time in Ho Chi Minh City, I loved Siem Reap. I found the Cambodian people refreshingly friendly and helpful. We were there for about 5 days and hired a tuk tuk driver to take us around to see the Temples of Ankgor. It was unbearably hot but I had a great time exploring the old ruins and was in awe of these ancient wonders.

Back in town, we explored the night markets, indulged in massages and did a bit of bar hopping. Unfortunately, I got really sick halfway through and was bedridden for the rest of our trip. Luckily for me, my husband was happy to play nurse and took good care of me.

Nearing the end of our time at Siem Reap, I was still very sick and could hardly stomach any food or drink, and I was fretting about flying to Koh Samui. Fortunately, it was a short trip over with no disasters and I spent the majority of our short time there recuperating. I was really disappointed that I couldn’t indulge in Thai food as much as I wanted to but still had a few good meals.

Since I was still recovering, we almost missed the infamous full moon party but by the time it came around I was feeling a lot better and decided to bite the bullet and go! It was definitely the highlight of our trip and it was bright, colourful and a lot of fun! I got my arm painted, we shared a “bucket” of alcohol and walked along the beach, soaking up the atmosphere.

Next stop – Bangkok!

The details:

Album from Takashimaya, Singapore
Photos printed at Officeworks and Target
Journal cards from KaiserCraft
Photo overlays from Project Life
Letter stickers from October Afternoon, American Crafts and Amy Tangerine

Bangkok, Thailand Photo Album

Siem Reap, Cambodia and Koh Samui, Thailand Photo Album