Bangkok: Khao San Road

In Bangkok, we stayed at a guest house just off of Khao San Road:



Here we met budget travelers from around the world, many en route to other countries in south and southeast asia.
While walking to an Israeli restaurant one morning we discovered a wonderful new friend. Can you guess what it is?




We were told it was a Slow Lawrence, an animal found only in Thailand.



Baby kept squealing with delight...so loud the little guy got scared and started sucking its finger. Seriously...

Bangkok: Fast Food

One of our favorite snacks from the streets of Bangkok was Pad Thai. These amazing little carts whip up the tastiest rice noodle goodness in a matter of seconds:

Catching up a Little...

Some of you have been worried about where we are and if we are being held hostage by terrorists in Bombay, so here is a current update to calm all fears. We arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal about a week ago and have been taking refuge in the tranquil mountain town of Nagarkot. There we basically just took it easy: rested, prayed, read books, watched the sun rise (over Mt. Everest) and set. It was just what we needed! We have lots of pictures, but will post them once we catch up with photos from Thailand...

Island Life

We spent a couple days in Bangkok and then headed for the coastal villiage of Ao Nang. Here are some pictures from our first sunrise...







There are cats and kittens everywhere in Thailand. Baby is in heaven!!!

Next, we took a boat to the island of Koh Lanta. More pictures and stories to come once we get them downloaded from the camera...

Elephant Trekking

We have been promising baby an elephant ride in Thailand for weeks now. A few days before we left for our trip, I was telling her how we were going to India and Nepal and Thailand. As soon as I said "Thailand", she did the elephant sign! Here are some pictures from our trek...





Elephant poo poo.

We Made It!

On the plane. This long exposure shot says it all. Mamma and Abba trying to sleep, and baby wanting to play :) All in all, we had a super smooth travel experience. Baby loves to fly - she has been jumping up and down clapping with joy during most of our landings!




Baby did sleep for some of the flight. How we wished these bassinets came in adult sizes...



During our layover in Taipei, baby was mobbed by a constant flow of women pinching her cheeks and laughing.

Here we go!

I am not a proficient blogger and have never traveled to this extent with a baby, so we will see how this travel blog goes. It might be more of an occassional twitter here and there with some pictures. But one thing I can say for sure already is this: our baby can't wait to get on an airplane. She flew a couple weeks ago and has been talking about it non-stop ever since. As soon as we stepped off the plane, she was doing the "more" sign. All day long she makes the sign for airplane and the "vrooooom!" sound effect along with it. She wakes up from most naps doing the airplane sign. She does it to Abba the moment he gets home, wanting him to fly her around the house. She does it while we are at the grocery store. She does it looking out into the sky. And she does it every time she catches me on the computer, with her big grin and expectant eyes, begging me to show her airplanes taking off on youtube one more time. I think this little lady is ready to travel :)