In Vientiane: Catching Up With Pinoys in ASEAN Mall

Move forward to a  Vientiane street that looks abandoned 

aylight Sunday peeped in with series of meet-ups ahead of us. 

My sister's friend a local Lao came for a visit to our hotel for some catch-up news. Fetching a car, she took us on a ride to nowhere to scan around Vientiane's daily grind.

In Vientiane : Illustrious Landmarks Pattuxai and That Luang

Curtain calls to commune with the old Laos culture

hasing culture is our main agenda for today’s Vientiane sightseeing and enrichment. 

Patience was all it takes for the next city bus ride taking us to the  2 fabled spots in the city: Pattuxai and That Luang.

Nana to Nong Khai: Vientiane On The Flipside

The view of the Nana district at the back of the Maxim Hotel

oodbye Maxim.

It's check-out time from this seedy hotel located in the innermost alleys passing the girly bars section of Nana but from the balcony window came the majestic view of Sukhumvit’s march to infrastructure enlightenment.

In Bangkok: Fortress Enchantment In Wat Soi Thong

Thai taxi drivers banner their ID’s for passenger’s info

he next morning after checking in a new hotel in Nana, the cab we chose took us to the swirls and loops of the skyway. 

These skyways are designed as fast-track routes going to the district of Bang Sue where we are commissioned to find the school.

In Bangkok: The Theory of English Crisis In Ramkhanghaeng

Waiting for the right bus number for a Bangkok commute

kip BTS ride for it's about time to give a try the number-coded Bangkok’s public buses.

For first-timers, commuting in Bangkok may sound awkward and nerve-wracking for fear of being misled or yet lost. The language barrier is the obvious obstacle with the majority of Thais not adapting to English as a second public language.

In Bangkok: No More Lonely Nights In Khaosan

The signature of Siam Paragon's waterfall photo wall

iam Paragon, the hallmark of a mall in the heart of Bangkok, validated its iconic status in our stop and shop. 

With its multitude of world-class brands, gourmet format supermarket, a stylized food court with a choice of international cuisines, and the cascading fountain but then again it’s the convergence of multicultural shoppers that made it one of Asia's awesome shopping hotspots.