Rent and drive at Phuket & Phang Nga, Thailand

This time we rented a 7 seater car for touring around Phuket. Thanks so much for Pixmation to be the driver. We both recalled that time of our improvisational trip from Big Bear to Las Vegas on the small roads, simply on reading the road map. This time we are on google map.

Dried seafood shops at Sarasin Bridge, linking Phuket and Phang Nga Thailand

These dried seafood shops are on the side of Phang Nga at Sarasin Bridge. The pineapples caught my attention and so we stopped for 3 big ones at just THB40 (HK$10.5) (at the middle 2nd row on the left of photo 3). Turned out it's very sweet and aromatic.

With the Andaman Sea

1. at Maya Bay, Phi Phi island. All the others at Natai beach, Phang Nga.

Phi Phi Island, Phuket, Thailand

At Andaman sea....

At Natai beach......

Another Hound, Siam Paragon BKK

Whenever I pass by this shop, the scene of my nieces and nephew taking their favourite chicken wings and iced lemon tea would instantly come up in my mind. Somehow I really enjoy seeing the way they "protect" their chicken wings though my sisters repeatedly taught them this is impolite. So this time my friend told me "you'd better eat more, as I just can't help stopping eating them.". See how lovely devil of this chicken wings. Their ink pasta (photo 2) and spaghetti with anchovy (photo 5) have been improved, quite al-dente and yet very aromatic with the herbs they put in. Beef burger and the prawn bisque are also pretty impressive.

The scene seen the most - shuttle boats of Mandarin Oriental BKK

BKK, night time of 22nd Oct

1. MO put this sandbag wall to protect their Chinese restaurant China House.

2. Don't let it mislead you. It's not from the flooding the news talked about. At this section of the soi (side street) to MO, when the river tide is high, there will be some water coming out like this. In general, this area is often with some slight flooding. If some foreign reports don't know how it comes from, they would apparently put it as the headline "MO in blood" these days.

3/4. Silom road getting prepared.

5-8. Bottled water is gone, food too and even dried squid. Tourists like us should not get any. Should leave them for the locals as this would be a long time fight for them at least a month.

Poolside lunch by Verandah, Mandarin Oriental BKK

Verandah has further proved herself to be the 2nd best MO outlet (1st be Le Normandie of course) to me. Tried their Chef's salad by the pool (actually tried their burger 3 hours ago) and an encore for their iced mocha. I really like the way they make iced mocha. Very aromatic dark choco (unsweetened) and fine coffee hijacks my taste buds from not letting go. This is what I call "to die for". Veradah or the whole MO makes the very best bread that really set my soul on exile to wonderland. The surprise never ends. I am thrilled to taste their dark choco. tart with passionfruit sorbet. So melty dark choco. and yet not too sweet. The passionfruit sorbet is mixed with some crushed pistachio. This is so inspiring to me. Passionfruit is pretty sour but the pistachio nut's flavour enhances the citrus aroma. Highly recommended. *this pool is so warm that I can even sweat in the pool. Amazing.