Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from Bangkok!!  This is a strange place to celebrate Christmas.  Many Thais use Christmas as an excuse to shop more (as if they needed a reason!).  Here Christmas is purely a commercial event without even the veneer of religion and tradition that we see in Canada. The major shopping malls even have midnight sales on the December 24th and 25th!

Oh, I forgot to mention that as our Christmas gifts to each other we decided to stay at a top end hotel, The Davis.  There we were given a free upgrade to a huge luxury suite that is larger than our apartment in Toronto was.  It certainly has been a nice change from the guesthouses we’ve grown used to.  It’s only for 2 nights but it has helped with any homesickness we’ve felt from being away from our families and friends during the holidays.

We wish all the best to everyone and hope you enjoy the holidays.  We’re off to the south of Thailand to spend New Year’s in the islands.  We’ll be sure to write again soon.