The Milliquet's

The first leg of our flight arrived shortly after seven in the morning and we debarked and attempted to get through immigration in time to catch an eight am tour of the city.  We missed the 8 am tour but were able to register for the 10am run which gave us time for breakfast and coffee which was much needed after minimal sleep on the overnight flight.  If the level of civilization in South Korea was not already apparent being instructed to fasten our seatbelts on the tour bus amplified the civility.  Our tour guide who acknowledged he was not being safe by standing and talking to us for the majority of the hour ride into Seoul was entertaining.  Thankfully, the tour was well prepared and they provided winter jackets as the January weather in Korea is much colder than the weather in southeast asia.  Arriving at Gyeongbokgung Palace we toured the site for 45 minutes with our tour guide explaining the history of the grounds and the dynastic families that lived ther...

On our final day in Thailand we packed our bags. left them with the bell hop and checked out of the hotel.  We made our way up to a vintage coffee shop, Pompano, set in the camp vintage flea market which is adjacent to one of the biggest weekend markets in Thailand.  The market would only be partially open on a Friday but that still meant hundreds of stalls to explore.  After our coffee we ventured through the market on route to a large park.  As we strolled through the park Tori spotted a Monitor Lizard not far off the path.  This sighting seemed to make our morning as we did not expect to see such a large lizard in the middle of city.  Amazingly about 30 minutes later we saw another one in another section of the park.  Maybe these sightings are not so rare but don't tell us that!  Seeking relief from the heat we found our way into Union mall where we explored more shops, found some lunch, cooled off, and explored a four story camera shop.  ...