by Orana Velarde | Oct 14, 2014 | Mommy Writer, Thailand
How Thai Orchids changed for me I remember my first encounter with orchids, delicate but magnificent creatures of the Macchu Picchu cloud forest. Quite large, even tiny, colorful, shaped like dragons or sensual lips. And then seeing them hanging from pieces of tree...
by Orana Velarde | Jul 18, 2014 | Thailand, Travel
Ao Luek and Thanbok Koranee National Park: Caves, kayaks and funny looking striped men. Thailand has a nice big number of National Parks, 127 in total and 22 of them are marine parks. My last post was about one of the most famous and world renowned parks, Khao Sok...
by Orana Velarde | Jun 19, 2014 | Thailand, Travel
Khao Sok national park Khao Sok National Park: A mountain escape from island paradise. Phuket is conveniently close to Khao Sok National Park. The most awesome mountainous wonderland anyone could ever ask for. Fog, gibbons, orchids, waterfalls, rivers, crazy weird...
by Orana Velarde | May 17, 2014 | Food, Thailand
What is Bael Fruit Tea and what is it good for? This is another post about a Thai specialty, called Matoom. It’s a medicinal herbal tea made with dried Bael Fruit. It’s really good for your tummy and digestion when you’ve eaten too much! The smell is...
by Orana Velarde | May 16, 2014 | Food, Thailand
Traditional thai coffee Traditional Thai Coffee Let´s go back in time. A personal coffee history….in order of appearance. Instant coffee doesn´t have a spot since that´s just for emergencies. (Until I got to Bali and now I´m all about instant coffee) Irish...
by Orana Velarde | Mar 29, 2014 | Thailand
Provincial Fun Fair in Phuket, Thailand March in Phuket is the yearly celebration of the heroic feats of sisters Srisoontorn and Thepkasattri who stopped the Burmese invasion by basically pretending to be men. I´m not going to get into it, but if you feel like...
