It's all about the Food

Over the span of our 3+ years in Asia, we've made lots of trips to Thailand for babies births, visa runs, meetings, etc...
Somewhere in there our fascination with The Land of Smiles went from elephants and beaches to food and friends.  When I think about Thailand trips now, I don't think about sandy beaches, night safaris, or elephant rides anymore.  What comes to mind is food.

This could be why I always come home from there weighing an additional 5 pounds. And that's not in my suitcase.



It's not just the amazing Pad Thai, incredible fresh fruit smoothies, and my infatuation with mango sticky rice, it's all the other ethnic restaurants that have found their way to Thailand.
Among our favorites is a little hole in the wall Middle Eastern place run by a plump Jewish woman who pinches my kids' cheeks and treats me like I'm her daughter.



On our last visit she gave me step by step instructions on how to make falafel.



For the record: Hyssop is a very hard word to understand and could pass as a literal hiccup in the conversation, especially when spoken with a thick middle-eastern accent.
"Did you say, Yeeesoap?"
"No, Eeeesup"
"Oh....ok...." (I was totally trying to play it off that I completely understood what she was saying)


Mexican food, American burgers and fries, Brick oven pizza, Lebanese shawarmas, and delicious Indian food!



I'm just now noticing that I'm wearing the same thing in all of those pictures. Awesome. Now you know the secret to my packing...only bring one change of clothes.


Those 5 pounds are always so worth it.
Oh Thailand, we love you!