Nautica diary: We tour Bangkok and then set sail for the Gulf of Thailand

Day 2: Bangkok, Sailing ABOARD OCEANIA’S NAUTICA — Our guide, Tee, said Bangkok has about 6 million legal, permanent residents, but is actually home to about 16 million people, including temporary residents, students and others without official status. He said many new high-rise buildings are sprouting with condominiums to house those millions even though most Thais would prefer to live in a house with a garden. With the price of real estate so high they must live …

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The Wilsons spend several days in Thailand before boarding the Nautica in Bangkok

Day 1: Bangkok, Thailand We arrived at Bangkok International after a three-hour flight from Taipei, following a 14-hour flight from San Francisco, both aboard EVA Air. With only fitful sleep on the flight we felt exhausted and faced a daunting prospect of navigating a sprawling, bustling terminal with a tight connection for our short flight to Chiang Rai. And even if we could manage, would our checked bags make it? A pleasant surprise greeted us in the …

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