Thailand with Kids: A Family Adventure

From the cold Netherlands to warm and sunny Thailand, I love it! Our hotel room is perfect. We have a separate bedroom, seating area, fully equipped kitchen, and dining area. After unpacking our luggage, we are really looking forward to a refreshing dive in the rooftop pool. The pool has a stunning view over Bangkok, which we enjoy while floating around. Lotte in her baby floater, Floris in his life jacket. After our refreshing dive, we go for some grocery shopping.

Exploring Bangkok with Kids

Lotte sits in the stroller, Floris is a little tired, he can relax in the baby carrier. Unfortunately, when we arrive in the mall, Floris appears not only to be tired, but sick as well. Right before the Starbucks, he vomits. Over himself, Kevin, and the floor, kids vomiting while in a baby carrier can make quite a mess. Kev goes home to clean himself and Floris up. I will hit the grocery store with Lotte. I am happily surprised to see they have everything:

• Fresh fruits
• Veggies
• Baby milk
• Baby food
• Diapers
• Wet towels

You name it, they have it! Floris stays a little ill. As he vomits and has a slight fever we give him ORS, to be sure he doesn’t dehydrate.

Relaxing at the Hotel and Exploring Lumpini Park

During the day we mostly relax at the hotel with the sick little man, when the evening comes and temperatures drop we take a tuktuk to Lumpini Park. When Floris sees the big pond and playgrounds he forgets he was ill. After 2 hours of climbing, sliding, rocking, and running, we take the tuktuk back to the hotel. Floris loves the tuktuk until the driver appears to have a strong need to test his maximum speed, resulting in us racing down the Bangkok streets at almost 85 km/hr.

Enjoying the Bangkok Nights

The kids go to their beds quite early, luckily they don’t experience much inconvenience from the jetlag. We decide to get some really good Thai food across the street and enjoy it from our balcony with a little Chang beer on the side, watching the busy Bangkok streets at night.

Planning the Next Adventure

As we have a big trip ahead of us we will have to do some planning tomorrow; book hotels and buy train tickets. Love it so far: Thailand with kids!

TO BE CONTINUED..

Tips & Tricks for Traveling in Thailand with Kids

• Make sure to book a hotel room with a separate bedroom (so you don’t have to sit still in the dark after baby bedtime) and a kitchen (for cooking and boiling)
• Life vest for toddlers and babies: Spalsh about
• Don’t forget to take ORS with you: ORS
• Visit Lumpini Park