Isle East Indies (Thousand Islands, Indonesia)

I've had the privilege to come to this beautiful luxurious island since I was young. It's always been such a treat and I have very many fond memories of coming here. Located in the Thousand Islands just outside of the hustle and bustle of Jakarta, Isle East Indies is an fantastic private island with a great reef and amazing traditional Javanese architecture. Just Google Isle East Indies and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Sorry for the blurry photos

It was raining that day so my photos suck

Chilling with the family and our family friends

Throwback to like 13 years ago:

Oh god

On the yacht 

Chilling out

Jogyakarta (Christmas 2013)

Beautiful Phoenix Hotel 

My dad and I on a becak

Old traditional Javanese house

Sultans bath house

Borobudur 

Sights of Delhi (India)

My friend and renter a car and driver for the afternoon  to explore Delhi.

Here are some of the highlights

Karol Baug area

Connought Place, built by the British

Indian parliament

Colorful bangles

Popular fountain by parliament place

Old Delhi

Delhi Fort

India Gate

Jim Thompson House, Bangkok (Thailand)

The history of Jim Thompson is quite a interesting one and made me want to visit his compound even more. Jim Thompson was a former American CIA agent that fell in love with Thailand and settled down in Bangkok after the war. His interest in Thai textiles resulted in his involvement in the traditional Thai silk industry which at that time was slowly becoming a dying art. By reinvigorating the Thai silk industry by sending samples to fashion houses around the world, Thompson was able to save the industry and create a market for such beautiful textiles. During his time in Thailand he collected several traditional Thai teak houses which he had deconstructed from the country side in efforts to save them and then rebuilt in his housing compound in Bangkok. During a vacation in Malaysia Thompson mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again. His housing compound has since been preserve and had been oped up to the public.

 

 

For those interested in visiting the Jim Thompson House, made sure you prepare in advanced or expect to wait around for a bit because tours of the teak homes are done at scheduled tour times. We had to wait 45 minutes for our tour time and simply didn't have the time to wait around so we got a refund back on our ticket. You are still able to view the compound, you just can't go inside the houses. The compound has a gift shop selling beautiful silks as well as a restaurant.

Hoi An (Vietnam)

Hoi An, located in the middle of Vietnam is a charming little city by the water that has preserved its beautiful French and Chinese architecture and is home to a maze of tailor shops and nice little restaurants. During the day the sun socks the cobblestone streets and yellow painted shops and at night the streets and bridge of the old quarter are lit up by colorful lanterns and candles.

Japanese Bridge