Thailand
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Wednesday, 28 Nov 2007 | Views [1010] | Comments [2]
Asia has brought me more faith in humanity. Lets start with our last night in Satun . A sign at the front desk of our hotel reads "currency exchange" so I inquire about getting some Malaysian Ringgits. The hotel manager fetches another ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tuesday, 27 Nov 2007 | Views [638]
After bidding farwell to our few friends in Ton Sai we boarded a long tail boat back to the mainland and ended up in Krabi for the second time. This time we actually stayed in town - at a place called GOOD DREAM hotel - where their motto was: not buying ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Monday, 26 Nov 2007 | Views [643]
"Is it Monday?" Ashley asked as we walked towards the beach in search of sweet mango sticky rice. "Sounds good." I replied. "Why do you ask?" "I just saw a yellow shirt," Ashley pointed at the last passerby.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Saturday, 24 Nov 2007 | Views [778] | Comments [1]
I always try foods and activities that I have never much enjoyed about once a year to see if my tastes have matured over time; such as snorkeling. Then there is sour cream (luckily I haven't seen any in Thailand) because that remains in a category of ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Friday, 23 Nov 2007 | Views [635]
We are still in Ton Sai and the antibiotics worked, so today we hit the beach for adventure: a half day of kayaking through limestone caves. I even saw a baby crocodile in the water which I enjoyed seeing even less than the fish while snorkeling. We ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007 | Views [733]
After three (or was it four nights? I left my planner in Chiang Mai...) on Siboya, our new friend, Ash, still had not return from his visa run to Malaysia. Therefore we never met the family of monkeys while kayaking through the mangroves. We never actually ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Monday, 19 Nov 2007 | Views [879]
Our second day on Si Bo Ya - an island that doesn't exist in my guidebook or on my map of Thailand - we chartered a long tail boat for a day of snorkeling to the world famous Phi Phi Islands. Unfortunately, the night prior, I was up...or should I ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Saturday, 17 Nov 2007 | Views [1169] | Comments [1]
A few hours after we arrived in Krabi we checked into a hotel, had lunch and began checking our e-mails at an internet cafe. Lucy ran across the street to a travel agent. She soon returned with a new friend named Ash (the male version of Ashley). ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Friday, 16 Nov 2007 | Views [1459]
We arrived at Phuket Airport in Southern Thailand along with the other beach-driven Farang and found our way to a mini-bus for our hotel. The mini-bus dropped us off in muggy Phuket Town after telling me they would take us to the hotel. From Phuket Town ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Tuesday, 13 Nov 2007 | Views [683]
For our last couple nights in Pai, we upgraded from our river bungalow to a hotel with screens on the windows, a private bathroom, fridge, and free bananas - for an extra dollar each. By the end of our five day stay in Pai we were regulars at the two ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Saturday, 10 Nov 2007 | Views [553]
Over and around the lush green mountains three hours North of Chiang Mai lies a little mountain paradise called Pai filled with hippies of the Thai and foreign variety. Tofu on every menu and wheat grass shots for breakfast; I am ready to look at real ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Wednesday, 7 Nov 2007 | Views [520]
We stayed the whole week in Chiang Mai at a fancy dancy hotel called Ping Buri - walking distance to Lucy's university. Walking distance to everything. The only trouble is that people in Thailand aren't much for walking; sidewalks are sparse and crosswalks ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tuesday, 6 Nov 2007 | Views [560]
No appointment necessary, we walked into the Chiang Mai Hospital and saw the doctor within 15 minutes. He prescribed the Japenese Encephalitis vaccine and told me I don't need the Rabies shot, just don't touch dogs. I forgot to ask about monkeys. The ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Monday, 5 Nov 2007 | Views [1006] | Comments [1]
Endorsed by the King - Elephant Camp is worth the $4 entrance fee. Better believe that elephants can play the harmonica, paint pictures of flowers, give massages, play soccer and stack logs because they can and oh they will. The Monkey School - I ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Friday, 2 Nov 2007 | Views [470]
My sister Lucy is studying abroad at the School of Nursing at Chiang Mai University. Did your dorm room come outfitted with a rice cooker? Our second night in town we were invited to dinner with the Dean of Nursing, Lucy's professors and her peers from ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Thursday, 1 Nov 2007 | Views [552]
After our 14 hour red-eye flight we landed in Taipei, Taiwan for our
first layover in route to Chiang Mai, Thailand. While drinking my $9 iced coffee and bottled water with
my travel companion Ashley, we were approached by a fellow traveler from the ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
