Thailand
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Sunday, 25 Jan 2009 | Views [1488] | Comments [1]
I was oringally planning on going to Ko Phi Phi on the way from Krabi to Phuket, but instead took a bus directly to Phuket. Now Phuket gets a bad rap on the backpacker circuit. Like bali, its a place where the highenmd resorts have taken over much of ... Read more >
Monday, 12 Jan 2009 | Views [1494] | Comments [1]
I could not decide if I should: a. Fly to Krabi b. Take a direct bus c. Take the sleeper train to Surat Thani and then switch to a bus While I was dilly dallying, a became expensive. I eventually went to the train station on my last day in Bangkok ... Read more >
Tags: krabi
Monday, 5 Jan 2009 | Views [1396]
I mostly came to bangkok to visit with two college friends. Ironically, I only saw one of my closest friends from school, Rolondo, who was on my hall freshman year, and was also a physics major, once. But I got to spend a lot of time with Paul, who was ... Read more >
Tags: temples
Thursday, 25 Dec 2008 | Views [1569]
I traveled back to Chang Mai on my way down to bangkok, but I planned to stay over 1 more night in Chang Mai for Logistical reasons. The first reason is to insure that I could book a sleeper seat in the night train to bangkok (which had to be done at ... Read more >
Tuesday, 23 Dec 2008 | Views [1120]
Tired of city life, I headed North to Chiang Dao in the Mountains. My typical trip, started with a shared taxi across town for 20 baht to the bus station, a 1.5 hour bus ride for 40 baht, and then a 10 minute ride in (an empty) shared taxi for 150 ... Read more >
Tags: trek
Wednesday, 10 Dec 2008 | Views [2041] | Video
The Elephant has long been the symbol of Thailand. A majestic animal. It roamed the jungles, lived near streams and was occasionally put to work in the service of kings. It even was used as a religious symbol at temples. While some roamed free, ... Read more >
Tags: elephant
Wednesday, 10 Dec 2008 | Views [1495]
I arrived in Chiang Mai, Thailand's second city, and Major city in the
North. It is a huge place, sprawling for miles in all directions, with no tall
buildings. It is also a pretty place. Surrounded by mountains, with a nice
river, and an old ... Read more >
Tags: riverside bar
