Wednesday, 24 Dec 2008 | Views [1099]
There was plenty of room in the tiny pick-up when we shared it with Ron and Rose but it became downright cozy on Tuesday morning with seven of us and seven backpacks; it is a good thing Pak Chong was only five miles away. They held the 8:30 bus for ... Read more >
Monday, 22 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery
Places and Memories
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Sunday, 21 Dec 2008 | Views [640]
Remember that old saw, “You get what you pay for?” Well, it’s true. We rode the rails Friday from Ayuthaya to Pak Chong, gateway to Khao Yai National Park and were met by the folks from the Greenleaf Guesthouse. It was our chosen lodging and ... Read more >
Thursday, 18 Dec 2008 | Views [557]
We arrived in Ayuthaya (I-U’-T-ah) yesterday afternoon and checked into the PU Guesthouse. Everything is more expensive than reported in the guidebook and you don’t receive all of the services advertised on the signs but this place will do for a ... Read more >
Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008 | Views [484]
Schedules suck! But now that we have made up our minds not to extend our 14-day Thai visas we have to keep moving to squeeze in everything. Sunday afternoon, our day last in Chiang Mai, we visited two more wats and got foot massages at the Sunday ... Read more >
Saturday, 13 Dec 2008 | Views [2325]
Tourists come to Chiang Mai for many reasons. Some come cleanse the mind and body with Buddhism, yoga, massage, tai chi, meditation and such. Others come for the trekking, both by foot and elephant, and to visit the hill tribes; the Karen, white ... Read more >
Friday, 12 Dec 2008 | Views [875]
Entering Thailand from Laos at Chiang Khong is the same as dropping into Oz from a tornado like when Dorothy opened the door and stepped from monochrome to a Technicolor world. It is a shame that our last memory of Laos was Housay. Thailand is ... Read more >
Thursday, 11 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery
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