The moat around the old city in Chiang Mai glows late at night. For more brilliant pictures of Thailand, click here. I guess it’s simply the luck of the draw that no matter how good a time we have in our destination, our travel between places just doesn’t quite work out. Standing in the train [...] Read more »
Matt rests after chowing down during a stop in the port town of Champorn. For more gluttonous pictures from Thailand, click here. What a difference a few days make. I’m currently in the midst of 36 hours straight of travel from the Southern island of Koh Samui to the Northern jungle city of Chiang Mai. [...] Read more »
While I’d love to dive right into my entry tonight, Matt has told me that some of you have complained to him that there aren’t enough pictures. I’m taking well over 30 a day, so if that’s not enough, either you’re too demanding or you haven’t realized there’s a link beneath the first picture on [...] Read more »
A newly arrived Matt admires the temple next to the Big Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand. For more gold tinged photos from Thailand, click here. After no sign of Matt last night, I once again resumed my post waiting for him at the base of the Lamphu House. Starved as I was from not eating the [...] Read more »
“See you soon,” I typed, the promise of excitement giving me just enough adrenaline to make my weary body hang awake as I slapped my computer shut and fell into bed. In a mere 12 hours, Matt would arrive and I could begin my exploration of Bangkok and Thailand in earnest. I had spent my [...] Read more »
My arrival in Bangkok was tumultuous. As I approached immigration, I saw a long line for visas on arrival. After standing in line nearly 15 minutes and filling out the form, I saw that the US wasn’t on the list of countries requiring the visa. I quickly proceeded to plop myself in the standard line [...] Read more »