Confucius says “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
The greatest adventure so far has been our journey over the past two days to get to Luang Prabang! Our story begins this past Tuesday, when after crossing the Mekong River by small ferry from Thailand to Laos and dealing with passport control, fifty of us young white backpackers (from U.S., Australia, Israel, New Zealand, [...]
Hello world, I’m back! Did you miss me?
“Same same but different” is a really funny English phrase that Thais invented to use when they want to explain that two things are a little similar yet different. Some clever person has even printed it on t-shirts for tourists. I crack up whenever I hear the Thais [...]
Highlights of my past week
Saturday, June 4: Baby elephant day
American friends Jay, Christie, and Graham met me in Ayutthaya to explore the temple ruins. We hired the very friendly, multiple-gold-ring-wearing driver of a hot pink tuk-tuk to be our private chauffeur for the day. Ayutthaya is a hot, hot town at this time of year. [...]
I worked at UNESCO just half a day yesterday, eating lunch with friends at an Indian fast food restaurant. McDonalds-esque visors and uniforms at fast food counter, complete with Briyani combo meals served on banana leaves and plastic trays!
Around 1:30 PM, I headed out to begin my voyage to Ayutthaya. At the last minute, I [...]
Okay, with advice from Thai friends, the verdict is that I will be going to Ayutthaya (pronounced Eye You TAY Uh) this weekend by train! I found a really cool guest house online, called Amporn Floating House — check it out! – It is inexpensive and looks very relaxing.
Ayutthaya was the capital of the Thai [...]
I think I will avoid all the muddy roads and sand fleas on Ko Samet. A real, REMOTE tropical island paradise trip, like to Ko Samui (or other islands down there) would be better spent with a certain fiancé in the future anyway…
Ayutthaya, Amphawa, Phetchaburi and Kanchanaburi are the contending choices for my weekend trip [...]
Happy 1st of June, everyone!
I’m leaving Bangkok on Friday morning for a weekend beach trip to Ko Samet, an island about 200 km from Bangkok. Ko or Kho means “island” in Thai. I can get there in 3.5 hours away by bus and ferry. Here’s the hotel I plan to stay at, on Noi-nha Beach. [...]