Destination: Thailand

Back to School

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 | By a_hayes11 | Views [411] | Comments [1]

Today Will and I took a cooking course at the Baan Thai Cooking School in Chiang Mai.  It was a really cool experience for someone who loves eating thai food.  First we went to the local market to buy all the ingridients.  The we learned how to make 6 ... Read more >

Tags: learning to cook from the best of the best

Gallery: Thailand

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 | By a_hayes11 | Photo Gallery

aoife leaves

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By glimmerwing | Views [1041] | Comments [1]

next morning we checked out and left our bags at the hotel till aoife had to go to the airport. Aoife had some shopping to do, so I went around with her while she shopped. She picked up some cool stuff, I picked up some big round earrings I thought they ... Read more >

Tags: saying goodbye

Scooters on the left hand side of the road

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By a_hayes11 | Views [389] | Comments [1]

Today was awesome!  We bailed on the Tip Guesthouse cuz it was horrible.  Thanks a lot Bangkok travel agent.  They overcharged us for our laundry and we hadn't paid for it yet so we decided to not pay up.  They wanted wanted 410 baht for mine and Wills ... Read more >

Tags: bombing through crazy traffic on scooters!

Gallery: krabi 2

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

Gallery: krabi 1

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

koh phi phi

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 | By glimmerwing | Views [1232] | Comments [1]

  29 th oct We got our boat the next morning to koh phi phi. The boat ride started out well, we were up on the top of the boat and it was nice to sit there watching things go by. We arrived to hat rai beach, where we were picking up some people but ... Read more >

Tags: ear ache, koh phi phi, sea sick

Rafting and Reggae

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 | By a_hayes11 | Views [361]

Today we had an easier day than the last 2 days.  We slept in a little bit and then walked for about 2 hours through some more amazing scenery.  We had some delicious pad thai for lunch with fresh pinapple and watermellon.  The irish fellow Gordon we ... Read more >

Tags: rafting mayhem!

Day 2 in the Jungle

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 | By a_hayes11 | Views [360]

Today we walked a lot.  We had scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast provided by Pinp Pong.  He also gave us our lunch pack which was wrapped in a big leaf and bamboo strips to tie it up.  We threw it in our bags and off we went.  We walked through some ... Read more >

Tags: walking and more walking

koh phagan and krabi

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By glimmerwing | Views [1107] | Comments [1]

we arrive to koh phangan in between rain showers, just as we get on our tuk tuk to go to our resort. It pours again out of the heavens. When we arrive to the resort, we find out that we are to stay in a beach bungalow. As we had to go out side to our ... Read more >

Tags: couchsurfing, koh phangan, krabi, sea sick

Chiang Mai and the First Day in the Jungle

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By a_hayes11 | Views [365] | Comments [1]

Yesterday we ate at Henry's restaurant for lunch.  Henry was a ladyboy and our server.  It was funny cuz we only realized she was a dude right at the end of the meal.  After that we had our meeting for the jungle trek and met the group.  2 Irish guys, ... Read more >

Tags: trekking near chiang mai

Happy in This Skin

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By kataotto | Views [277]

More Thailand

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By mgee | Views [1275] | Comments [2]

Since the Meditation Retreat, we have visited Krabi, Phuket, Khao Yai National Park, the Sukhothai ruins, Chaing Mai, now Pai. All of which have been amazing. Krabi was a beautiful beach town with limestone cliffs and caves all around. A rock climbers ... Read more >

Gallery: Khao Yai National Park

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By jagis | Photo Gallery

Gallery: SE Asia

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By mgee | Photo Gallery