Destination: Thailand

Loy Krathong Lyrics

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 | By stephhef | Views [51861] | Comments [9]

The Loy Krathong song (written karaoke style) according to my level 8 students: Wan pen duan sip song nam kor nong tem taling Raow thung lai chai ying sanook gun jing wan loy krathong. Loy loy krathong, loy loy kratong Loy krathong ... Read more >

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One man's heaven is another man's hell

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 | By tnj4884 | Views [1489]

I realized tonight that I hate the world. That may seem dramatic, but it's true. Okay,I  don't so much hate the world as the people in it. Especially those in   Ao Ton Sai in Koh Phi Phi(not to be confused with Krabi's Ton Sai in which i adore not only ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Last Night in Thailand

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By flower-lily | Views [699]

After bidding farwell to our few friends in Ton Sai we boarded a long tail boat back to the mainland and ended up in Krabi for the second time. This time we actually stayed in town - at a place called GOOD DREAM hotel - where their motto was: not buying ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By eva_and_sian | Views [1212]

CHIANG MAI When we arrived in Chiang Mai, we really got a good impression. It’s up the very north of Thailand, near all of the hills tribe minorities, so it is full of ladies with their crazy outfits on. It’s a pretty happening city, ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Gallery: Ao Luk

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By ropo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Northern Thailand

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By ropo | Photo Gallery

The Yellow Shirt Honor

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By flower-lily | Views [699]

"Is it Monday?" Ashley asked as we walked towards the beach in search of sweet mango sticky rice.   "Sounds good." I replied. "Why do you ask?"   "I just saw a yellow shirt," Ashley pointed at the last passerby.... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Loy Krathong - The begining

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By stephhef | Views [2189]

The past few days have been a whirlwind of light, noise, beauty and intensity. Loy Krathong. If you have experienced it in Chiang Mai, you realize that only those two words really explain the Loy Krathong festival. On Friday night after work, ... Read more >

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Full Moon Partyin'

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By tnj4884 | Views [744] | Comments [1]

Well I survived the Full Moon Party, but just barely. I wish I would have gone somewhere else to see the Loy Krathong Festival (festival where they float lights down the rivers in little lotus leaves). I think that would have been more my style. But ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Listless in Krabi, Southern Thailand

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By hotnoodle | Views [1102]

There is an episode of Star Trek (The Next Generation) where Captain Picard is so stressed out and grumpy that he's ordered to take a holiday, and ends up awkwardly, reluctantly, boredly sunning himself on some resort planet. As if it's something he ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Gallery: Loy Krathong

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By stephhef | Photo Gallery

Tefl woohoo!

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By catherine_haf | Views [736]

Well it's my first day at tefl school and it's so hexiting! Had a thai lesson which was very challengin - also a bit hungover which does not help. Learnt how to say hello to a monk which will be very handy. Chiang Mai is a really cool city - on fri and ... Read more >

Tags: Work

pel bon karma

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By tamarquina | Views [495] | Comments [1]

Lluna plena de novembre, ofrenes de flors i encens al riu, globus encesos pugen al cel...(es precios, pero no entenc com no hi ha mes incendis...) Molts petardos per tot arreu, i alegria. La gent es desfa de les coses dolentes (literal se les emporta ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Island Hip-Hopping

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By cmbryant912 | Views [585] | Comments [8]

Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in. Soooo we decided to sum all our adventures on the islands into one little blog since we kind of got caught up in the island life of beach bumming and doing absolutely nothing. Our first stop was Krabi ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Same same but different

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By willd | Photo Gallery