Destination: Thailand

Nursing School

Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By flower-lily | Views [536]

My sister Lucy is studying abroad at the School of Nursing at Chiang Mai University. Did your dorm room come outfitted with a rice cooker? Our second night in town we were invited to dinner with the Dean of Nursing, Lucy's professors and her peers from ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

Gallery: Palaces, Canals and Smiles

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By tnj4884 | Photo Gallery

Day 2:Bangkok Canals and Smiles

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By tnj4884 | Views [673]

I thought the name The Land of Smiles was just an exageration to bring in tourists, but today I realized that the name was spot on. I woke up with a bit of a hangover. I went out for dinner last night met an Englishman, dutch guy and two Austrian girls ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Its a small world after all

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By flower-lily | Views [616]

After our 14 hour red-eye flight we landed in Taipei, Taiwan for our first layover in route to Chiang Mai, Thailand. While drinking my $9 iced coffee and bottled water with my travel companion Ashley, we were approached by a fellow traveler from the ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Trekking in Chiang Mai

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By busyliz | Views [810] | Comments [1]

Yesterday and today I went on a trek to see several hill tribes in the area and ride elephants, whitewater raft, bamboo raft and visit a waterfall. I had quite the international group of 13. I got to speak spanish with a couple from Argentina and attempt ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Day 1: Bangkok, Backpacker observations and Tracy Takes a Tuk Tuk

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By tnj4884 | Views [491]

I ahd a rough sleep last night. it wasn't the sounds from outside, but rather to my neighbours coughing fit (I'm no doc, but I'm pretty sure he had TB). I am actually glad I chose to stay at Khoa San Road. There are a lot of backpackers, but that makes ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

No Envelopes, No Stamps, No Problem

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By stephhef | Views [746] | Comments [1]

You can fling your panties virtually!!!! http://www.readyaimvote.com/pantiesforpeace/index.html

Tags: tag your it

Gallery: Thailand - Oct 07

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By shelob | Photo Gallery

A day in the life of....

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [900]

The soul sapping flurecent light cast dirty shadows on the filthy cabin, illuminated sporadically by its dingy orange counterparts on the passing streets outside . He's sweaty, probably smelly and definitely pissed off. He doesn't belong here- the injustice ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Give me more rope…

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By giuseppe-rosato | Views [968]

The ultimate climbing experience It was my first rock climbing introduction class. The chosen hotspot for rock climbing was Laem Phranang, 15 minutes drive from Krabi Town, a jagged peninsula surrounded by sheer limestone cliffs (karsts), south-... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Ao Luk

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 | By ropo | Views [686]

i am now living in a small town about an hour from the bigger town of Krabi (where I'm at - at the moment)- we have rooms in a residency hotel - a bathroom with a western toilet, cold shower, a big room with a bed, a tv, a wardrobe and a vanity, and ... Read more >

Tags: mountains

Chiang Mai

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By richie | Views [938]

Oh yes, I'm a bit behind on the stories, but here goes - We took the overnight bus back to Bangkok (ergh) and had to deal with a million tuktuk and taxi drivers asking where we were from, where we were going, etc, when clearly we had no idea (for either ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Thailand - islands

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By danielle_g | Views [632]

At Bangkok airport i'd hoped to fly out the same evening to get to Koh Samui but there weren't any cos of the bad weather. So the extremely fabulous people of Bangkok Airways found me a hotel near to the airport, booked my return flights and even the ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Travel blips

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By kim_simensen | Views [392]

The 24 hour flight was much easier than I thought - it felt like constant darkness unless food was being served so lots of naps and quiet. I did not make the connection in Bangkok due to late plane and not having checked all the way through to Phenom ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Gallery: Bangkok Again!

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 | By richie | Photo Gallery