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Tue, 15 May 2007 | By stephen_haynes | Photo Gallery
Siem Reap, Ko Chang & Bangkok
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Mon, 14 May 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [537] | Comments [1]
I wasn't even planning on coming to Chiang Mai, but Sonya said its a must. And her wonderful parents have put me up in a guest house here. Its walking-distance from the famous Night Market, the old city area, (the train station, which, yes, I attempted ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 14 May 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [465]
Yes, I took another train ride. I don't know why, but I love them so much. This one was 12 hours, 8am to 8pm from south thailand to the north. Wonderful. And this one, unlike the Java train, had no TV. Only the peaceful rumbling of the train itself, ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 May 2007 | By hpsauce | Views [533]
I'm noticing a pattern - i'm landing myself in a lot of big cities these days. Not sure how I feel about that. I'm quite sure I never would've gone to Bangkok, however, had not my friend from boarding school, Sonya, been there. Her and her husband, Jason, ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 May 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [2234]
Found yourself in Vangvieng with some spare time? Why not go tubing?!
Every good water park, no matter where you go, has a lazy
river, each of which tends to be poured from the same mold as the last. But in Vangvieng, Laos, ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Mon, 14 May 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [2720] | Comments [1]
I’m here to dispel a rumor that’s going around the backpacking community: you CAN get your Cambodia visa at the border between Laos and Cambodia. Too often we were told that this was an impossibility, and that we would have to kill a ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 May 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [3383] | Comments [1]
It’s funny. When you pick the brain of a traveler who has already covered your intended route, you hope for useful and informative feedback and advice. When you pose the question “where did you eat” or “how did you find the food” you hope to learn ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Mon, 14 May 2007 | By courta104 | Views [448]
So after a breif trip to Chiang Mai to pick up Joe and run a hash, we are now in Chiang Rai on our way to Laos. Chiang Rai is boring. It took us a really long time to find a restaurant to eat in and there is not much going on. Luckily, our guest house ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Sun, 13 May 2007 | By tara_and_mike | Views [198]
One week down and we are doing pretty good! Still surprised at how easy we have adjusted to the crazy, chaotic, hot, humid, stinky and really easygoing Thai lifestyle. May be beginners luck, but so far doing really good. Last few days have been pretty ... Read more >
Sat, 12 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1292]
The majority of Thais are practicing Theravada Buddhists. Everywhere you go in Bangkok, you see the yellow flags of Buddhism flying proudly. There are sections of neighborhoods and street dedicated to vendors selling Buddhist paraphernalia. My personal ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Fri, 11 May 2007 | By courta104 | Views [495] | Comments [2]
So, on my last day in Chiang Mai, I took a Thai cooking class. It was so much fun and I would recommend it to everyone! It was the Thai Farm Cooking School and they take you to a farm out in the country where you pick your veggies and the teacher explains ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Fri, 11 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1135]
It's easy to see why there's a thriving black market for US dollars in countries where the local currency is weak. We're preparing for our trip to Myanmar, and we are only able to use US dollars there to pay for goods and to also buy their currency on ... Read more >
Tags: Budgets & money
Fri, 11 May 2007 | By paul | Views [1211] | Comments [1]
Before leaving Malaysia I had read that Thailand was the land of smiles and this is certainly true. Everyone smiles here. Even the immigration officer, who had kept me in line for over an hour and a half, smiled as he meticulously checked through my ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Thu, 10 May 2007 | By paul | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 10 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [997]
The streets of Bangkok are alive, and crawling with street vendors. While there are formal restaurants, the bulk of people are walking the streets with their chopsticks and little styrofoam containers of pad thai and fried rice. Street vendors sell ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
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