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Sat, 12 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1182]
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 [485] | 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 [1027]
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 [1173] | 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 [887]
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
Wed, 9 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1015]
The day and age of real time travel planning from the comfort of your computer makes life so easy, and spontaneous. The well wired airport of Hong Kong is the bom; having run out of time to get a place to stay our first night in Bangkok, we had no worries.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 9 May 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Photo Gallery
My home for two months
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Tags: beach, coconut, cove, haad thien, island, ko pa ngan, sanctuary, thailand, water, wellness
Wed, 9 May 2007 | By tara_and_mike | Views [199]
Well, still so far so good. Still no dramas, events or any problems. Moving cities, countries and continents is easy! Lets hope our good luck continues. Starting to realise a few `thai` quirks. The water taps in our apartment have no temperatur control.... Read more >
Mon, 7 May 2007 | By tara_and_mike | Views [296]
Well we are here. After a rather hungover and for Tara sick 9-hour flight, we arrived at our new `home` for the next two years! Our Romance Apartment is great. Very elegant and will certainly do for the next few weeks. Two bathrooms, one each and our ... Read more >
Mon, 7 May 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Views [1950] | Comments [1]
Thoughts from my hammock. May 7, 2007
Haad Thien Beach, Ko Pagnan Island, Thailand
People may wonder what one does sitting at the beach for two months. Doesn’t it get boring? they may think. I imagine for ... Read more >
Tags: breath, hammock, meditation, moment, relaxation, spirit, thailand, truth, utopia, vacation
Sun, 6 May 2007 | By courta104 | Views [393]
So, it just keeps raining here.... raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, raining, ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Sat, 5 May 2007 | By courta104 | Views [384] | Comments [2]
So this is about take 10 of my once was clever, but probably isn't anymore journal entry, but what do you expect from a place that is only 15 Baht (about 37 cents) per hour. The first computer I used had a "t" that didn't work and then it froze, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 5 May 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [3946]
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Thailand, cook as the Thai cook. No trip to Thailand's Chiang Mai would be complete without a Thai cooking class, so we did that very thing! Staying true to our palates, we chose nothing ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sat, 5 May 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [3990] | Comments [2]
It’s a rare opportunity when the passing backpacker catches a glimpse of the daily life of the native peoples through whose towns he passes. Just such an opportunity was awarded to Genny and me recently when, along with our two traveling companions, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
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