Destination: Thailand

Gallery: Phuket

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bangkok

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Photo Gallery

Kata Beach 9/14

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [901] | Comments [2]

September 14 Kata Beach Staying in one location and using it as a base camp has some advantages I didn't foresee.  Take yesterday for example.  The monsoon season was rearing its ugly head with the rain just pouring down, so Jon and I holed up in our ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Kata Beach 9/12

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [928]

September 12 Kata Beach, Thailand "Enjoy your days, enjoy the gift that is your life.  Life is short, but the work goes on forever." I just read this in a National Geographic that's from October 2005.  I'm in the Summer Coffee House just ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Kata Beach III

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [863]

Kata Beach September 11 I was able to get up early today and go for a job along the beach.  I don't know why I kid myself into thinking that if I sleep in, I'll exercise later in the afternoon.  So there I was with a handful of other joggers on the ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Kata Beach II

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [766]

September 8 It's hard going down when you've been up.   We had to find new accomodations since our days of luxury coming to an end .   It was glorious while it lasted - and we haven't left yet but by this time tomorrow we'll be someplace ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Kata Beach I

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [962]

September 11 The Beach   There is something about airplanes, trains too I've learned since starting this trip, that just lulls me to sleep.   We were up early at at the airport for our flight to Phuket.   We didn't have an actual flight ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Bangkok III

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [931]

Early September After about our third day in Bangkok the shine was starting to wear off and the jet lag just wasn't going away.  It's hard to make a baht in this city.  Taxi and tuk tuk drivers are aggressive walking right up to you and tapping Jon ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Bangkok II

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [785] | Comments [1]

September 8 friday   One thing that Bangkok taught me was that I am definitely not a city girl.   The shopping in Bangkok was great and after the initial shock and awe that comes with first time exposure to the markets and shopping malls of ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

September Bangkok

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [960]

September 7 - Thursday We flew into Bangkok on the first of September after over 12 hours of travel.   Just over six hours of flights between London and Dubai and Dubai to Bangkok.   We had a three hours lay over in Dubai which was cool except ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Thailand ~ Koh Lanta

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 | By lolo | Photo Gallery

Northern Cities

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 | By taroso | Views [899]

Maths: E- Despite previously claiming to loathe long-distance travel of as much as seven hours' duration, I decided to break the eleven hour journey from Bangkok to Chiang Mai only at Ayutthaya, a one and a half hour train ride from Bangkok. ... Read more >

Tags: General

Gallery: Thaimaa

Sun, 9 Jul 2006 | By crazyfinns | Photo Gallery

Bangkok: Fashion and Grooming

Sun, 9 Jul 2006 | By taroso | Views [4220] | Comments [4]

A Close Shave I'd stopped shaving every day. Cold showers, though fantastic in evenings if the heat of the day is yet to dissipate, are not quite so pleasant when the shower is actually cold... and of course cold-water shaves make cold showers ... Read more >

Tags: General

Bangkok: Red-light Stop, Greenlight Go-Go [Not Particularly Safe For Work]

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 | By taroso | Views [3979]

[ This is rated M for suggestive language and scenes of an Adult Nature. It's probably safer NOT to read it from work unless you have a relaxed internet policy ] The Naked Truth One of these days I'll complete ... Read more >

Tags: General