Destination: Thailand

The Bridge Over the River Kwai

Tue, 3 Jan 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [4068] | Comments [4]

A happy 2006 to you all. There are new pictures uploaded to the Thailand file... You know, I wonder why I do it to myself. With a banging hangover thanks to new year's, zero hours sleep for the same reason, I bode farewell to my friends on Pha-Ngan ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Mae Hong Son, part II

Tue, 3 Jan 2006 | By lolo | Views [887]

Hi guys!           More new joiners.....Ant GER!!!  And of course Andre...without you, no'one would be seeing any pix...thank you!!! (xo)       So, the trek is finished, and I'm still alive.  It was ridiculously hard; my muscles are still sore.  We ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Mae Hong Son

Tue, 3 Jan 2006 | By lolo | Views [1088]

Hi guys!   So, some new faces....welcome to the world of my really long emails ~ Laura, Braunwyn, Jeff, Pam, and Bill.... And so we begin...          I'm currently sitting in an internet cafe in Mae Hong Son, which is a small town fairly close to ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Chiang Mai

Tue, 3 Jan 2006 | By lolo | Views [710] | Comments [1]

Hi!      ~ I almost don't know where to start.  I've been here about 3 days now, and its very different from Bangkok.  I took that overnight bus, 11hours, and it dropped me right at the door of the guesthouse.  After checking in, I wandered around a bit, ... Read more >

Tags: Markets

Bangkok

Tue, 3 Jan 2006 | By lolo | Views [792]

Hi!         So, I'm in Thailand now.  Everything I'd heard about Bangkok seems to be true...very noisy, BUSY, and smoggy.  You see some very odd things walking around....people everywhere, motorcycle taxis, tuktuks, whatever.  I arrived yesterday afternoon ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Last day on the beach

Sat, 31 Dec 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [844]

Hi all. I've uploaded some pictures to the blog, they are in a file called Ko Pha-Ngan. This is my last day on the island. I've decided to take the joint ferry/bus back to up Bangkok tomorrow (yes, new year's day) no doubt with a hangover. This might ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Boxing day & Beyond

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1852]

Hi all, I hope you had a lazy boxing day..... After a busy Christmas day on the beach, we finally called it a night after stuffing ourselves with some great food. The owner of the place that we are staying at (called "Onh") made us Christmas ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Ko Pha-Ngan

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1016] | Comments [2]

Hi all, Firstly, I hope you all have a very merry Christmas for tomorrow! The last few days have seen me relaxing on the island of Ko Pha-Ngan, which is an island on the eastern side. I am staying in a really quiet hut with some other friends on ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Back in Bangkok

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [646]

I'm back in Bangkok now after a gruelling 12 hour drive on dirt roads from Siem Riep. The trip was bad for many reasons. We found out that there is a bit of a scam going on with the operator, in that he will stop at a few places in order for us to "... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies

Gallery: Kanchanaburi

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 | By keera | Photo Gallery

Chilling in Thailand

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [1112]

It was the 8th December 2005, as i boarded the flight to Thailand, the flight was going to be 12 hours, the longest I had taken.  I was flying with 'Eva' airlines and was pleasantly suprised by the legroom, varity of films etc and the food.  All in all ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Thailand - 2005/2006

Sun, 11 Dec 2005 | By dannygoesdiving | Photo Gallery

Leaving Thailand

Mon, 5 Dec 2005 | By hen_and_dika | Views [555] | Comments [1]

Hi Everyone, We are leaving Thailand tonight...we will talk to you tomorrow morning...see you soon!!!!

Tags: Adventures

All good things must come to an end

Sat, 3 Dec 2005 | By hen_and_dika | Views [492] | Comments [1]

Hi Everyone, Our trip is winding down and in three days we have to leave :( We visited the floating market yesterday and the former capital city of Thailand, called Ayuttayah.  We have so many pics and video footage to share with everyone. We can honestly ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Thailand: Chiang Mai

Thu, 1 Dec 2005 | By krapfest | Photo Gallery