Destination: Thailand

Gallery: Chiang Mai

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 | By keera | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bangkok

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 | By keera | Photo Gallery

Why I didn’t I ask for rubber gloves?

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 | By true-claims-stories | Views [12839] | Comments [6]

The American Breakfast at Bangkok General Hospital (BGH) consists of: 4 hot dogs (They call them sausages, Americans call them hot dogs) 3 of another type of sausage 4 slices of ham A roll, bread and butter And this is for someone ... Read more >

Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, insurance, rubber gloves, true claim stories, world nomads

Gallery: Thailand

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 | By hen_and_dika | Photo Gallery

Chiang Mai - Day 3

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 | By hen_and_dika | Views [505]

Unfortunately, this is are last day in Chiang Mai. Today we began with a visit to the Orchid Garden. We than proceeded to the Mae Taeng Elephant Park where we got to ride the elephants (even out of the seat). We had a crazy mahout (elephant trainer) who ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Chiang Mai-Day 2

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 | By hen_and_dika | Views [619]

Today I bought a HUGE guava and guess how much I paid...25 cents....but that is where the cheapness ends.... . We started this morning with a wonderful visit to the Doi Suthep Temple, located on top of a mountain overlooking Chiang Mai. It was very ... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai, culture, doi suthep temple, thai food, thailand

Chiang Mai - Day 1

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 | By hen_and_dika | Views [535] | Comments [1]

We arrived in Bangkok today morning and we set up our entire vacation program. We are starting with the North of Thailand, in the second largest city of Thailand, Chiang Mai.Tonight we are heading to the world famous night bazaar of Chiang Mai. The hotel ... Read more >

Tags: Markets

Trekking: photo-tastic

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [786] | Comments [4]

Were back in the land of the living now after our great three day trek in the bad bush. This is the second time I have typed this due to a bad computer, so perhaps this post will be a little brief! As you can see, the picture is of me on my trusty steed.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Thailand

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Photo Gallery

Gallery: THAILAND

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 | By sven | Photo Gallery

Laos: prep work

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1310] | Comments [3]

These last few days have seen the four of us exploring CM and also arranging travellers cheques, currency and transport for the crossing by boat down the Mekong river into Laos. Before that however, we will take a three day jungle trek. Here, there will ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Myanmar border: Ka'ren people

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1409] | Comments [2]

You find us safe and well today.......... Yesterday Kari and I had a relaxing day zooming around town on a moped. Here in CM, the moped rules, with everyone from monks to teenage boys driving them, their girlfriends clutching onto them on the passenger ... Read more >

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Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [940] | Comments [4]

Here we are on day 6.... We left Bangkok after spending a day ducking out of shop doorways and big umbrellas, trying to keep dry due to heavy rain that just fell and fell. Our bus to Chiang Mai (CM) was at 6pm, so we had the day to kill. We basically ... Read more >

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Gallery: Thailand: Lahu village

Wed, 9 Nov 2005 | By krapfest | Photo Gallery

Monks & Muay Thai

Mon, 7 Nov 2005 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1009] | Comments [2]

Here we are on day three....... Bangkok is a steamy South Asian capital which never seems to stop. The monsoon weather has got hotter since we have been here, and that, along with the traffic, noise and pollution problems make it a little ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures