After getting back from Koh Chang we spent another couple of days in Bangkok. As we get to know the city I am beginning to like it more and more. On Monday we went to Lumphini Park which is a peaceful park with lakes in the middle of Bangkok, surrounded by sky scrapers. The lakes are inhabited by lots of huge monitor Lizards, the largest being maybe 6-7ft from head to tale. They were all out basking in the sun so we could get pretty close to take photo's. They are really good swimmers and look a little bit like crocs [View Full Entry]

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A myriad of aromas dance around me as we walk down the road. Little sticks of mystery meats sizzle on tiny BBQs beside vanilla waffles filled with hotdogs. A waft of raw sewage makes me quicken my step past the begger with one leg. The air is hot and the taste of Bangkok is intense. The underground and sky train are easy to travel and have us feeling pretty damned proud of our navigational skills. We head to Hua Lumphong station early in the morning to book sleeper train tickets to Chiang Mai the following night. Upon leaving the station the [View Full Entry]

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Torsdag den 17 december: hej alle sammen nu er jeg edelig kommet til Bangkok jeg/vi ankom ca. kl. 19:00 Da jeg kom, var jeg meget træt fordi vi havde fløjet i ca. 24 timer :) vi fandt en taxi og den kørte os til hotellet efter det fandt vi en rasturan og spiste aftensmad og der efter gik jeg lige så stille i seng :) hvis der er nogle der har noget de gerne vil have af vide fra min rejse så spørg edelig :) kuns Freja :) [View Full Entry]

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Ok, been a few days once again since I updated whats been going on,but as I said being on Koh Samet, there wasn't going to be much to write about. So as I left it we were going to get ourselves a bike and this we did, cost us 500 Baht, about 10 euro, which is quite expensive for Thai standards but we have to bear in mind that this is a national park island and things like this are going to be a bit more expensive. So, we set off, straight away we got an idea of how bad the [View Full Entry]

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Hello again Getting to Bangkok After sleeping a good night in Pattaya bungalows, we headed back to the North. Distance from Pattaya to Bangkok is only about 100km via highway, but because Thai regulations don't allow motorbikes to use highways, we had to take countryroads and drive 50km extra. Back in Bangkok Arrival to bangkok was again an experience, see more on video. Traffic was jammed and we spent ca. 1,5 hours extra in the city. This time we decided to stay in different area of the city (Sukhumvit). Previously we stayed in Chanasongkram (Banglumpoo) in the small hotel Amari [View Full Entry]

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Christmas is close, Bangkok looks a bit sad December 12 I arrived yesterday after another good Singapore Airlines flight and arrived at my Silom hotel at 830pm. The staff at my hotel are always welcoming, it really feels like I am at home. As usual my friends at the pub were also happy to see me and I spent most of the night in the karoake bar, fairly tired from my flight and I sang only one song, a duet with a friend, my favourite Thai song "Yahk Roo Tae Mai Yahk Taam", a very beautiful melody. I have made some [View Full Entry]

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Ciao Chilax We decided to stay in Pattaya for one more day just to chilax and get some sun. Tommorow we head back to Bangkok. People We met many people from Sweden, Finland, Canada etc who came here to spend their winter (which is not bad thing to do). Average age in our resort is ca. 50. See video for more impressions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ww9TDl4ic - Ilkka - [View Full Entry]

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Here is the first account of the travels. day 1 long long flight, stop in Dubai for 3 hours and nothing much to do there. Not slept on the plane either. Left OK this morning, with plenty of time to wait at Heathrow, arriving a 5h30 for a flight at8h50. The taxi ride was fast. I went straight in, no queue, nothing. I had a small breakie and made my cup of tea last. Flight OK, food good, but not one interestingl on the plane, nor at Dubai airport either, nobody much fitting the backpacker's look. Watched a couple of movie, [View Full Entry]

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Another Journey... Journal 2009 Thailand/Laos/Vietnam 15 December 2009 (Trip Dates: 12/16/09-1/7/09) As I embark on another journey, this time to Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, I am reminded of how many times I have journeyed somewhere, even within, to achieve or accomplish something. Sometimes the journey has been for the discovery of enlightenment, other times for adventure, sun, or to help others (e.g. the Dancing Bears of India or the Elephants of India and Thailand). Well, this journey really has no felt purpose. Sure there will be sun, which will be much appreciat [View Full Entry]

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Hello you all Day III Buying the bike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwjsbScZWsU We managed finally to buy the bike on saturday. After 8 hours of searching we found Honda phantom 200cc choper from local Honda dealer. After we got the bike I got happy, because I knew that the journey can start and become real. Testing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAxhGsQfa6c Without plates we diceded to test the bike, we drove 170km from Bangkok to Pattaya. Roads where nice but still you could see the huge cap between country side and cities in infrastructure and living standards. He [View Full Entry]

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