Blogs from Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 10

Shea and I met our shuttle this morning at 8:00am in the hotel lobby. There was nobody around from our tour so I guess our goodbyes from last night was the last time we would see anyone. It was an uneventful ride to the airport and after checking in for our flight to Bangkok aboard Thai Airways, we had some time to kill and wander the airport looking for some last minute souvenirs. I found a Starbucks where I purchased a few Cambodian Starbucks coffee mugs. I also found a large gift shop which had some carvings produced by Artisans Angkor. We visited the Artisans Angkor workshop on our first day in Siem Reap a few days back. I wanted to purchase one of their carvings but was hesitant to shell out a few hundred dollars. ... read more

The morning looks the same as yesterday, clear sky. The close of training is rapidly approaching. Three more morning sessions and only one afternoon left. Today’s temperature was 94, and the heat index was a nice, balmy 107. It’s no wonder I was feeling exhausted during the run. Quiet mornings continue at the gym. Its nice to have the relaxed atmosphere, but there is also feeding on the energy of other boxers, fighters and trainers banging away on the pads and bags. I was visited by my friend this morning, looking for a handout. I’ve only seen two of the 3 dogs from previous, although there are at least two cats who show up and kneed away with their claws on the mats. There was a possible thunderstorm brewing, but it never materialized. Could have used ... read more

For the first time this trip, I was awoken by my alarm at 5am. I did wake up at 3:30 but was able to go back to sleep. Looks like that workout yesterday really wore me out. The challenge for today will be to see if the intensity level I had yesterday continues through today. I’m still planning for Wednesday afternoon off for a little sightseeing and shopping. I’ve not really done much of either. The sellers, maybe not as many as years ago, still set up stands each night (some even from the early morning) along the street with just about everything imaginable. Just out of curiosity, I checked the Fitbit and yesterday it was 14.81 miles (28000+ steps) and 3477 calories, and today nearly the exact same. That doesn’t include the 20-30 minutes with ... read more

I finally slept through the night, for nearly 7 hours too! Won’t it be ironic that this week will be problematic getting out of bed I. The morning. Even sleeping that long, I was still at breakfast by 6. I thought I had finished yesterday’s update and published but seems a technical error cut that short. Today was the Bangkok jungle bike ride. It’s one I’ve been on before, but like most things, it was different in many ways. The only thing similar was it was in the same pickup location. I recognized it from before, although the buildings around it are new and much improved. It was just a short BTS trip over 2 stations, and they recommend taking a taxi since it was about 1.6 km from the BTS. I had plenty of time ... read more

This week seems to have passed quickly. Already Friday, and planning on two sessions today. I’ll probably only do the morning training tomorrow and see if there is a plan to go watch Jomhod fight tomorrow night. I’m looking forward to the break this weekend to try and rest a little and maybe do some sightseeing and shopping. Trying to do more than just working out, and take advantage of seeing other things, since you never know if or when trips like this will come around again. Weekend planning should be on the lunch break agenda assuming I stay awake. Still awake, but I did book a bike trip at breakfast while I had some time, and I still got to the gym a little to early. I would really like a nap now, but I’m ... read more