Blogs from Thailand, Asia - page 10

I had a temper tantrum this morning. Not on a local thankfully, but enough histrionics to shock and awe the morning commuters. Before the yelling, it was a typical Friday morning. Eslyn and I left home around 6:45am. The birds were making a racket in the banyan tree. A new offering of pineapple, bananas, and marigolds garlands had been left on the altar in front of the spirit house. The sun was shining, and the sky was blue. Neither the maddening heat of the day nor the inevitable street-flooding downpour had yet arrived. Nearer to the park, the pungent smell of fish sauce and cooking oil rose from the street-food kitchens and hung deliciously in the air mingling with the frangipani. We had made it out the door on time, so instead of dodging morning motorcycle ... read more

Khao Sok National Park was the reason we visited South West Thailand on this trip. It did not disappoint, although the weather could have been kinder! We decided on a private transfer from Patong to the town of Khlong Sok which took a little over two hours whereas a minubus would have taken four. Money well spent in our eyes. Then we found ourselves in a beautiful riverside cottage-style room at url=https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/Khao%20Sok%20National%20Park%2C%2062%20Khlong%20Sok/entity/CgoI8JH2nIK84NNwEAE?q=river%20and%20jungle%20khao%20sok&g2lb=2502548%2C2503771%2C2503781%2C2504095%2C4258168%2C4270442%2C4284970%2C4291517%2C4306835%2C4597339%2C4718358%2C4723331%2C4757164%2C4814050%2C4816093%2C4816094%2C4816977%2C4826689%2C4842756%2C4849799%2C4850737%2C4852066%2C4856937%2C4860391%2C4861687%2C4862180&hl=en-TH&gl=th&ssta=1&ts=CAESABogCgIaABIaEhQKBwjmDxAKGBESBwjmDxAKGBIYATICEAAqC... read more

Slept very well last night. Seems I was tired from my day off…. Woke up to the alarm and wished I had more time to sleep. Needed a little stretch before breakfast, and made it a quick stop for some fruit and coffee. I’m surprised I’ve held up so well with all the running. I hadn’t been doing much at home because of the heat/humidity, but now it’s twice a day, no problem. Walked out the door this morning and found it was sprinkling and it lasted the entire train ride. It stopped as I got off the train platform, so it was off to 10 laps of running. Quiet morning at the gym today, and I ran by myself. It actually felt really good after the muscles loosened up during the first lap. A couple ... read more

Rest day, I can use it. It’s not just sit around and sleep day though. Today it’s trying to finish up any shopping because I’m too tired during the week to do it, or it’s raining in the evening. Got to breakfast late, and it was almost standing room only. Quite the difference from my normal 6:00 time when I’m about the only one there. Decided to take a walk down some of the streets I’ve not been on before. They're all very similar except Sunday morning when it’s all still very quiet. Even the taxi drivers aren’t that pushy at 8:30 in the morning. The walk was about an hour and the plan is for a light workout in the hotel gym with weights. Haven’t really lifted any since leaving Savannah. I’m sure I won’t ... read more

MORNING: Woke up a little early today after a great, uninterrupted night of sleep. yesterdays workout was completely exhausting and I’m feeling it now. Everything is really sore. Not from getting hit, but I guess just the extra rounds in the afternoon. The legs are really tight, so the extra few minutes were spent on stretching and getting a little loose. Decided to head in a bit earlier so I could get all the running in and try and avoid a backlog of us waiting on padwork. The day looks very nice, and I did 9 laps today, followed by 10 minutes of rope. The running is about 30-35 minutes. Just a couple of random statements…. It’s 90 or 91 steps from the ground to the BTS platform. Doesn’t seem like much early in the day, ... read more