Sawatdee Krop, (Hello)! This is my first posting of my 2006 trip, as I prepare for my 2008 journey this year. You can also view past trips of mine at: http://www.salemstate.edu/imc/vietnam We started our sojourn in Bangkok where we saw the Grand Palace (doesn't everyone?), went to Jim Thompson's house (loved it), and ultimately Wat Pho with the world’s largest, reclining Buddha almost to ourselves. As a consequence of the severe jet lag we were experiencing, we were taken advantage of by a fluent, English speaking Thai guy in a white suit (one of those classic scams). He hooked us up with a tuk tuk driver, who supposedly had free gas due to a national holiday that very day (suckers), and proceeded to take us to many destinations. But not the one we wanted! He took
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