http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/chansoobak/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from chansoobak en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:44:27 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:44:27 +0000 i never imagined that i could ever be this smitten by a country so...so...landlocked. but what laos lacks in surf and sand it more than makes up for in complete and utter tranquility. this is possibly the chillest country on earth where even the longtail boats and motorbikes constant sources of cacophony in thailand seem to float silently by the place where the mighty muddy mekong in its http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/South/Pakxe/blog-15169.html having lost all track of time i asked someone theother day what the date was and realized that i'vebeen on the road now for nearly three months. shocking really given that it only feels like lastweek or so that i was cruising down 101 in my mulletwig groovin out to 'open arms' and that i still wakeup just about every morning or afternoon as the casemay be all giddy with anticipation as to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Mai/blog-15167.html the latest injury report from the road bruised backand ass cuts and scrapes on hands and back. out 12weeks. further rockclimbing probable. i have a scoreto settle with some rocks. after making my great escape from koh tao i wasdesperately seeking mellower vibes and fewerbackpackers. i found this and more on tonsai beach onthe andaman coast of thailand. imagine beautifulsecluded white be http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Krabi/blog-15166.html sorry for my incommunicadoness all. i've beenisland hopping the last few weeks in the gulf ofthailand and have been just too lazy to write. thelast three weeks or so have been great marked by awedding a bike crash a full moon party and acrapload of scandinavians. i arrived in samui a few days before the wedding andpromptly managed to crash my rented africa twinmotorcycle on a gnarly moun http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Tao/blog-15165.html is there a better way to be sent off on an adventurethan in a vw van with three wonderful friends rockingout to classic journey hits in a mullet wig andshades hellbound for sfo i think not. after threegreat years in san francisco and a heartwarmingslightly tearful goodbye shinding i set off on myjourney thusly bound for tokyo bangkok and pointsbeyond. landed in tokyo and was picked up http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-15164.html