Finally back in Bangkok. What a flight! After I unwrinkled myself I took my taxi to the We-Train International House for my 3-day stay. The We-Train is an inexpensive, safe and clean place to stay when you arrive after a long flight. It's not your typical accomodation. In fact, it is part of the Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women and was constructed under the patronage of H.R.H. Princess Soamsawali. (Her Royal Highness). We-Train accomodates up to 300 people offers 27 guest rooms at a mere 400BHT ($10USD). Its only 10 minutes from the airport. Aside from the [View Full Entry]

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I wasn't sure I wanted to take the time to go to this remote island two hours off the coast of Phuket by boat. I knew it was the island that the movie 'The Beach' was filmed, but had reservations as I knew I would have time later when I returned to Thailand in November. I glad I took the ferry. From a distance you have to remind yourself that you are not looking at a postcard. The water was relatively calm (for an ocean) and the skies were partly cloudy. Many backpackers frequent this remote location for its cheap drinks, [View Full Entry]

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Today I sit here at my laptop in beautiful Palo Alto, California. Just blocks away is Stanford University and criss-crossing in front of me are the visions of wealth and pretentiousness. In a few weeks I'll be boarding yet another airliner to hover across this vast globe to a little known area of Thailand named Khao Lak (ka-oh lack). I am returning to this tsunami-torn region not to engage in the multitude of adventures available to the average tourist, but to begin another round of rebuilding the communities lost in the wave. This time, however, I have come with a specific [View Full Entry]

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