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| 2nd February 2007 Ryan | Hey! - From: Return to Chiang Mai Dave! You're back in the land of smiles! How long you stickin around for this time? I'm due to arrive mid-March myself! Good to hear from you again! =) Talk soon! Ryan Edmonton, AB, CANADA |
| 7th January 2007 Roxy girl | White christmas! - From: Denver's airport shut down? It's interesting!!! Keep doing :-) |
| 10th October 2006 Sue | Whiteville is great - From: Lake Mead, Nevada and North Carolina I am from Whiteville NC and you are right it is a great place. I moved away 7 years ago and I miss the friendly people. Hope you get a chance to go back and really take in all the great sites. |
| 2nd October 2006 Fucci | - From: Lake Mead, Nevada and North Carolina Rock on! Loving the blog! I keep telling you...forget Frommer's. We NEED the Dixon Guide! |
| 1st October 2006 Roxy girl | - From: Lake Mead, Nevada and North Carolina Wow it's such a good trip and great time to be with old friends. |
| 30th August 2006 there goes Dave | Saroeun - From: Siem Reap... I'd suggest contacting Saroeun (pronounced Saw Ruin). He's a great guide. His e-mail is sinsaroeun@hotmail.com or phone # (855) 12-950-232. Also, it's probably better to e-mail me rather than post a comment in the future if you need further info. Thanks. |
| 19th August 2006 Colette | Siem Reap - From: Siem Reap... Hi dave, would like to know more info on Siem Reap. I would be visiting the place with 3 of my friends from 17 to 19 sept. Which temples would u recommend ? Where did u get the guide from ? How much did they charge for 1 day ? |
| 17th June 2006 liz | question for dave - From: Phuket would you recommend fantasy hill for a family of 2 adults and 3 teenagers |
| 7th May 2006 Fight On - | Are you really??? - From: The Bug Show Are you really near Ulm? George and I lived in Goppingen - 1967-68. Goppingen is just north of Ulm - about 30 minutes south of Stuttgart. Home sweet home during those Army days. Can't wait to hear more. |
| 7th May 2006 Barrett | sounds pretty cool - From: through Germany... hey dave- So i've heard all about your car experience, but what about the autobahn? Have you been on it? Anyway it sounds like you're having a great time. It's a little different from SE Asia huh? Well, i'll see ya on thursday. -Barrett |
| 3rd May 2006 J. | German public transportation - From: The Bug Show They don't take your ticket in most European countries. It's sort of an 'honor system'. However, if you get caught without a ticket, the fine is very steep. So, having your ticket with you if vital if you don't want to pay a lot more. |
| 2nd May 2006 Mathias from germany | - From: The Bug Show Well the public transport ticket thing works like that in germany: you buy (a ticket) (the best way for you would be to buy a day ticket, should be far less than 10 euro per day in hannover), then you just enter the strassenbahn or bus. ther usually is noone who countrolls you. at least not in the strassenbahn. the bus triver might be if you enter the front door of the bus. But there are controllers, who irregularly countrol the tickets of each passanger. But here in the city of kassel where i live i havent seen a controller who controlled me for the last year. and i nearly use public transport every day. That means i could have saved the money for the ticket. But if you are getting catched without having a ticket you have to pay around 40 euro. but what what is worse: you are getting charged with a case of fraud. hope you understood what i tried to tell you. |
| 2nd May 2006 Eric | So thats where you've been - From: The Bug Show I was wondering where you were. I look forward to your updates. Call me when you get back in town. Any hints as to the new job? |
| 25th April 2006 Saai | Great - From: New York, Philly, Baltimore, and...well, Carneys Point, NJ Good job |
| 10th April 2006 GD | Lipe to Langkawi - From: 2 ferries, a taxi, a truck, and a longtail boat later... Just reading your about your travel problems, like you I travelled from Kuah, Langkawi to Lipe via the Thai mainland, however I got stuck overnight at Pak Bara. There is a ferry 4 times a week from Lipe Direct to Langkawi and back (1000b each, 1 way) The ferry is operated by Tigerline and leaves from one of the resorts on Sunrise Beach and arrives at the harbour near Pantai Kok on Langkawi |
| 1st April 2006 ying | brilliant! - From: Bangkok brilliant post..and was the ad for lucozade? |
| 22nd March 2006 chadder | Welcome home! - From: Home Dave, you truly are the man! Way to go! I love your adventurous spirit and am glad that you have made it back home. I wish we could do lunch. And Elly is going to want to hear all about your new girlfriend! |
| 17th March 2006 Eric | Here comes Dave - From: Home Welcome back! Count me in for lunch. Lets shoot for next week. |
| 16th March 2006 michelle | wow - From: Thailand tidbits... this was one of the most interesting things i've read on the web for a long time! i love that you even took the time to write this. |
| 13th March 2006 justin | - From: Bangkok Safe trip home mate. See you in Chiang Mai again soon! |
| 11th March 2006 Cousin Rob | - From: Bangkok Don't forget that upcoming trip up to Fresno! Safe trip back Dave! |
| 1st March 2006 Glenn | Great spot! - From: Long Beach, Ko Lanta David, Really enjoying your trip. Maybe we could take a collection for you to stay longer so we could continue our vicarious journey!! Your phtography continues to amaze me and gets better and better. Also noted no more sicky, yeah! I really like this location you are at now-modern but quaint-best of both. Keep in touch-Glenn ;->) |
| 24th February 2006 jonathan. | what up? - From: Trang was great to see you in the kingdom... thanks for making the time! enjoy the warmer weather, i got back home to east asia a few days back and it was (and still is) in the mid 30s... so much for that suntan. and class starts monday. neat. |
| 22nd February 2006 Glenn | High fever - From: recovering on Koh Lipe David, Sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Shame since it looks like you are in Shangri La! Watch that fever if it comes back, as it could be Malaria like I had. If so, get thee to a DR. Take care and get well-Glenn :-+ |
| 22nd February 2006 Barrett | bummer - From: recovering on Koh Lipe Dave, I'm sorry to hear that you are sick. I know how it feels to be sick on vacation; not fun. But i'll be praying for your recovery. -Barrett |
| 22nd February 2006 Eric | - From: recovering on Koh Lipe I was getting worried as there hadn't been an update in days. Glad your feeling better and hope you shake the bird flu, or in your case, the banana pancake flu. |
| 19th February 2006 Al Stevens | - From: $20 to enter Cambodia? I'm not sure I have it. i think its not because of BOA that your ATM card didnt work in Malaysia, instead it has to do with the new malaysian banking system that uses a "chip" not a magnetic strip. does your ATM card have a chip or magnetic strip? mine also didnt work in malaysia due to this change but it had worked on previous trips. |
| 18th February 2006 Fraz | chiang mai - From: Farewell Malaysia yo dave it be frazer! how you doing bud? im in chiang mai and i will eat a banana pancake. just got here so we'll see how it goes. ive heard ko lipe is great! really quiet and really laid back. have fun and maybe we'll run into eachother along our travels. |
| 16th February 2006 Glenn Isaacs | Pics - From: Farewell Malaysia Dave-your photography is really great. I can see why those folks wanted to see them. Very impressive and great to see the things you have seen. Really enjoying your travels!! Glenn :-> |
| 13th February 2006 John Grubaugh | I had a fun weekend of reading - From: Siem Reap... Dave, I finally found your blog and enjoyed getting caught up on your travels. Very jealous of the days of scuba diving (you should have joined our dive club at Westmont) and James Bond Island (The Man with the Golden Gun is my all time favorite). My prayers are with you. John |
| 12th February 2006 AboutAsia | Blog of the Moment at About - From: Exploring the temples of Angkor Hi Dave, You just became the "Blog of the Moment" at About Dot Com's Asia for Visitors page http://goasia.about.com Keep up the good blogging... Greg |
| 12th February 2006 Noi | Hello - From: Phuket Sawasdee ka I am happy that you have a very good trip in Thailand. Happy day for you na ka |
| 9th February 2006 Aunt Barb and Uncle Jim | - From: The City Centre of Singapore We love Singapore too. Had a SINGapore Sling at the Raffles hotel 16 years ago. Jim preached at 3 churches there and fell of the pulpit of one, got their attention though. Rained alot and was hot and muggy, but clean! The food was yummy! God bless your travels and keep you safe. Godspeed! |
| 8th February 2006 anonymous | - From: Things get messy... If anything happens to you we are holding BOA personally responsible. You here us BOA? |
| 7th February 2006 The guy from Oz :) | - From: Singapore Zoo/Night Safari Hey Dave - nice to hang out with you too - having someone to speak to outside of a work environment and to share the "enjoyment" of the blow-by-blow descriptive commentary was fun. Obviously you got to KL ok, hope you got to catch some of the superbowl. Best of luck with the rest of the this trip and the many more to come. Cheers! |
| 7th February 2006 NiN | Bencoolen Street... - From: In Singapore...what am I doing here? Hi Dave, Stumbled upon ur blog by chance.. and its funny to see u talking bout the places around ur lodging while in S'pore! this is cos my office is in Bencoolen Street and many a times i see lots of tourists walking ard this area... never expect to read one who talked bout this place online :P keep on writing... ur travel tales r great! ;) |
| 4th February 2006 Brian and Diane Pauls | Hi Dave - From: The City Centre of Singapore Dave, Great to hear the update from Singapore. We are in Hawaii reading your messages. What is in a Singapore Sling? I don't think they serve them in Oahu.:) Glad to hear the trip is going well. Love, Brian and DeeDee. |
| 2nd February 2006 Glenn | When's lunch? - From: I can cook Pad Thai You look like you are having WAY too much fun!! Hey, when are you cooking lunch??? Food looks great! Makes me want to go to Thailand again. Your camera/photography is doing really well! I think the Canon was a good choice!! Looking forward to more of your travels-Glenn :-> |
| 2nd February 2006 anonymous | - From: I can cook Pad Thai The food looks awesome, but I'm willing to bet you miss Chocolate Lucky Charms. |
| 2nd February 2006 Barrett | - From: I can cook Pad Thai I still cannot get over how cheap things are over there! It sounds like every minute of your day is always filled with something exciting. I am glad that God has been guiding your trip and that you have not have any major setbacks. Happy traveling :) - Barrett |
| 1st February 2006 Heather Marie | IJM - From: I can cook Pad Thai Would love to talk to you about IJM when you get back and see how we can help out! I have been doing a lot of research on this topic since I have returned from Thailand and would love to help the kids and women there! |
| 1st February 2006 Cindy Spady | Dinner - From: Chinese New Year in Chiang Mai Okay, when you get home you are so teaching me how too cook some Thai food! Your journals are inspiring, Dave! I am so happy for you! :) |
| 29th January 2006 Tamir | happy chinese new year to you too :-) - From: Chinatown hi Dave, it's great reading about your adventures. i am still in phuket, drinking beer on the beach. keep having fun! |
| 29th January 2006 sue h | awesome - From: Back to Bangkok |
| 27th January 2006 Heather Marie | Thon Krueng - From: Back to Bangkok Make sure you and Jonathan have our special drink! If you forget I'll have to send a photo of it from last year.... |
| 27th January 2006 deleted_11679 | just to tell - From: Where do I find an ear doctor? when you go to the international hospital ask for a doctor, dont ask for a ear doctor, the problem you had I had also some time ago. in this hospital there are always between 5 - 10 ++ doctors on site and every one of them can handle this, there is a different system here. There are a few more hospitals in phuket town but anyway you made the right choice. If you need some travel stuff go to the south services travel just beside the pearl hotel. they are working very good and ..very important.. they dont cheat !! because usually when a "farang" comes in by the door smiling and prices go up exponentially. if you want to have a beach for your own go to karon beach just south of patong beach, you will see a amazing difference within such a short distance, actually there are dozens of other beaches towards north and as further north you get the whiter the sand on the beach gets. if you like more have a look at www.thailandsouthern.com. beside of normal info you find a lot of photos and videos. |
| 26th January 2006 Barrett | Nice Pics - From: What, we're going in there???? Dave, the pictures you have been taking are awesome. I hope to see even more of them when you get back. Hope your ear is better :) I'm still prayin' for ya. -Barrett |
| 25th January 2006 Heather Marie | The Best Yet! - From: What, we're going in there???? This is the best yet! I would have LOVED to have been there! How awesome that you were able to do this! Ok, we need to have some more adventures out in California when you get back! Maybe white water rafting in the summer? |
| 25th January 2006 Jerry | Very Cool - From: What, we're going in there???? Maybe you could convice the guys at Volleyball Vacations to go there! Sounds like you're having a great time. Thanks for writing this all down! |
| 24th January 2006 jonathan. | nice... - From: Where do I find an ear doctor? dude, the thavorn! i stayed there 4 years ago on my second trip to thailand (on my first trip to koh phi phi). fun place... lots of character, eh? and by that i mean i remember the lobby being darkly lit and having a ton of wood molding / lots of thai paraphernalia hanging up everwhere. wonder if it's still like that. -- so, last day for me here before i head out to BKK tomorrow. (always fun to sit here and try to pack for a month...) keep equalizing that ear! |
