The three boys, at Wat Arun. A kindly chap from Springfield, MA took the picture for us. Right to left: Me, Stewart, Martin. The stairs leading to the top are STEEP. The temple is symetric on all four sides.
Brian thinks better of Bangkok February 14th 2005 So I am back in Bangkok, after many crazy adventures with the group of 14 (the crew that I went trekking with). Before I move on to Bangkok, let me recap some of the highlights of Chaing Mai:
Gong Si Fah Cai!
(I hope I spelled that right)
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone!
We ended up in China town for the big celebration. It was quite spectacular, actually. We saw a pagent ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
Welcome to my Travel Site. I'm from San Francisco, and decided that I wanted to break away from my desk job for a bit and see what adventures I could find. My current plan is to check out SE Asia, Egypt, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. Who knows what will really happen? Stay tuned...... full info