Blogs from Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 11

De reis naar Pak Chong was gelukkig niet zo lang, ik moest zo'n twee uur in de trein zitten (grappig dat je dit als lang beschouwd in Nederland) met ook op een gegeven moment wat mooie landschappen om te zien. In de trein stonden de ramen open als airconditioning en liepen er telkens allemaal Thaise vrouwtje langs met van alles en nog wat aan eten en drinken aanboden. Toen ik in Pak Chong aan kwam liep ik eerst naar het verkeerde hostel toe, ik was namelijk de naam vergeten en kon op het station geen wifi vinden om het op te zoeken. Tijdens deze verkeerde route leek het alsof ik de enige niet-aziaat in het hele dorp was, een heel gek gevoel. Zodra ik onderweg was naar het juiste hostel begon het keihard te regenen en ... read more

The Wedding Night Over the weekend, I was invited a wedding in Bangkok, so on Friday a few friends and I flew in from Chiang Mai. These friends are colleagues whom I work with, and we were due to have a meeting with some clients of mine in the Sukhumvit area. First, though, we checked into our hotel in Silom and after quickly getting changed we raced over to our friend’s wedding, which was a truly lavish affair, with lots of traditional Thai food and a huge amount of dessert. My favourite part was when I get to see and talk to friends from University. What a moment! Work and Play in Sukhumvit The next morning we had our meeting at E88 Bangkok, an office space for rent in Sukhumvit. I have to say, I was ... read more

So in true Frye Fashion, We up and decided to go to Thailand instead of dealing with a more expensive Hong Kong to process Blake’s Visa paperwork (seriously, two flights to Thailand + Housing = hundreds cheaper than HK). So with assistance from the employer and recruiter, I was able to book us on an over night flight to Thailand. Perfecto! Or So We Thought. Upon booking, I mucked things up. Royally. I’m pretty sure it was equivalent for grounds of divorce. Thank God my hubby is understanding. Thinking we were leaving Friday evening, We are packing and getting excited...we get ready for bed And my phone alarms: Flight from Bangkok to Phuket is delayed. HUH? So of Course I check our tickets, and the dates, and my calendar......and realize we were to fly from Hong ... read more

Safari World is another zoo but had different shows throughout the day. The first show was with dolphins and was a good start. Then there was a cowboy show full of slapstick and bad American imitation. The most entertaining part of this show was watching the audience. Then we headed to the elephants and they put on quite a show. We ate lunch, buffet lunch, making that the 2nd questionable meal of the trip since most of the food was cold. I had time to walk around and saw a lot of the other animals including the largest herd of giraffes I've ever seen, over 200. Then I headed to the sea lion show booked as the best and only American sea lion show. It started out great and then the sea lions revolted, barking at ... read more

As I approached the tenth anniversary of my Travelblog membership, I thought I should commemorate the occasion. After much thought I decided to write a Travelblog re-living my travels. As I've written 244 blogs, this being 245, with about 286,000 words (the equivalent of four novels) and 7000 pictures covering the years from 1949 to the present, I knew that summarizing my life of travel would be a daunting task. I figured that a picture was worth a thousand words, so I decided to write a pictorial blog summarizing these years. Little did I know how difficult it would be to cull down 7000 pictures to the 121 pictures in this blog. By the time I arrived at our move to Germany in August 1977, I knew I had reached the limit of what my dear ... read more