Blogs from Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 734

is there a better way to be sent off on an adventure than in a vw van with three wonderful friends, rocking out to classic journey hits in a mullet wig and shades, hellbound for sfo? i think not. after three great years in san francisco and a heartwarming, slightly tearful goodbye shinding, i set off on my journey thusly, bound for tokyo, bangkok, and points beyond. landed in tokyo and was picked up by my old friend keitaro, who somehow recognized me instantly despite the serious mulletude i was sporting. tokyo - what a freaked out, crazy, wonderful place. here i was, fully expecting to take tokyo by storm in my kickass mullet wig, and all it took was one quick look around to realize that in this wondrous land of the tweaked-out, i was ... read more

On Monday we spent our extra unplanned day in Bangkok seeing some more of the sights: Jim Thompson's House - a collection of the last few remaining traditional teak houses in Bangkok, moved from the Ayutthaya region by an american who revived the Thai silk industry before mysteriously disappearing in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia in 1967. Wat Tramitir - with its 3m, 5+ tonne Golden Bhudda which spent several centuries covered in plaster to disguise its true worth from invading Burmese. In fact, it was only rediscovered in 1955 after being dropped by a crane and some of the gold revealed. We then spent the afternoon in Lumphini Park (named after the birthplace of Bhudda) and saw two big (3ft+) lizards - this time alive and swimming!... read more

Hi Guys - I am off to Chiang Mai tonight on the sleeper train. Just a quick note to let you know i have added photos to the Bangkok and Vietnam journals, just click on the journal, the photos should appear at the bottom ;) Love Z... read more

Well hello, We’ve not written for a wee while, sorry!!! We’ve been busy getting into a lazy groove. It’s kind of strange not being in a normal, every day routine and it has taken us both a while to get used to where we are and what we’re doing. Which isn’t really all that much. We got back into Bangkok yesterday after 24 hours of travelling and since we last wrote a journal we’ve been on beaches and enjoying the sun. We stayed in Ko Pha Ngan until Sunday the 30th of January. Our days consisted of sunbathing, eating, drinking, playing cards/scrabble and reading lots of books - fun. Thankfully we didn’t see a lot of rain. A couple of times we rented a motorbike which is a great way to get around and not too ... read more

So my last few hours in BKK are now ticking away. Why am I in an internet cafe, you ask? Well, there are a few reasons actually. 1. It REALLY stinks outside. The pollution is so bad that I have developed quite the sore throat. Though that's probably just the softie American in me talking. Brian's Revenge 2. (Perhaps more importantly) I am doing this for free. Well sort of. Remember that scam I mentioned last time? A tuk-tuk driver agrees to take me around to some "sites" and also to do some "shopping". How could I fall for the same scam twice, you ask? Easy. Didn't I already say that I am American? :) So these two guys are sitting across the street from a major toursit attraction. They start talking to me in english, ... read more