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January 5th: Flight from South Korea to Chiang Mai…Meeting buddies! <3

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai January 5th 2018

The second flight went by very quickly and even though I knew it would be smart to try to stay awake to decrease some of the jet lag, I could not keep my eyes open at all. I read my Bible for a little while and then started a movie only to have to pause it three or four times because I had to close my eyes and go to sleep. The movie I watched though was about international travel and got me even more excited about being in Thailand. After getting off the flight and going through customs all I could think about was how excited I was to lay horizontal. But then, as we walked through customs and were greeted that all changed! I was still very exhausted and ready for sleep, but the ... read more

We made it!

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai January 5th 2018

Victoria78

Sawasdee kah! After over 24hrs of traveling, we have made it to Thailand. Needless to say everyone was exhausted but excited at the same time. Upon arriving we were greeted by our Thai buddies. They were cheering, jumping up and down, and holding a huge welcome banner. I was overwhelmed by their excitement and joy. I almost started crying because it was so overwhelming. It was great to finally meet them, after chatting with them on facebook a few times. Oil presented me with a jasmine necklace, which smelled so good. And Nu automatically wanted to take a selfie with me. Once the picture taking was done we headed onto a big bus and drove to BCNC (which I can't pronounce in Thai yet). All of the Thai buddies introduced themselves to us on the bus. ... read more

Thailand Here We Come

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai January 4th 2018

Group Photo at Airport

Duangjai

It is Thursday morning and we are leaving during a northeast snow storm. I just left Erie, PA where we experienced 121 inches of snow during the month of December. I was hoping not to see snow for some time; however, it seemed to have followed us. Greg and I decided to stay in a hotel near Dulles so that we did not have to stress over the rush hour traffic and inclement weather. We quickly discovered that we had made a wise decision. OK, Greg had made the wise decision. I will give credit where credit is due. All 13 students arrived on time, in fact, many were early. A group of students had decided to stay overnight at a local hotel so they just had to take a shuttle to the airport. The other ... read more

January 4th: Flight from Dulles to South Korea

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai January 4th 2018

MellyBelly

Today is the day! I am ready to leave for the three-week adventure to Thailand! I have been waiting and talking about this trip and waiting for this day for months and it is finally here! I was so excited to be in Thailand but the travel to get there was not something I was excited about. All I could think about was, “I can’t wait until all of these long flights are over and we actually get to Thailand!” The travel started with a stop at Dunkin Donuts before we boarded our first plane. The really long one. ☹ I had mentally prepared myself pretty well and knew how this flight was going to feel because I had been on a similar one when I traveled to Uganda. The time seemed to go by quicker ... read more

The Journey Begins

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai January 4th 2018

Victoria78

I'm currently journaling on the plane to Thailand. Only three hours and 15 minutes to go! It feels like 7:23am in America. Yay for 24+hrs of traveling. Also i'm currently jamming out to some Justin Bieber while i'm writing this. It was on the airplanes music list, so why not bring back some old jams. I wish I could see outside the window, but its dark because it's 7:23pm in Thailand. I'm exhausted but proud of myself for doing this. The first flight was okay. I got nervous some times but always found a way to calm myself down. Also, melatonin didn't make me too sleepy, but 2 Benadryl worked eventually. This place ride we're supposed to stay awake as much as we can so we can sleep once we get to Thailand. Man it's rough ... read more

Sawadee Ka From Thailand - flying and arriving

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai January 4th 2018

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Carrie S

Blog Posts for January 4th and 5th: We are off to Thailand for our J term Senior Nursing Practicum and I am feeling very tired as I settled into my new home on campus. Going through Dulles airport, we settled into our terminal and I began to see our future flight unfolding. The flight attendants were dressed in their blue and white uniforms, which I found very interesting and definitely of Asian fashion. Once we boarded, I found I was sitting next to an elderly Korean couple who looked very stern and didn’t seem happy to have me sliding in to the window seat. I had hoped to sit next to someone I knew but in the end I was fine and felt comfortable, ultimately an opportunity to start working on my professional goal to be ... read more

Tension and sensation!

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai November 13th 2017

Local noodle soup with strange meat

groteboze

So today was the day I went to return to Chiang Mai by scooter. To make sure everything went smoothly, I woke up early and was on my scooter at 9:30 or so. I felt I was getting quite adapt at scootering, so I was looking forward to the trip. The idea was, that if I arrived as quickly as it seemed I was going, I'd have time to see Doi Suthep, the temple on the mountain, I wanted to mountainbike to, but didn't, on the last day in Chiang Mai. On my way there, I ran into Alice, on her own scooter. I was going just a bit faster, but couldn't pass on the busy road, at that time, so I stayed a bit behind. Wasn't even sure it was her, until I signaled to ... read more

Chiang Mai in pictures

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai November 9th 2017

Where I sleep

groteboze

Some pictures I took while exploring Chiang Mai on day 1 and 2... read more

Temple Visit

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai » Doi Suthep November 9th 2017

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Phil Farina

Today was destined to be a long day, longer for some than for others, let me explain. There is a tradition that early in the morning locals would go to the local temple and give alms to the Monks. One could give money or food or whatever. It was the only way the Monks get something to eat. So if you wanted to do this you had to get up at 5:30. If you did this, you would receive good luck and a blessing from the Monks. Sorry but no thanks. About 6 brave souls did go. Barb, came back and told me a very interesting story. At first, she really wanted to go, but she was tired the night before and she decided to skip it. While she was sleeping she heard or felt something ... read more

Getting a scooter

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai November 9th 2017

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groteboze

Arrived safely in Pai today o/ Which was a bit of an ordeal. I first went and walked to a place where I could buy traintickets. For the nighttrain to Bangkok, on monday. Then to 'aya' company, that supposedly had a good deal: hire a scooter for a day and turn it in, at pai. They will bring your luggage separately. Sooo.. I arrived there at the end of the morning (still jetlagged, couldn't sleep, even used a sleeping pill and slept until 8 or do. Took me two more hours to sort my bags, shower and get out. Then some breakfast and more talking to the owner called 'Big' about where to go. (interestingly, I had my second conversation with a random experienced traveler at the bakery. This one from Lebanon. (learned that there's about ... read more

Brief history of Thailand

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....more history

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