Blogs from Hua Hin, Western Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 11

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We arrived back in America at SFO February 28, 2007. Back to the Bay. Back to family. Back to reality? Not so much. Boy are we LUCKY! Maybe a touch Spoiled too! 'Back to Reality' for Mike and myself meant wine and laughter, taco feasts, soaking in Calistoga, catching up with the best of friends, the sights of Tahoe, snowboarding, and reminiscing about times that are sometimes forgotten. Work?...Not yet, possibly not till April (GASP!). Home?...not a set place yet, simply where the heart is with family and friends. Life has brought us back to America but not to reality quite yet. Thailand seems like it happened in a magical place where time stood still. Looking at the 3000+ pictures we took is amazing (Yes, I said 3000+!). Thailand was so wonderful. The experience has given ... read more

Well, as my time in Laos came to a close the younglings and I returned back to the booming and bustling country of Thailand where roads are paved, gas is purchased at stations (not out of jars) and cars exist that were manufactured this century. Arriving in the Northeast metropolis of Ubon we quickly determined that life up here was a lot different then the other places in Thailand we've visited on and off over the last few months. For starters it should be mentioned that Ubon is not at all touristy. It's a pleasant (though large) middle class city where dreams seem to become a reality. The local folk are the friendliest I've seen in Thailand and are downright shocked to see foreigners in their little world (though it's actually very large). We burst right ... read more

Well I've certainly had a change in lifestyle after the last blog update. We've since rendezvoused with my Aunt Judy and Uncle Larry who've flown to Thailand to join their nephews and Trevor. We gave them a brief tour of Bangkok (seeing as how we've spent like two weeks total in the 'City of Angels' ) and quickly booked into a very nice resort in Hua Hin, which is located down the coast on the Gulf of Thailand. It was nice to be back in Thailand after spending a few months jumping around Indochina, and especially nice to be staying on a beautiful beach drenched in sun. We got to play some more volleyball and even swim in the fancy pool at the hotel! We took it pretty easy for the first day, picked up some ... read more

Bus travel in Asia is surpising. Sometimes it's hell, sometimes it's good. Other times you're treated like royalty. We boarded a beautiful bus that we were to spend the next 13 hours on. They had a airline style stewardess on their who handed us free water and snacks, as well as a wet towel to clean ourselves with. The seats were oversized and comfortable. The ride for me was terrible. I didn't sleep at all that night. I don't know why, I just can't sleep on busses. Jasmine slet like a baby. We woke up in the morning in Bangkok from Phuket, groggy and not in the best of moods. As we walked away from the bus Jasmine let out a loud gasp. We forgot everyones gifts on the bus. She was absolutley heartbroken. We did ... read more

We could almost hear the bass thumps of Khao-San Road fading away as we jumped into the second taxi we hailed. The first was closer to the tourist area and tried to charge us double for the trip to the bus station. Upon reaching the station, few ‘farangs’ (tourists) and equally few words printed in the roman alphabet were visible …more challenging but with a little deduction and some friendly Thais, it wasn't too tough to navigate at all. A three hour bus ride later, we got off in Hua Hin. Hua Hin is a resort town famous for courting the King on holiday. Clean, colorful and crawling with tourists, the town gives way to a long beach hidden by thousands of sun-shielding umbrellas. Within this labyrinth of chairs and people you may hire a sun-chair ... read more