New Years in Bangkok, Laura's arrival, and an interesting bungalow experience...


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January 11th 2013
Published: January 14th 2013
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We touched down in Bangkok a little before noon on December 29th, and were immediately greeted by the heat and humidity of a South Carolina summer. We hailed a cab outside the airport, unaware that this would lead to our first misadventure in Thailand. Our driver couldn't find our hotel, so he ultimately dropped us off about a mile away, and then proceeded with an attempt to overcharge us foll... Read Full Entry



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19th January 2013

Golden Pythons and shabby bungalows.....
Well, you are earning your stripes as globe-trotting backpackers.....the bungalow story reminded me of my own....once on a beach in Ecuador, we stayed in a thatched, nasty little cabana...and drunk men would burst in at night...how do you lock a bamboo hut, after all? And of course, we had to hire our money in the bamboo slats...or bring everything with us, to prevent the "staff" from stealing us naked. Where are you now/ Let me know when you are in Vietnam....ok? We are living these adventures along with you...brave of Laura to travel so long and far....to be with you.... TERESE and GAVIN and TOM SHelton, Charleston

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