Patong is night and day different from my last stay. Some call this place “Little Bangkok,” because it has many of the same qualities. Last night I made my way down to Bangla Road. The street closes to all traffic and is open for walking/stumbling around. Bangla Road is famous for its nightlife, it is a place one can go all out if you’re looking to party. You can find all kinds of entertainment, from girls to beers to live music. One thing you can’t do is walk without being pestered. There are vendors everywhere, selling trinkets, food, cigarettes, and I am sure there is harder stuff to. Girl are dancing around poles, engaging in banter, and trying to coax customers to play simple bar games like "Connect" or "Hammer the nail.“ The music as you ... read more

Well, after I had finished uploading everything last night I headed off to Sunset Bar to watch the sunset. The view is incredible, there is a steep drop off from a hilltop where waves crash onto the rocks below. There were a few clouds that were obstructing the view a bit, magical none the less. As tables filled up I offered the bench across from me to a couple from Austria who are here honeymooning. Well after sunset I wandered back down the hill, showered and headed off to find dinner. There is a server girl at Sawadee Restaurant who rushes out to see me every time I pass. Her name is Bamboo and she came to work here from a village near Bangkok where her family has owned a chicken farm for years. She said ... read more

Last night was Friday and I took it pretty easy after my adventurous day and knowing that I was doing two dives today. I dinner right next to water, actually shortly after I left my spot was in the water. I had my favorite Thai soup of chicken, coconut milk and different Thai herbs. I know I know, I should be eating seafood here, and I have been, it is okay to divert once or twice I think. I met my first American at dinner also. Larissa and her husband Hedrick are here on holiday as well. They both live in NYC now, Hedrick is originally from Sweden. It was nice to talk with a couple on familiar things. After dinner I walked down to a bar, really just a hut that serves Mai Tai’s and ... read more

Phi Phi Islands are amazing. I just arrived in my bungalow here on Koh Phi Phi Don, that means big island. (see video) Early this morning I woke up and toured the market in Phuket town, (see video) before the boat tour started. The tour was amazing. I have never seen anything like it. Limestone rock juts straight from the emerald waters of the Andaman sea towards the sky. Our first stop was to Phi Phi Lae, which means small island. The boat first stopped at Viking Cave where locals risk their lives to harvest bird nests. The nests are made into a soup, on nest can fetch a daring entrepreneur nearly 200,000 baht. The tour then carried us into one of Lae’s bays. We jumped off the boat and into the waters where one, during ... read more

Just finished with a fourteen hour flight in from LAX. I added a video from the airport here, check it out. Sorry, I didn't have a lot of time to type.... read more