I woke up this morning fully rested. Last night the air con quit so I had opened the window. The breeze coming in was perfect. I watched a man fuel his scooter and then drive off. I wanted to go down on the street and watch the city wake up. Careful to not wake Candace, I had another shower, dressed and left the room. I walked down the street from the guest house and over a bridge that spanned a khlong (a canal). Looking down into the khlong, I saw some sort of fish (maybe a carp?) on the top while toilet paper floated by. Not the skinny dipping type of place at all. A large bus thundered by belching black smoke and across the street, a Buddhist monk walked with his alms bowl (patra I ... read more

Stepping off the plane, I couldn't tell we were anywhere special. Claiming our bags and Customs went really quick. As soon as we stepped out of secured area, we knew we weren't in Kansas anymore. So many things hit you at once. It could be the heat and humidity. A digital readout stated 28 degrees. We came from -25. It could be the pandemonium and noise. There were hundreds of new arrived people, (seems most flights arrive between 19:00 and midnight) and the hundreds waiting to pick them up or sell them something felt that yelling was the easiest way to get your attention, even if you are standing right next to them. Or it could be the smell. Every place in the world has its own smell and Thailand is no different. Its a smell ... read more

We arrived in Vancouver and it was a balmy +8 outside. We have 3 hours to wait for our next flight which will deliver us in Hong Kong! We head to the phones and call my uncle but he is not home! So much for lunch with him. This leaves us to grabbing some food from the food court. Candace quickly made short work of some pancakes and I had noodles.... well it is 10:00 in the morning and we are headed to South East Asia. After eating, we went to the huge aquarium, bought some snacks for the plane ride to Hong Kong then settled down at the gate to catch a quick snooze. I sat there watching ground personnel throw bags around and could have sworn them throw my backpack onto a different cart ... read more